YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAMS SPANNING FIVE STATES COMPETE NEAR PHOENIX SATURDAY TO BEGIN JOURNEY TO NFL FLAG CHAMPIONSHIP AT PRO BOWL

WHO: Youth flag football players and families from across Arizona, California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Utah.

WHAT: Boys and girls age 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 Arizona Cardinals.

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 from Jan. 23-27 in Orlando, Florida.

Sixty (60) flag teams from the following cities will compete at the USA Football-managed regional:

• Albuquerque, N.M.

• Anthem, Ariz.

• Avondale, Ariz.

• Buckeye, Ariz.

• Chandler, Ariz.

• Eagle Mountain, Utah

• El Centro, Calif.

• El Dorado Hills, Calif.

• Ewa Beach, Hawaii

• Glendale, Ariz.

• Goodyear, Ariz.

• Higley, Ariz.

• Laveen, Ariz.

• Mesa, Ariz.

• Peoria, Ariz.

• Phoenix, Ariz.

• Sacramento, Calif.

• San Diego, Calif.

• Scottsdale, Ariz.

• Surprise, Ariz.

• Temecula, Calif.

• Tempe, Ariz.

• Tucson, Ariz.

• Watsonville, Calif.

• Yuma, Ariz.

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

WHEN:          Saturday, Dec. 15

                      9 a.m. to 5 p.m.     

WHERE:        Christ’s Church of the Valley

                      7007 W Happy Valley Rd

                      Peoria, AZ 85383

ON-SITE CONTACT: Mo Streety, Arizona Cardinals, 602-228-9695                                                                            

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 Cardinals 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.