INTRODUCTION
FlagPlus Football (FPF) is a flag football league located in the Greater Montreal area, in Quebec, Canada. The league held its inaugural season in January, 2005. The league runs three seasons per calendar year. Approximate field dimensions for FPF games are 50 yards long (plus 8 yards end zones on both ends) and 30 yards wide, creating a fast-paced and exciting brand of flag football.
Our league offers several divisions, to encourage football at all levels, ranging from beginner to elite. Our goal is to segment our teams as narrowly as possible, with the objective of creating extremely balanced divisions- and league-wide parity at every level.
FPF’s top divisions feature some of Quebec’s best football players, from both the CIS and even CFL levels- producing the most highest caliber recreational football you’ll find anywhere! Conversely, FPF’s bottom divisions feature a good mix of moderately skilled and beginner-level football players; some of whom may have played tackle football in the past or even currently, and some whose only experience is playing pickup games with friends.
FPF employs a unique and elaborate player rating system- exclusive to this league, and crafted by an actuarial mathematician- that further ensures parity at all levels. Players receive separate offensive and defensive ratings, anywhere between 50.0 and 100.0. The teammates’ combined individual ratings are then used to determine a team total, which is then used to place the team in the proper caliber. Many recreational sports leagues- including ours, in the early years- have issues with strong teams insisting on playing below their actual level, and thus causing major discrepancies in caliber amongst teams in the same division. This also tends to have a trickle down effect to lower divisions, and often has a negative impact on the league as a whole. We feel our current system safeguards against this issue.
Detailed individual statistics have been tracked by scorekeepers and made available online as of the inaugural season in 2005. At a time when player statistics were seen as an unnecessary investment by most leagues, often disregarded entirely, FPF offered its players timely, detailed and accurate stats from day one. Our league takes pride in being considered as one of the innovators in adult recreational leagues’ transition from “garage leagues” to what we see today, across all sports, in the city of Montreal.
Never resting on its laurels, FPF constantly looks to add more value to its members, whether it be additional English and French written content, league-wide general articles, the popular Game of the Week videos, our webcast shows212; we deliver the goods to keep our members engaged throughout the week, and not just on game day.
When it comes to media offerings however, the FPF crown jewel continues to be the Championship Road Show! At the conclusion of every Winter and Spring season, every division’s championship game is held over the course of a weekend, at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard. Finalists truly experience something they will not find in any other recreational sports league. The Road Show includes live-streamed games with a three-camera setup, live play-by-play commentary, the ability to challenge a call in the replay booth, and much more.
The inaugural season in 2005 featured 18 teams and just over 200 members, since then, FPF has welcomed an astounding 5000-plus football fanatics into its community, and currently hosts more than 450 youth and adult teams year-round.
The FlagPlus Football staff is made up of administrators, scorekeepers, media contributors and officials. In addition, FPF’s voluntary committees (Disciplinary, Rules) are made up of both officials and players in order to factor in the viewpoint and experiences of all parties involved in the league, and best incorporate them into our rules and protocols.
FPF’s mission to continue to raise the bar of excellence for recreational sports leagues everywhere; to offer the best on-field experience and complement it with entertaining audio, video and written content.
We hope our passion to deliver the best sporting experience resonates through our hard work and commitment to our members. See you on the field!
FlagPlus Football (FPF) est une ligue de flag-football située dans la grande région de Montréal, au Québec, au Canada. La ligue a tenu sa saison inaugurale en janvier 2005.
La ligue organise trois saisons par année civile. De janvier à avril (saison d’hiver), de mai à août (saison de printemps) et de septembre à novembre (saison d’automne de la Coupe FPF).
Les dimensions approximatives du terrain pour les matchs FPF sont de 50 mètres de long (plus des zones d’extrémité de 8 mètres aux deux extrémités) et de 30 mètres de large, créant une marque rapide et excitante de flag-football.
Notre ligue propose plusieurs divisions, pour encourager le football à tous les niveaux, allant du débutant à l’élite. Notre objectif est de segmenter nos équipes aussi étroitement que possible, avec l’objectif de créer des divisions extrêmement équilibrées et une parité à l’échelle de la ligue à tous les niveaux.
Les meilleures divisions de la FPF regroupent certains des meilleurs joueurs de football du Québec, des niveaux U Sports et même de la LCF, produisant le football récréatif le plus haut niveau que vous puissiez trouver! À l’inverse, les divisions inférieures de la FPF présentent un bon mélange de joueurs de football de niveau modérément qualifiés et de niveau débutant; certains d’entre eux peuvent avoir joué au football contacte dans le passé ou même actuellement, et certains dont la seule expérience est de jouer à des jeux de ramassage avec des amis.
La FPF utilise un système de notation des joueurs unique et élaboré – exclusif à cette ligue, et conçu par un mathématicien actuariel – qui assure davantage la parité à tous les niveaux. Les joueurs reçoivent des notes offensives et défensives distinctes, comprises entre 50,0 et 100,0. Les notes individuelles combinées des coéquipiers sont ensuite utilisées pour déterminer un total d’équipe, qui est ensuite utilisé pour placer l’équipe dans le calibre approprié. De nombreuses ligues de sports récréatifs – y compris la nôtre dans les premières années – ont des problèmes avec des équipes fortes qui insistent pour jouer en dessous de leur niveau réel, ce qui entraîne des écarts majeurs de calibre entre les équipes d’une même division. Cela a également tendance à avoir un effet de retombée vers les divisions inférieures et a souvent un impact négatif sur la ligue dans son ensemble. Nous pensons que notre système actuel protège contre ce problème.
Des statistiques individuelles détaillées ont été suivies par les marqueurs et mises à disposition en ligne à partir de la saison inaugurale en 2005. À une époque où les statistiques des joueurs étaient considérées comme un investissement inutile par la plupart des ligues, souvent totalement ignorées, la FPF a offert à ses joueurs des statistiques précises, détaillées et précises dès le premier jour. Notre ligue est fière d’être considérée comme l’un des innovateurs dans la transition des ligues récréatives adultes des «ligues garage» à ce que nous voyons aujourd’hui, dans tous les sports, dans la ville de Montréal.
Ne se reposant jamais sur ses lauriers, la FPF cherche constamment à ajouter plus de valeur à ses membres, qu’il s’agisse de contenu supplémentaire en anglais et en français, d’articles généraux, des vidéos populaires du match de la semaine, notre webdiffusion; nous livrons la marchandise pour garder nos membres engagés tout au long de la semaine, et pas seulement le jour du match.
Cependant, en ce qui concerne les offres médiatiques, le joyau de la couronne de la FPF reste le Championship Road Show! À la fin de chaque saison d’hiver et de printemps, le match de championnat de chaque division se déroule au cours d’une fin de semaine, au Complexe sportif Bell à Brossard. Les finalistes vivent vraiment quelque chose qu’ils ne trouveront dans aucune autre ligue de sports récréatifs. Le Road Show comprend des parties diffusés en direct avec une configuration à trois caméras, des commentaires en direct, la possibilité de contester un appel dans la cabine de relecture, et bien plus encore.
La saison inaugurale en 2005 a réuni 18 équipes et un peu plus de 200 membres. Depuis lors, la FPF a accueilli plus de 5000 fanatiques de football dans sa communauté et accueille actuellement plus de 450 équipes de jeunes et d’adultes toute l’année.
Le personnel de FlagPlus Football est composé d’administrateurs, de marqueurs, de contributeurs médias et d’officiels. De plus, les comités volontaires de la FPF (Disciplinaire, Règles) sont composés à la fois d’officiels et de joueurs afin de prendre en compte le point de vue et les expériences de toutes les parties impliquées dans la ligue et de mieux les intégrer dans nos règles et protocoles.
La mission de la FPF de continuer à élever la barre de l’excellence pour les ligues de sports récréatifs partout; pour offrir la meilleure expérience sur le terrain et la compléter avec un contenu audio, vidéo et écrit divertissant.
Nous espérons que notre passion d’offrir la meilleure expérience sportive résonne grâce à notre travail et notre engagement envers nos membres. A bientôt sur le terrain!
TIMELINE / CHRONOLOGIE
- 2004
Fall
- The first promotional material for FlagPlus Football League emerges- 5×7 flyers, and radio ads on the ‘Team 990 AM’ during Gabriel Morency’s Sports Rage radio show.
2005
Winter:
- The inaugural opening weekend of FlagPlus Football takes place on January 8th and 9th. Games are played on fields 3 and 4 inside the Catalogna Soccerplexe Dome, which is divided into four quarters. The dome field has been divided into thirds since 2006.
- 18 teams participate in the first season.
- The Young Guns defeat the Hurricanes 46-12 in the first ever Championship Game. The Young Guns finish the season undefeated; Playoff MVP goes to QB Carmine Pollice.
2006
Winter:
- A spotlight article on FlagPlus Football, written by David Yates, appears in the Grassroots subsection of the Montreal Gazette Sports page.
- A second division (Division 2) is added to the mix, as well a second location: Complexe Val-des-Arbres in eastern Laval. 46 teams participate in the Winter 2006 season; 22 in Division 1 and 24 in Division 2.
- Daron Basmadjian is brought on board to write a league-wide weekly article.
- The Wolverines (Division 2 Lachine) upset the Trojans (Division 2 Laval) in the inaugural Division 2 Championship game. Tony Tabet wins playoff MVP.
Spring
- The first Spring season is launched; games are played in the main building at the Catalogna Soccerplexe for the first time. 18 teams participate in the Spring 2006 season.
- After two seasons as the head scorekeeper and statistician, Richard De Melo, resigns from FPF. Marc Paliotti takes over and holds the position for several years.
- The original referee assigner Bill Rowden is replaced by a new head official, Sollie Gliksman, who would hold the position of head referee for four years.
- The original website, and it’s navy blue and crimson color scheme is replaced by a newer, fresher green design.
- The Irish, who are led by QB Kevin Wyeth, fall to Carmine Pollice’s Young Guns in the Spring 2006 D1 Championship Game. This is the Young Guns third championship in as many seasons. The team would break following the season.
- In Division 2, the Kings defeat the Titans in the Championship Game.
- Game format is changed from two halves of 24 minutes, to two halves of 22 minutes plus an additional five untimed plays at the end of each half.
2007
Winter
- A third division (Division 3) is added.
- FlagPlus Football grows to 72 teams; 12 in Division 1, 32 in Division 2, and 18 in Division 3.
- The inaugural Division 3 Championship Game sees a team mostly made up of Free Agents, cleverly named ‘The Strangers’, defeat the Wolfpack.
- Reebok becomes the official sponsor of FlagPlus Football, with player and Reebok employee, Dale Williams being the liaison between the league and the apparel company.
- After several seasons of having players borrow its flag belts prior to each game, FPF now requires teams/players to purchase their own flag belts.
- FPF player Scott Kelly, creates the first FlagPlus Football Facebook Group. The group would serve as the unofficial forum for the league until FPF creates an official group a few months later.
- Tom Nikoletpoulos becomes the first ever player to secure the Double Championship (two championships in one season), by winning the D2 championship with Notre Dame and the D3 crown with Strangers.
- David Yates of the Montreal Gazette attends the championship finals and writes a recap for the sports page. (http://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20070423/282329675499137).
Spring
- Due to the lower caliber of the top division in the current Spring season compared to the previous Winter’s, FPF decides to not have a Division 1, and categorizes its two divisions as 2 and 3, respectively. This is the last time numbered divisions are used in the Spring season.
- Following the Spring season finals, Daron Basmadjian would leave his role as writer, after four seasons.
- For the first time in league history, a female official, Francesca Danserau, officiates an FPF game.
- At the end of the season, players are voted into an All-Star game for the first time. FPF selects 24 players (12 from each conference) from each of its two divisions and has the conferences face off in an exhibition game. Over the next decade, the format would change multiple times, including: conference A vs conference B, inter-division, division all-stars vs division champions, fantasy draft (inter-division and intra-division).
2008
Winter:
- Operations expand into Ontario with a league in Toronto at the brand new BMO Field, and Ottawa at the Ben Franklin Superdome.
- A fourth division in Montreal is added to further segment teams and aim for more parity.
- FPF migrates from Val-des-Arbres to a newer facility in Laval, Complexe Multi-Sports Bois-de-Boulogne.
- Daron Basmadjian becomes host of a new weekly webcast show named the Weekly Extra Point Live (WEPL). Daron recruits familiar faces Moe Khan, Ross Castelton and Rehan Sarwar to complete the four-man panel. Episodes for the first season were filmed in the Engineering Building at Concordia University’s Loyola Campus. The studio would move to the Catalogna Soccerplexe starting in the Spring of 2008 and would stay there until the show was replaced in 2013. The original show was filmed and edited by Michael-Anthony Paolozza.
- Brent Bodkin replaces Daron Basmadjian as the writer for FPF. Brent would write a weekly article covering all four divisions.
- The first ever ‘Press Conference’ interviews are held before the finals- in this inaugural version, the four semi-finalists from each division were invited to come on camera and answer questions.
- The league grows slightly to 74 teams. Division 1 has 9 teams, Division 2 has 22, Division 3 has 27 and the new Division 4 has 16.
- Hype is the inaugural Division 4 champion, defeating the Marauders in the finals. Scott Mironowicz is the Playoff MVP.
- The first ‘FPF Road Show’ takes place in what are the last championship games played in the Dome at the Catalogna Soccerplexe. The Winter finals would then move inside the main building.
- Kevin Challenger becomes the first active-CFL player to play in an FPF game.
Spring
- The third spring season features lettered divisions for the first time: Divisions A, B and C.
- Instead of one writer covering all divisions, FPF evolved to one writer per division: Moe Khan, Rostyn Castleton and Rehan Sarwar expanded their roles to both writers and WEPL hosts.
- The ‘Player Release’ rule is introduced. The first two players to switch teams during a season are Carmine Pollice (from Panthers to Demons) and Justin Menassa (from Mustangs to 49ers).
- Rob Campana and Daron Basmadjian are featured in an in-studio interview on ‘Sportivi:360’ which aired on ICI Television.
2009
Winter:
- A new website is introduced; it features individual player profiles that include a photo and logs game, season and career statistics. Game by game boxscores are also now available and were not prior.
- Individual photos of each player are taken for the first time, helping the league limit the use of illegal players playing under a faulty name.
- FlagPlus Football unveils its new logo. Moving away from the “PLUS” lettered logo to the current ‘FPF’ shield. The league was never referred to as FPF prior to the updated logo.
- The Game of the Week (GOTW) is first introduced. It is filmed and edited by Eddy Tarabay.
- FPF Toronto is dropped after only one season, the Ottawa league sticks around for a second winter, but is also disbanded thereafter.
- Montreal’s Finest and the Hurricanes square off in their third straight Winter final. The Hurricanes had won in ‘07 and ‘08, the Finest would prevail in 2009, winning in the first ever Championship Game needing overtime.
Spring
- FPF joins Twitter as @flagplus, and uses the platform as another way to share news and information.
- The Texas All-Stars started the season in Div B, but after adding a new player a few games into the season, they found themselves with an illegal Division B roster (with three Division A players). They either had to cut a player or explore being bumped up. They opted to move up, and the struggling Thundering Herd volunteered to swap places and drop down to Division B. As it stands, this is the first and only time two teams swapped divisions mid-season.
2010
Winter
- A fifth division is added. The inaugural D5 champions are ‘The Family’, they defeat the ‘Love Cows’ in the championship game to cap off a perfect season.
- A new show called ‘Breaking the Huddle’, hosted by Ross Castleton, is introduced. The show is a weekly broadcast that features a panel made up of multiple FPF members being interviewed. The guests on the inaugural episode are John Patrick Mancini, Frank Grenier, Donald Shepherd and Nathan Taylor. The show would air for four seasons; JP Mancini and then Daron Basmadjian would also serve as hosts.
- Games are added at the newly constructed Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.
- In one of the most infamous playoff upsets in FPF history, the 4-6 Express knock off the 9-1 reigning champion, Montreal’s Finest in the D1 semi-finals. The Express would then defeat the Expos in the D1 Finals. This game would live on in FPF infamy.
Spring
- Eddy Tarabay takes over for Michael Paolozza as the cameraman and editor of the WEPL. He would hold that position until the WEPL is supplanted by the podcasts in 2013.
2011
Winter
- Games are scheduled at the Concordia Stinger Dome at Loyola Campus in NDG for the first time.
- Head scorekeeper Alex Porras began live tweeting games under the handle @score_keeper. He also famously announced the result of each play through a megaphone at the field.
- The ‘Road Show’ is officially moved to Brossard, all championship games are now played at the Bell Complex.
- The first ever ‘FPF Hall of Fame’ class is named, Carmine Pollice, Kevin Wyeth, Rochdi Benabdelkader, Patrick Chenard and Kishon Thompson make up the inaugural group.
Spring
- The first weekday Spring season games are added. Thursday nights at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard.
- FPF outsources its disciplinary rulings to a newly formed ‘Disciplinary Committee’. The group includes a referee, staff member and two players, one of which is the chairman, Edward Shoshan.
2012
Winter
- The first weekday Winter games are scheduled, Wednesday nights at Stade Hebert in Saint-Leonard.
Spring
- Division D writer Andrew D’Anna starts a weekly podcast, that was produced by Alex D’Aquila and co-hosted by Paolo Della Rocca. The trio then piloted a live streamed audio-only play-by-play of the Division D finals between #NoRegard and Project Mayhem. The following season, they would combine with the FPF Road Show group to start the first Road Show package featuring live, on-site play-by-play commentary. The play-by-play commentary was previously recorded in post-production.
- Simon Dagenais pens the first ever French language weekly article.
- Adam Crystal of the Hall of Famers becomes the first ever receiver to surpass the 1000-yard mark in a season. He would accomplish the feat again the following season. No other player has surpassed 900.
Fall
- The first overnight Charity tournament is hosted at the Bell Complex in Brossard. Games are played overnight, exclusively, and 100% of the proceeds of the tournament are donated to the Greater Montreal Big Brothers and Big Sisters Foundation.
2013
Winter
- Monday evening games at Stade Hebert are added to the schedule.
- A major snowstorm hits Montreal on December 27th, 2012 and causes the dome at Stade Hebert to collapse. The dome does not reopen until week 7. As a result, 18 games per week for the first six weeks of the season, had to be re-scheduled on short notice. Weeknight games are played in Brossard and at Complexe Sportif College Saint-Jean-de-Vianney on the eastern tip of the island.
- The WEPL is supplanted by the FPF Podcasts, which feature a different show for each division. The new format is headed by Alex D’Aquila and Paolo Della Rocca.
- The Road Show finals are the first to include on-site play-by-play commentary for each game.
- Adam Crystal of the Hall of Famers finishes the ten game regular season with 35 touchdown receptions, eclipsing his own record of 28. No other player has exceeded 27.
Spring
- After losing to the Maniax the previous week, DA Finest bounce back to defeat the Roosters & Donkeys on June 30, 2013, they would then go on to win 41 straight FPF games (regular season and playoffs) until the streak is snapped on May 18th, 2015 by the same Roosters & Donkeys. The streak is by far the longest by any franchise in league history. (Montreal’s Finest/DA Finest).
- A fifth summer division is added, Division E. The Eskimo Brothers are the inaugural champions, defeating Tomahawk Nightmare in the championship game.
2014
Winter:
- FPF’s official Facebook Page is created and used as a more formal method of sharing information, photos and news. The FPF group is kept on as more of a forum.
- Tuesday night games in the west island of Montreal were originally scheduled to be played at the new Baie D’Urfe Dome, however after several opening date delays, all Tuesday games are eventually moved to Stade Hebert.
- The FPF Ratings System is introduced. Designed by Rainmakers captain (and Actuarial Mathematician) Ryan Kastner, the idea behind it is to allocate a rating to each and every FPF member, and set a maximum cap figure for each division. Teams who surpass the max cap of a given division, would be required to register for the division above. In the past, the term “division dodger” was often used to describe a team who willingly stayed in a lower division, despite the fact they likely belonged in a higher level. This new system would largely mitigate that problem and would lead to more balanced divisions.
- Team captains are able to enter their own players into the database for the first time. Previously, FPF admins would need to enter the roster onto the site after the rosters were submitted on a separate document, only a few days prior to the season.
- A sixth division is added (Division 6). The inaugural Division 6 season has ten teams. The Heismans are the first D6 champions, but not without controversy. Although they respect the D6 cap, their recruitment of D4 QB Gautama Swaminadhan raises questions about a QB-specific cap. FPF would introduce the QB cap in the following Spring season.
- FPF partners with Coast2Coast Studios, and uses their studio and streaming software for its podcasts for three seasons.
2015
Winter
- The ‘Playoff MVP’ award is changed to the ‘Finals MVP’ award. As a result, the selection no longer factors in performance in any rounds prior the championship game.
- Longtime FPF official Thomas Cesari takes over as the chairman of the FPF Rules Committee.
- Fred Viens of Six Fast Guys Plus Ryan finishes the season with an astounding 80.3% completion percentage. No other QB has exceeded 77% with a minimum of 200 attempts.
Fall
- FPF launches FPF Jr; a new league geared specifically for kids. The inaugural season’s games are played at Concordia’s Stinger Dome. Two age categories, Freshman and Sophomore, each include three teams. Season one champions are the Buckeyes in Freshman (coached by Teddy Frenette), and the Longhorns in Sophomore (coached by Dave Allen).
2016
Winter
- Steven Hodhod takes over as the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, after Ed Shoshan moves away from Montreal.
- The podcasts studio moves to the Sportira Cage in Anjou.
- The FPF Record Book goes live, players are now able to access the all-time career, single season, and individual game record holders in all offensive categories.
- The scheduling process is outsourced to the ‘SKEDBUILDER’ automated program, run by former league member Richard Shefteshy. Teams now have the ability to input their conflicts, preferences and blackouts into one uniform document, and the program is able to derive the best possible schedule across the board.
Spring
- Games are scheduled at the brand new Stade de Soccer de Montreal in Ahuntsic for the first time.
Fall
- FPF Jr adds a third age category, Varsity, further segmenting the kids into narrower age groupings. The inaugural Varsity champions are the Horned Frogs (coached by Tony Lalla).
- The fifth annual overnight charity tournament is hosted in Kirkland at Le Club Dome, this time with a different format- games would run for 53 consecutive hours, ranging from Friday evening to Sunday night. For a second year, proceeds went to the Montreal Alzheimer’s Society.
2017
Winter
- After debuting at the overnight tournament, Kirkland’s Le Club Dome is FPF’s newest facility.
- FPF 35+ is launched; the league is run in conjunction with the Kirkland Touch Football League. All games are played on Thursday evenings in Kirkland; six teams take part, and Monster Football is the inaugural champion, defeating the Relics in the championship game.
- FPF Co-Ed is launched; all games are played on Saturday evenings in Brossard. Five teams take part, and Confirmed Positive is the inaugural champion, defeating It’s a Match in the championship game.
- Lance Daniel takes over the FPF Game of the Week duties, and his collaboration with graphic artist David Della Rocca brings the weekly video to another level.
Spring
- FPF collaborates with the NFL to bring an ‘NFL Play 60’ event featuring the New England Patriots to Montreal. Over 300 kids participate in the festivities held at the Stade de Soccer de Montreal.
- Looking to replace the Press Conference format in the week leading up to the finals, Paolo Della Rocca introduces the FPF Media Night where representatives from each team join us in studio to film short clips and interviews that are used in a trailer video released prior to the finals, and during the finals live broadcast.
Fall
- The inaugural Fall Season FPF Cup season is held, an extended tournament format that concludes with multiple Bowl Games for various skill levels.
2018
2019
2020
Winter
- FPF launches its inaugural Women’s league division, featuring six teams. Games are played on Monday evenings at the Stade de Soccer, and are the first to use a 5 vs 5 format.
- On March 13th, just prior to the 11th week of the regular season, the Quebec Government shuts down team sports. After months of trying to complete the season, FPF is forced to cancel the end of the regular season and subsequent playoffs.
Spring
- The Spring 2020 season was not held due to the COVID-19 lockdown. This was the first time in 15 years that FPF did not start a season in May.
Fall
- The 2020 FPF Cup started one month earlier than it typically does. Outdoor games were played for the first time in league history, at the beautiful Terrain Reine-Marie at College Notre Dame.
- The Quebec Government mandated a shut down of team sports once again, this time with only two weeks of Knockout Round games to play.
À venir Bientôt
OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM / NOTRE ÉQUIPE ÉXECUTIVE
League Founder / President Emeritus
Rob Campana
League President
Jeff Rosenblatt
Administrative Team
Ignacio Manzanedo-Valdes
Alex D’Aquila
Moe Khan
Referee Executive Panel
Walter Berry
Thomas Cesari
Leonard Gervais
Steven Hodhod
Jason Leclerc
Safety & Communication Committee (2021)
Steven Hodhod (Chair)
Justin Blanchard
Rehan Sarwar
Rules Committee (2021)
Jason Leclerc (Chair)
Alex D’Aquila
Alexi Dubois
Ignacio Manzanedo-Valdes
Jack Nudi
Fondateur / président de la ligue emeritus
Rob Campana
Président de la ligue
Jeff Rosenblatt
Équipe administrative
Ignacio Manzanedo-Valdes
Alex D’Aquila
Moe Khan
Comité exécutif des arbitres
Walter Berry
Thomas Cesari
Léonard Gervais
Steven Hodhod
Jason Leclerc
Comité de Sécurité & Communication (2021)
Steven Hodhod (président)
Justin Blanchard
Rehan Sarwar
Comité des règles (2021)
Jason Leclerc (président)
Alex D’Aquila
Alexi Dubois
Ignacio Manzanedo-Valdes
Jack Nudi
CHARITY / BIENFAISANCE
For five consecutive years between 2012 and 2016, FlagPlus Football organized an annual ‘Overnight Charity Tournament’.
Winners and finalists of each caliber receive a cash prize, and 100% of the remaining proceeds are donated to a local charity.
FlagPlus Football also collected non-perishable food/beverage items from the participants of the tournament, that it then passed along to a local toy and food drive. The items were donated to Montreal-based less privileged families leading up to the holidays.—-
Year 1
November 24/25, 2012
Complexe Sportif Bell in Brossard
Charity: Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Montreal
Year 2
November 23/24, 2013
Complexe Sportif Bell in Brossard
Charity: Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Montreal
Year 3
December 20/21, 2014
Stade Hebert Dome in Saint-Leonard
Charity: Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation
Year 4
December 19/20, 2015
Stade Hebert Dome in Saint-Leonard
Charity: Alzheimer Society of Montreal
Year 5
December 2/3/4, 2016
Le Club Dome in Kirkland
Charity: Alzheimer Society of Montreal
*played 53-consecutive hours of flag football, nine hours short of the Guinness World Record!
Pour cinq années consécutives entre 2012 et 2016, FlagPlus Football a organisé un «Tournoi caritatif de nuit».
Les gagnants et les finalistes de chaque calibre reçoivent un prix en argent, et 100% des bénéfices restants sont reversés à un organisme de bienfaisance local.
FlagPlus Football a également collecté des aliments / boissons non périssables auprès des participants au tournoi, qu’il a ensuite transmis à une collecte de jouets et de nourriture locale. Les articles ont été donnés à des familles moins privilégiées de Montréal avant les fêtes.
Année 1
24/25 novembre 2012
Complexe Sportif Bell à Brossard
Charité: Grands Frères et Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal
Année 2
23/24 novembre 2013
Complexe Sportif Bell à Brossard
Charité: Grands Frères et Grandes Sœurs du Grand Montréal
3e année
20/21 décembre 2014
Stade Hebert Dome à Saint-Leonard
Charité: Fondation de l’Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants
4e année
19/20 décembre 2015
Stade Hebert Dome à Saint-Leonard
Charité: Société Alzheimer de Montréal
5e année
2/3/4 décembre 2016
Le Club Dome à Kirkland
Charité: Société Alzheimer de Montréal
* joué 53 heures consécutives de flag-football, neuf heures de moins que le record du monde Guinness!