TAMPA-AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYERS BEGIN JOURNEY THIS SUNDAY TO NFL FLAG CHAMPIONSHIP AT PRO BOWL

WHO:             Youth and high school flag football players and families from across Florida

WHAT:           Boys and girls ages 9 to 14 will compete in the round-robin, single-day NFL FLAG powered by USA Football Regional Tournament,  conducted by USA Football in partnership with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Girls high school flag teams from across the Tampa area will participate in scrimmages as well.

                        Winning youth teams from each age bracket (9-10 coed; 11-12 coed; 13-14 boys; 13-14 girls) will advance to the NFL FLAG Championships at Pro Bowl on Jan. 23-27 in Orlando, Florida.

                        In addition to the Buccaneers, NFL FLAG powered by USA Football Regional Tournaments in 2018 are hosted by the following NFL teams: the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks.

WHEN:           Sunday, Sept. 23; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE:        University of South Florida Campus – Fowler Fields

NFL FLAG powered by USA Football promotes physical fitness and teaches the sport’s values and life skills on and off the field to nearly 400,000 young people. A non-contact version of traditional football offered for boys and girls ages 5-17 in cities across the country, the program emphasizes fun, safety, teamwork, self-esteem, discipline and goal-setting.

USA Football, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is the sport’s national governing body and the official youth football development partner of the NFL, the Buccaneers and each of the league’s other 31 teams.

For more information on NFL FLAG powered by USA Football visit www.NFLFLAG.com.

About USA Football:  USA Football designs and delivers premier educational, developmental and competitive programs to advance and grow the sport. As the sport’s national governing body, member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and organizer of the U.S. National Team for international competition, USA Football partners with leaders in medicine, child advocacy and athletics to support positive football experiences for youth, high school and other amateur players.