Women's Liason WANTED! Nominations Open until 01/17/2018



The NGFFL Board will formally accept nominations for the NGFFL Women's Liason until 11:59pm P.S.T., January 17, 2018. You will find the nomination form link below, as well as some of the major (but non-exhaustive) duties of the role. If you are interested, or know someone who is, please fill out the form (or send it to the interested party). Also, feel free to contact any member of the current NGFFL Board for questions. We look forward to filling the position with a ambitious and industrious individual.

Here’s the link for nominations - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u_6ksO8MFGJIuKdxEXj-1ThITM26JXqupOJdph-4Gfw/edit


About the Role
The women’s liason is responsible for fostering, maintaining, and building the female division of the NGFFL. This includes, but is not limited to, Sunshine Cup, Pride Bowl, and Gay Bowl. The individual should be dedicated to working with tournament directors, women’s team captains, and the other board members to create and efficient and effective flow of information between the women and men and within the women’s division as well. Other duties include:

  • Monitor registration for women’s Gay Bowl division
  • Outreach to current city team captains to foster and maintain relationships
  • Outreach to new cities to encourage new participation and growth
  • Continuous communication with the commissioner and other member of the National Board of Directors
  • On site Women’s tournament liason (communication of time and place of games, random draw for division, updates of scores)
  • Active participant on the gay bowl task force - ensure fair evaluation, representation, consistency and voice of women's leagues/gay bowl delegates

Happy New Year from the NGFFL Board!



Hello Everyone,

The NGFFL Board wants to sincerely wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2018!

As the year unfolds we plan to continuously work to expand and improve our league. As always, we welcome your input and assistance in our efforts. There will be opportunities to provide ideas to and sit on committees that will shape our league.

Thank you for a fantastic 2017! 2018 is kicking off with a bang at the Sin City Classic in Las Vegas, with so much more to come. Stay tuned and be ready to compete, connect, and unite in the upcoming months. We look forward to interacting with you all throughout this year.

Sincerely - Your Board,

Thurman Williams, Commissioner
Sam Lehman, Treasurer
Joel Horton, Director of Operations
O.T. Porter, Director of Communications
Shigeo Iwamiya, Gay Bowl Liason
Ryan Peel, Director of Outreach and Membership
Rory Ray, Director of Corporate Partnership
Lance Burage, Director of Officials

Gay Bowl (and other tournament) Dates



This year the Gay Bowl is returning to the beautiful city of Denver. Additionally, the tournament is being moved forward nearly one month in hopes of avoiding any major snowfall. Mark your calendars accordingly, request your vacation days now, and get prepared for the Mile High City!

Gay Bowl: September 13-16, 2018


Additionally, here are the dates for some other tournaments:

Sin City Classic (Las Vegas): January 11-14 (Flag football is played 13-14), 2018
Florida Sunshine Cup (Ft. Lauderdale): February 17-18, 2018
Aloha Classic (Honolulu): February 17-18, 2018
Pride Bowl (Chicago): June 22-23, 2018

Looking forward to seeing you all at these sporting and social events!

Welcome and Welcome Back!



The NGFFL Board would like to formally congratulate and welcome to the ranks Mr. Joel Horton. Joel comes in as the Director of Operations from 2018-2020 and replaces Brandon Waggoner, who previously held the position. If you see Joel be sure to give him a pat on the back and a firm hand-shake for accepting the challenge of joining the NGFFL Board. We look forward to great success with Joel's addition to our Board.

Additionally, we would like to congratulate and welcome back to the NGFFL Board Shigeo Iwamiya as the Gay Bowl Liason and Rory Ray as the Director of Corporate Sponsorship. We appreciate your dedication gentlemen. Thank you for all you have provided the NGFFL in the past and for all the future endeavors we know you will both spearhead!

Sin City Classic 2018



The 2018 Sin City Classic (January 13-14, 2018) marks the beginning of an official partnership between the NGFFL and Greater Los Angeles Softball Association (GLASA). The Sin City Classic joins Gay Bowl as the second tournament planned and produced by the NGFFL for its' member cities. Fourteen teams from across the NGFFL will compete in this year's tournament, which will be held on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. This tournament will initiate to the NGFFL two new teams: the Seattle Boom and the Oregon Reign. 

This is the fourth consecutive year flag football will be played at the Sin City Classic. The event is held annually in Las Vegas under the auspices of the GLASA. Nearly 8000 athletes converge on the city to participate in 17 different sports. A total of 225 athletes and officials are expected to represent the best the NGFFL has to offer. Spread the word! Go out and support these awesome athletes.