We are excited to be hosting our first ever Flag Football Festival. Flag Football is the fastest growing format of American Football across the world. It offers a faster paced, more acrobatic and contact free format of the game. Join us at Brunel University to see what flag is about!

Key Event Information

We are really excited to share with you the information regarding the LUSL Flag Football Festival. 

Key information for the day.

Date: Sunday 28 April 2024

Time: 9am – 6pm

Location: Brunel University Sports Park

What is Flag Football?

A video introduction to Flag Football! 

Competition Requirements

Minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 12 players per team.

We will be running an Open Competition. Teams that enter this competition can be made up of any gender.

We could also run a Women’s Competition. This will be for teams made up of women only. However, this competition will only run if we have at least 3 women’s teams. If we do not get 3 women’s teams, all teams will be entered into the open competition, and we will only run that competition.    

This event will be open to ‘guest’ teams. These are teams from BUCS institutions not affiliated to LUSL and teams not affiliated to BUCS. Please enter as either a ‘Guest Open Flag’ or ‘Guest Women’s Flag’ team.

We will be following International Flag Football rules.

Rules & Regulations

Please read the following regulations to help you understand the rules of Flag Football ahead of our tournament. 

http://rules.bafra.info/flag/2021/FlagRules2021.pdf

Player Experience

Here is a list of things to expect at our LUSL Flag Football Festival:

  • At least 3 full Flag Football games officiated by appointed officials.
  • Festival atmosphere with free food, music and loads more.
  • LUSL/BAFA/UK Dukes branded team playing jersey will be provided. Players will be allowed to keep these jerseys.  
  • Prizes will be awarded to the 1st 2nd and 3rd placed teams.
  • Flag belts will be provided.
  • Professional game day images captured.
  • Spectators are welcome.

Entry Process

Entries can only be submitted on BUCS Play, our online entry system. Please speak to your Institution Administrator (IA) as they will need to enter your team on this system and it is their responsibility to manage the whole entry process. After the team has been entered on BUCS Play, competitors then need to join the correct team on BUCS Play.

To apply for this competition:

  1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
  2. Please speak to your IA as they will need to submit your entry.
  3. IA’s must select a Team Captain before entries close. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
  4. Competitors then need to apply for their respective team. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
  5. IA’s or Captains then need to add the competitors who have applied for the team into the squad. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Please note that the relevant community on BUCS Play is ‘LUSL American Football’. All competitors looking to compete in this event, will need to join the LUSL American Football community.

Guest entries (non-LUSL institutions and non-BUCS teams) please contact [email protected] directly as your entry process is slightly different.

Withdrawals

Any team unable to attend must inform Tanyel Mustafa (Regional Competitons Coordinator) as soon as possible, copying in their Athletic Union to ensure they are aware of the withdrawal. Withdrawals are not eligible for a refund on the entry fee.  

FINES FOR WITHDRAWALS

  • Withdrawals after 12pm on Friday 26 April: £50
  • No show teams on the day: £100