Overall it's a good time. But don't expect to have any communication with the people who run this. Worst communication I've ever experienced from any sport organization. We sent emails, texts and phone calls and still never got a response. Don't let that deter you, this was a fun experience for our kid. The coaches and refs were great and the kids were good too. Will do again or might try the La Canada flag football league to try it out. read more

Me and my son have had the most amazing experience here. This was my son's first time playing football and I really appreciated the way everyone took their time with him, It was a great experience and we will be back next year. I can't say enough about how great the coaches are. My son also took private lessons and he's already planning for next season. read more

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Tony and his team are wonderful. My kids love the environment, games coaching and how Organized they are.

The program is fun, fair and safe. The families are great, the coaches coach the kids first and the game second. My son started playing for NFL Flag LA in 2013, he later went on to play tackle and this year he is returning back ... When I ask him why he wanted to return he replied back and said mom..."Because I want to have fun" Enough said ! read more

This league is fantastic! You can see how all the kids/players improve each game. They learn the value of teamwork, good sportsmanship, skills training/practice, healthy competition, and are having just plain fun. The coaches are all committed to helping each player do the best that they can on the field. It is a very well run league. read more

I don't like to give 5 stars very often because I'm afraid people will have authenticity doubts, however, 4 just was not enough for these guys! I have NEVER been a sports mom, in fact, this is the very first sport that I've allowed my son to sign up for, figuring he's 7 now and I can't fight it anymore. However, we've had such a good time, the entire family (and several friends) get so excited every weekend about going to my son's game. And he is beyond proud and having the best time. So now, I'm sports mom crazy! :-) The organization's staff are so nice and helpful, it's a friendly yet professionally run environment. And we've been delighted with the coach/dad who volunteered for our team, which is the same I've heard from other teams as well. I've already signed up my son for the summer season and I see us being constant regulars on the field here for years to come. Love it!!! read more

I can't say anything bad about this league. It's very organized, the fields is nice, the refs are great in terms of stopping play to explain what happened, the coaches are patient and the kids are having fun! As a parent I worry about some adults taking it too serious and no one is like that here. I also like that it's 6 on 6 so the kids really get learn the basics of the game. I highly recommend this league. Go PeeWee Jets! read more

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NFL Flag LA has been awesome for my son!! He is more confident and loves the coaches, the location and the parental support. Great job Tony!!! read more

So this is my 2nd season with NFL Flag LA and I have to say I thoroughly enjoy my experience with this league. It starts with the folks running NFL Flag LA, all the way through to the kids that compete and participate each week. I love the fact that we practice an hour before each game. Giving the kids the opportunity to take what was taught to them, moments ago in practice, and immediately transfer it to the field for game time situations. Bravo for that concept! I appreciate the FB interface with the photos each week of every game. Excellent scouting tool if you happen to be a coach in the league. And i can honestly share with you that I look forward to the games each week. The families are friendly , the atmosphere is fun and it's a great time and encounter for all. Mr. Daniels I Am A Product of aNYthing I wanted to give it 5 stars but I original post was sent to filter land. Whatever that means. read more

Thanks for the mouth guards! My son was able to play safely in today's game! I love that you also give cards to each child. read more

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Great league for kids to learn introduction to football. League is run well. Its not a huge time commitment. 1 hour practice, then 1 hour game, each weekend for 7-8 weeks. Suggest it to all kids and parents. read more

My children have played in this league for the past 4 years, and I have volunteered to coach as well. Hands down, this is the best run flag football league (and, really, sports league) in Los Angeles. From Tony, the fair and objective commissioner, to the league staff, and referees, its truly a very professional operation. The league is very competitive and the families that participate are great. Can't wait for the season to begin! read more

NFL Flag LA is an awesome league for kids of all ages! I highly recommend the league for any parent who is looking to put their kids in football! This is my sons 1st year playing and he really enjoys it! Thank you NFL Flag LA! read more

NFL Flag LA is an awesome league for boys & girls. Tony and all of his staff are extremely hands on, helpful, informative and organized! Great learning experience for first time kids trying a new sport and also great experience for kids who have already played but want to improve in football. Everyone involved with this league is positive and friendly and my son loved the cool jerseys they get to wear. They play at a beautiful park in Playa Vista where siblings can enjoy the park area while you get to watch the game at the same time which personally is a big plus when you have multiple children but only 1 set of eyes. I highly recommend this league to anyone with children. They show a high level of professionalism and at the same time a very personable approach with all the parents and kids. Thank you NFL Flag LA! From the Gokey Family :) read more

Great league for beginners. The coaches really care about the kiddos learning the basics & having a great time. Very informative emails & website. Really great fields in Playa Vista. read more

In our experience, even in the PeeWee league, coaches are playing to win - better kids get more playing time and touch the ball more, etc. This is fine if your child is a stronger player, but it's disheartening to not even give some kids a chance to touch the ball and have them sit out most of the game at even the younger levels. During one game, my kid's coach and the other coach go into a fight and were yelling and screaming at each other. I am so disappointed and sad that my young child had to witness this type of ugly behavior from adults. Our coach walked off the field mid-game (!) and the kids were left standing there, confused as to what was happening. The other coach was physically restrained by another man - abhorrent behavior at a kids' game. While the commissioner came over, parents never received any further communication, apologies, etc. Also, there was no further information as to how the coaches would be disciplined (which they were not). As a result of this occurrence, this league no longer felt "safe" for us to have our child in. While my child did have fun playing, for this to happen and for us all to witness made us very wary of continuing on in this league. read more

This organization is so great. There is a diverse group of kids from around the city, we have met so many great families. (For the most part) the families are kind and supportive of the kids getting out there and having fun. Love that they take pictures too! read more

This is an excellent flag football league. My boys have been playing for several years now and they have learned so much and have developed a love for the sport. Coaches' styles and personalities differ from team to team but we were lucky enough to land with a coach that is absolutely perfect for my boys. I also love that girls' participation is encouraged and utilized on many teams. The commissioner runs a very organized and efficient league, and is very kind and helpful. I would highly recommend this league to kids of all levels. read more

Coach Barnes introduced us to this league and we've been here ever since. I'm so glad to find a league where my son can safely play football up until 14 years old. I love that that the league is so organized. We just moved up to the oldest group so it will be interesting to see how it changes. read more

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NFL Flag LA is the greatest !friendly folks run the league, the coaches are exceptional and our boys have so much fun ! This is our first year but we are looking forward to more years of flag football with this league !!! read more

One of the best sports league. They were incredibly organized and the coaches were focused and on top of their work. Highly recommend this to anyone looking to sign up their kids for football. Thank you for a wonderful experience. Kian Rodd and Family read more

This youth football organization is very organized and professional. This is our first year with the organization and I am already impressed. We are looking forward to a fun football season!!! read more

We love NFL Flag LA! Boys have a blast! Well organized and they learn so much! Great people, too.

Poor coaching, great uniforms. The good part is your child will love the way they look. The bad part, the coaches are screamers or apathetic. Nothing in the middle. There needs to be a coach training program before this is a good value. On one of my sons' teams I witnessed children being dressed down to the point of tears. Yelling at children, blaming them for failing, benching children to teach them a lesson. Someone stop me. On my other son's team, the coach is more often a no show than at practice. When he does show up, he doesn't say hello or sorry to be late, he opens a lawn chair and waits for the kids to find him.... read more

The league has great competition and its very organized! The only knock is practicing an hour before the games, but that's only bc its so bright and hot at the field! I love the professional pictures they post on FB and the staff is very friendly! We enjoyed our experience and look forward to playing again! read more

Great league, very organized, nice playing fields, lot's of fun for the kids

This is our first season playing and my son absolutely loves it! Very organized and professional. The fathers stepped up to coach and are doing an awesome job! The Comissioner Tony is great, he definitely knows his work! Thank you for a great league!.....Cindy & Caleb read more

Our boys have played flag with NFL FLAG LA for the past year and a half. It's a very well run organization, with Tony leading the way! We've found great coaches to work with and seen positive examples of good sportsmanship all around us. The few instances of the opposite, served as teaching moments for our boys. Looking forward to our years to come with the league. read more

Well run league. Kids really enjoy it. Strikes healthy balance between competition, fun, and player development.

"Don't come back". Those were the words of NFL Flag LA commissioner Tony Son, to me, the father of a 9-year-old boy in the Junior division of this league: "Don't come back". I didn't berate the refs, and I wasn't that parent who gets out of control during a game. I simply asked the commissioner, Tony, why a pass interference call was made during our playoff game, and I asked what he was going to do to prevent kids from getting injured because of certain rules, and Tony got heated and he told me "Don't come back". Is this what you want to hear from the commissioner of your league? Of course not. Our family has been in this league for 5 consecutive seasons, and this was the first time I spoke with the commissioner. He chose to respond by telling a parent that they can just leave if they don't like it. Is that the kind of league you want to invest your weekends in? Of course not. The league is dominated by the refs. Another Yelper here posted a similar comment regarding the refs trying to make themselves bigger than the game. Several parents I know (not just on our team) have complained that the refs throw flags on any big play. Case in point, in a Pee-Wee division playoff game - not even our division, so I had no rooting interest - a little kid broke away for a long TD run, only to have it called back on a "blocking" call because his teammates were running down the field with him. I saw the whole play, and none of the kids could be considered doing anything but having fun running alongside their teammate celebrating the moment. One of these little kids, probably 6 years old, yelled in anguish as he ran back to the other side of the field. Is this the kind of anguish you want your kids to go through almost every time they make a brilliant play? Of course not. Our team was called for pass interference on a ball thrown high into the air which resulted in an interception. That type of play in the NFL would be a non-call because both players were going for the ball. The last interception of this year's Super Bowl would have been ruled pass interference if these Flag refs were officiating. But this is exactly the type of erroneous call that has been made repeatedly in each of our son's 5 seasons in this league. More importantly, the likelihood of a child getting seriously injured is a real possibility because of the rules and the interpretation by the officials. The strategy of some teams is to not pull flags, but to stand in the way of a runner in hopes of getting a blocking call. Another parent confronted the commissioner about it, only for it to fall on deaf ears. I also asked the commissioner about it, and that's when things got heated and he raised his voice to tell me "Don't come back." If a parent can't ask the commissioner to look into these things, then the parents have no voice in the league. Tony or the NFL Flag LA league will try to paint this review in a negative light, but as commissioner you can't get yourself into an argument with parents. And you certainly can NOT say "Don't come back". Parents and fans will always get passionate and emotionally invested in their teams fortunes. The commissioner should be above that, but clearly it doesn't take much for Tony to get argumentative and tell a parent off. It's unfortunate because the kids and the parents are great. "Don't come back" is Tony's advice. And after 5 seasons, we won't be coming back. I highly suggest that anyone interested in this league to look at this and ask yourself: Is this the kind of league you want to be a part of? read more

Really impressed with the level of communication and professionalism! Requests for our kids to play on teams with their friends were facilitated without any hassle -- really looking forward to the season! read more

this is great for kids to try flag football. it's a good experience for the kids. Tony and the staff are professional and runs a great league. read more

Our first year, but we are impressed so far with the professionalism and organized structure. It makes a BIG difference as a BUSY but involved parent. Communication has been friendly and timely. Signing up online was convenient and so easy. Rules and info is easily accessible. Looking forward to an awesome season! read more

NFL Flag LA is a well run organization where kids get to enjoy the game of football without contact. Tony is extremely organized and covers all basis. read more

I cannot say enough good things about our experience so far! They make it so easy for parents. Practice is before the game and games and practice are the same time every Sunday. As a parent what more could you ask for? The communication from Tony and our coach is also amazing! The field is great and everyone is there for the kids. It's been a great experience so far and something we all look forward to every Sunday. We will definitely be signing up for next season! read more

I had some concerns with one of my sons playing in this league; he has some special needs. I brought these concerns up to the coach and commissioner. At first I didn't feel my concerns were being heard. But after the second game, the coach was wonderful! Turns out the coach has taught in other leagues and organizations with kids with special needs. The coach then really helped a lot with my son during the games. You should have seen the smiles on his face every time he was on the field. Turns the commissioner also some experience with kids with special needs. Although, if your child does have special needs then highly recommend speaking with the commissioner. Ask the commissioner who he recommends what team your child should be placed on. Not all coaches have experience with kids with special needs and this is important your child is placed with the correct. Also, some of the teams are very competitive so check with the commissioner if you want to be on one of these teams or another team Just remember, its about the kids and have fun! read more

My son has played in this league since it's inception, nearly 6 years ago. The coaches have been great, Tony Son, the commissioner is always there to address issues too. My son looks forward to playing every season. He'll continue until he ages out. If you have a child, boy or girl, expressing interest in team sports, this is a great League to try! read more

Tony Son is the best! Very accomadating, informative and flexible. He answers emails quiclky and is present at every game. Very professional and well-run program! Our second summer season with NFL Flag LA and I have recommended them to many friends who have decided to join as well. A good way for my 3 boys to learn the fundamentals of football and have fun. read more

There isn't a concept of "balanced" teams. If you happen to be on a good team with a good coach, great; if not, you are stuck with a severely unbalanced team. Players and coaches can stick together through the seasons/years, which gives a (huge) advantage to those teams. Also, the season is very short if you don't make playoffs. Only the top 6 teams make playoffs; so your season will be 7 weeks if you don't make playoffs. When there's 12 teams and you don't even play every team once, it is frustrating that not everyone at least gets a chance at the playoffs (like they have in AYSO soccer, etc.). So 6 out of 12 teams will have a 7 week season and won't make playoffs. I witnessed two coaches going at it with each other at a recent game. The behavior of one coach in particular was appalling - I am so disgusted and sad that my child had to witness this type of behavior. This angry, screaming, yelling coach had to be physically restrained by another man. I felt safety was an issue until he eventually calmed down. (Two coaches of two opposing teams disagreed on a call which led to the disagreement/argument.) The commissioner had to come over. However, parents never received any further communication, apologies, there was no suspension of any coach, etc. I am so disappointed that this happened and that my child had to witness such ugliness; this is supposed to be a fun, safe environment for the kids, and in that particular situation, it was most definitely not. Also, I was extremely disappointed (and shocked) in the lack of response and communication from the commissioner/league to the parents. There was no repercussion that parents were made aware of. Also, I witnessed first hand how kids do NOT get equal playing time at all. Better kids play longer and get more plays. The coach decides who to put in, how long, etc. and there are no rules governing that, which is fine, as long as the league were up front about it - it is NOT about competitive play and learning, in my experience (obviously depending on the coach), it's ALL about winning. I have seen coaches berating and yelling at their own kids/teams. I would equate this to a "club" culture under the guise of a "rec" league. Since the better teams stick together season after season with the same core group of players, of course those teams will be the better ones. As a result, this league doesn't really foster competitive play. Which is fine - just be up front about it. However as I mentioned previously my biggest complaint is seeing such ugliness and absolutely no communication or response from the commissioner/league. My child has played in many sports and different leagues, etc. and not only was the screaming coaches' behavior despicable (at a kids' flag football game for goodness' sake), the lack of any response or communication from the commissioner/league was truly disheartening and disappointing. Will not be back. read more

My 10-year-old is now playing in his 2nd year with NFL FLAG LA, and he can't wait to get started. He actually chose Flag over baseball this year! The practice/playing facility (Playa Vista) is perfect... the coaches are solid...and the league is very well organized. Tony Son clearly knows what he's doing. I'd give NFL FLAG LA 6 stars if I could. Here's to another great year gridiron fun! read more