The benefits to League Commissioner include:

-Quick and Easy Activation Process

-Real-time, 24/7 Operator Support

-Customized Marketing for your league! Plus templates, and tools to help you grow!

-Regional and National Tournaments

-Quality Uniforms (Jersey + Short) and Flag Belts for every player

-Unique player development pathway (Beginner Fun-damentals Program, Flag Football, 7v7)

-Strong branding and credibility

-Ability to tailor your program to best fit your market

-Unmatched onboarding, training, and league success program

We're actively looking for passionate, motivated individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit to join our National Gridiron League Operations Team. Whether you have an existing league, experience managing youth sports, or none of the above, our onboarding, training, and support will help you build a successful program from start to finish!

We thoroughly vet, hire, and train all interested League Commissioners to ensure there is opportunity for success and a longterm partnership.

If this is you, fill out the form below and you will receive an email, text, and/or phone call from our team.

Becoming a member of the Gridiron team, means more than just sourcing a uniform. Our innovative approach to growing the game with our operators, creates additional opportunities for growth and expansion outside of your normal operations.

We're always striving to be innovative in our approach, and want to work with individuals and small teams that share the same vision and passion for the future.

Starting or affiliating your league with Gridiron is free. Typical expected start-up fees include setting up your LLC and marketing spend in your community. 

Unlike many others, we've chosen not to charge start-up fees, allowing our League Commissioners to put that money towards growing their program and creating an amazing experience for all.

We provide all of the tools, resources, support, and training needed to successfully start or convert your league.

League

-Affiliation

-Marketing Templates

-League Commissioner Support

-Registration Platform

-Facility Insurance (COI)

-Background Checks

-Awards

-Team Football

-Warehousing & Shipping (Uniforms bagged by team/coach, shipped by location)

Player

-Performance Uniform Top

-Performance Uniform Bottom

-Flag Belt

-Player Insurance (General Liability)

We work with you to develop the operating model, based on fixed and variable costs associated with managing your league. From there, we reverse engineer how best to scale your registration fees and revenue opportunities to produce desired results. In addition to player registration fees (and setting them appropriately), sponsorships, concessions, and gear sales, are a few of the many opportunities for supplement revenue within your league.

Although it varies by commissioner, location, relationships, etc., we typically recommend 3-6 months of lead time to start or begin new leagues.

The onboarding process can take 7-14 days and is largely dependent on forming your LLC, business bank account, and formalizing the operating agreement.

Depending on the number of age divisions being offered, the average league needs a minimum of 90-120 athletes per season to organize and operate a successful program. League size may vary by season, but the more kids in the league, the more teams per division, which helps with scheduling and creating a more level/competitive playing environment for all.

Season lengths typically vary slightly by the timing of the year in which they operate (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer).

Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons are typically 6-8 weeks in length, including 8-10 games for each team.

Summer leagues can be shortened or broken into two sessions of 4-6 weeks, to work around travel, vacations, and kids being out of school!

We believe successful leagues are created by the person, not the program. We place an emphasis on partnering and supporting individuals and small teams that are in this for the right reasons, and share the same passions for growing and developing athletes that we do!

Our selection and approval process includes a thorough vetting program to ensure prospective operators are a good fit for our Gridiron Standards, and that they will be successful from the very first season.

Identifying and securing a facility for your league is often one of the most difficult, and important decisions that a league operator will need to make.

Hosting your games in the right area, can make or break a league from the start. You should work with local parks and recreation departments, school districts, or privately-owned facilities to find the right fit, at the right cost.

Most venues will charge hourly or daily rates, but some may structure percentages based on registration fees. On a standard, full-size soccer or football field, you can fit 3-4 flag football fields (2-7v7 fields).

We can work with you to identify the best facility to use for your league!

Our leagues, support, and operating structure are all designed for commissioners to manage their leagues on a part-time basis, with weekly hours varying by season and time of year.

During the off-season, you can expect to devote 30-60 minutes per day towards responding to customer service, handling pre-season operational tasks, marketing, and regular league communications.

Beginning 45-30 days from season start (varying by league size and number of locations), the time commitment increases as you begin rostering, scheduling, ordering uniforms, and working with parents and coaches to begin practices and distribute equipment.

Once you get through weeks 1 and 2, the workload begins to stabilize and increases again for championships/playoffs. The more organized the league commissioner, the more manageable operating the league can be. Like anything else, the more time, effort, energy, and resources that you can put into your league, the better returns you'll have!

Once you get through your first season, you repeat the process and adjust based on desired results!

We offer a full-service of tools and resources for new and existing league commissioners to support growing their successful programs. Registration systems, league management software, customizable/co-branded league marketing, commissioner/coach/officials training resources, regular meetings, and 24/7 league commissioner support staff.

For all new leagues, getting off the ground is the toughest part. The initial season will take the most time, marketing spend, and gaining interest/recognition in the community.

Direct access to pre-existing email databases or partnerships with local organizations can help minimize the direct marketing spend needed, but based on the goals for your league you can expect to spend $500 to $5,000 on marketing alone.

In the early days, it is important to be strategic and calculated with your marketing spend, focusing on core initiatives that produce the best results. We have a proven direct marketing method and strategy based on league operator best practices that help new operators build and grow their programs.