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Elementary school flag football

Youth flag football starts at your school

We run professionally coached flag football programs at elementary schools across North Carolina and South Carolina. Your child plays with classmates, on campus, right after the bell.

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Grades K to 5. Boys and girls. No experience needed.

Kids playing flag football with Carolina Flag Football Factory
  • School based

    Programs run on your child’s own campus, so there is no extra drive at the end of a workday.

  • Professional coaching

    Trained coaches who know how to hold the attention of twenty six-year-olds and still teach something.

  • Every ability level

    First-timers and experienced players train in the same session, and both leave better than they arrived.

  • Non-contact and safe

    Flag football means pulling a flag, not tackling. Structured sessions, supervised throughout.

Register

Find your school

Pick your child’s school to go straight to its registration page. Seven schools are open for this season, and we add more every term.

Do not see your school? Ask us to bring it there

What we offer

Three ways to play

One pathway, from a first practice after school to representing your school on tournament day.

School Academy

Weekly sessions on your school’s field through the season. Players learn routes, throwing, catching, flag pulling, and how to be a good teammate. Our coaches bring every piece of equipment with them.

See Participating Schools

2026-27 schedule coming soon

Camps

Half-day and full-day camps over school breaks and through the summer. More repetitions, more games, and a chance to play alongside kids from other schools.

Email Us About Camps

2026-27 schedule coming soon

School Tournaments

Our tournament series lets students represent their own school against others nearby. Team jerseys, a real sideline, and a day they will talk about for weeks.

Email Us About Tournaments

How it works

Getting started takes about five minutes

You sign your child up once. Everything after that happens on campus.

  1. Find your school

    Check whether we are running a program at your child’s school this season. New schools are added every term.

  2. Register your child

    Choose the session that fits your week and complete registration online. That is the last thing we need from you.

  3. We come to campus

    Coaches, equipment, and field setup all arrive at the school. You handle pickup, we handle the rest.

Find a Program

Not seeing your school? Ask us to bring it there

Why flag football

What kids take home from a season

The football is the hook. The habits are the point.

  • Speed and agility

    Running, cutting, catching, reacting. The kind of movement that carries into every other sport they try.

  • Confidence

    Every player touches the ball. Every player learns to do something in November they could not do in September.

  • Teamwork

    Nothing in flag football works unless four other kids do their job too. That lesson lands faster on a field than in a classroom.

  • Decision making

    Read the field, pick an option, live with the result, go again. Ten times a game, every game.

  • Leadership

    Older players learn to bring the younger ones along. Teachers tend to notice it before parents do.

  • Fun

    The reason they ask to come back next season. We take that part as seriously as the rest of it.

Kids playing flag football with Carolina Flag Football Factory

For schools and partners

We make it simple to add flag football

If you are a principal, a PE teacher, a PTO leader, or a parent who wants this on campus, we run the operating side so your staff does not have to.

  • Coaches, equipment, and field setup all come from us
  • Scheduling built around your existing after-school calendar
  • Registration and parent communication handled off your plate
  • A program your families can walk to instead of drive to
  • Principals
  • PE teachers
  • PTO and PTA
  • District administrators
  • Parents

Bring Flag Football to Your School

Proudly serving schools across the Carolinas

  • Charlotte
  • Matthews
  • Mint Hill
  • Indian Trail
  • Fort Mill
  • Rock Hill
  • Huntersville
  • Concord
  • Gastonia
  • Cabarrus County
  • Union County
  • York County
  • Mecklenburg County
  • and growing

Questions

The things parents ask first

What grades is this for?
Kindergarten through fifth grade. Sessions are grouped by age so a first grader is never lined up across from a fifth grader.
Does my child need experience?
No. Most players arrive having never held a football. The season starts at the basics and builds from there, and coaches are used to running a session where the range of ability is wide.
Is flag football safe?
Flag football is non-contact. There is no tackling. A play ends when a defender pulls a flag from the ball carrier’s belt. Sessions are structured and supervised from start to finish.
Do boys and girls play together?
Yes. Every program is co-ed and open to all students at the school.
What does my child need to bring?
Athletic clothes, closed-toe shoes, their flags and a water bottle. We bring the footballs, cones, and everything else.
Where do programs take place?
At your child’s own elementary school, so there is no travel. We currently serve schools across Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, Indian Trail, Huntersville, Concord, Gastonia, Fort Mill, Rock Hill and the surrounding communities.
How long are the sessions?
Typically 45 to 60 minutes, straight after school. Exact timing varies by school. Email us for the schedule at your location.
My school is not listed. What now?
Send us the school name and we will reach out to the administration directly. Interest from families is what usually gets a new campus started, so it genuinely helps to hear from you.

Still have a question? Email info@csfflag.com

For families

Get your child on a team

Find out whether we are at your school this season and reserve a spot.

Find a Program

For schools

Start a program on your campus

Tell us about your school and we will walk you through what setting it up involves.

Bring Flag Football to Your School