National Gay Flag Football League

This month, the Board approved the recommendations of the Gay Bowl Progress & Evolution Task Force introducing divisional play and a new seeding structure for the annual championship tournament.  The goals of the Task Force and the Board are to:

• Deliver an elegant balance of competition and opportunity across all games
• Provide a more welcoming entry into the tournament for new cities and teams
• Increase the level of excitement and suspense for all players and fans; and
• Provide a format that appropriately reflects the growth and evolution of the tournament and sport overall

The Board also agreed on a number of minor changes to the Rules to put before City Leaders for approval, including a suggestion for a three-point Try from the 20 yard line.

For your reading pleasure…

Please take a look at this month’s Two-Minute Drill!  Featured stories include:

• An update on the progress and process of the Gay Bowl Progress & Evolution Task Force
• Announcement of the priority order of cities interested in bring a second team to Gay Bowl
• A call to action to “Like” our respective Facebook pages; and
• An update on plans for Denver

There’s also some timely information about Chicago’s Pride Bowl V, so be sure to check it out!

Minutes for April’s NGFFL Board meeting are now available.  The majority of time was spent on two topics: 1) An update on preparations for Gay Bowl XII in Denver, and 2) a detailed set of recommendations for the reorganization of play at Gay Bowl.  While details of the recommendations are not yet available, the Task Force prized and balanced two important values – the opportunity for every team to win Gay Bowl, and an appropriate level of competition for all teams through the entire weekend.  Check it out!

Check out this month’s Two-Minute Drill!  Top of line items are a solicitation of changes of rules, a call to host Gay Bowl XIII in 2013, and a heads up about second-teams and Task Force recommendations for Gay Bowl XII.  Please feel free to share with your members and friends of your respective leagues!

Minutes for March’s Board meeting can now be found here.  Congratulations are in order for Lance Burage of Atlanta and Shawn Albritton of Chicago, our Director of Officials and Director of Rules, respectively.  Lance and Shawn have a long and demonstrated record of fantastic service to our community, so the Board is thrilled to continue working with them for another year!

As per the NGFFL bylaws, the NGFFL Board held its first Annual Meeting February 28.  In addition to the Board of Directors, 13 city representatives joined the call to hear what the Board has planned for 2012 and offer feedback and direction.

In addition to reminding attendees of our mission and vision, the Board recounted gains and lessons learned from 2011, shared a financial update, reminded cities to familiarize themselves with the new bylaws, and discussed the Board’s four areas of focus for 2012…

Minutes from February’s NGFFL Board meeting are found here.  Take a look and let us know if you have any questions!

NGFFL TWO-MINUTE DRILL – February 2012

Here are the key stories in this month’s 2MD:

• Planting new local leagues tops ambitious goals for the year
• City Leaders say emphatic YES to NGFFL-driven corporate partnerships
• NGFFL crafting all-new arrangement with MillerCoors
• NGFFL Board will soon hear recommendations for improved Gay Bowl