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Playoffs for Los Al-Seal Beach Flag Football League Spiral in Friday
Organizer say they expect about 1,200 players to hit the fields at Oak Middle School.
Are you ready for some flag football?
Spring Season playoffs begin Friday the Los Alamitos-Seal Beach Friday Night Lights Flag Football League.
About 1,200 players, first grade through eighth grade, are expected to meet at Oak Middle School at 10821 Oak Street, according to organizers.
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"The No. 1 goal of the league is for kids to have fun playing the great game of flag football. And that’s the environment we create,” said Mark Broersma, league commissioner, in a phone call with Patch. "It’s just a real fun environment (and) atmosphere, both for the parents and the kids."
Twenty-eight different teams will kickoff on 14 different fields at 4:30 p.m. Friday, and every 50 minutes a new game begins, Broersma said.
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Broersma said there's a "real carnival atmosphere," and they'll have food trucks there, too.
Friday Night Lights Youth Flag Football is the largest Youth Flag Football league in the Western United States, according to organizers. The league was started in 2006 by Broersma and Chris Ketcham, and the league now has over 12,000 players participating in 7 different leagues throughout Southern California.
For more information, contact league commissioner Broersma at 562-756-5307, email at FNLFootball@aol.com or visit http://www.losalfnl.com
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