2025 MPDP Inclusion Flag Football League

Come and join the MPDP Saturday Inclusive (Unified) Flag Football Leagues. This league will meet on Saturdays from 10:00-12:00 at Elmington Park on West End Ave beginning on Saturday, August 9th and running through October 18th. This is a co-ed Inclusion League, and teams will be made of up of athletes with and without disABILITIES.

Athletes with disABILITIES will be divided into 2 categories. Our Youth League will be for athletes ages 13-17. Our Adult League will be for athletes ages 18+. All athletes should have a valid sports physical completed within the last 3 years. Inclusion partners must be 13 years of age or older, and have a signed volunteer form to participate. All athletes should come wearing athletic shorts and tennis shoes or rubber cleats (not required). We will provide jerseys each week, and will collect and wash them at the end of each game day.

Clinic

• Saturday, August 9th

Practice Dates:

• August- 16th, 23rd, 30th
• September- 13th, 20th, 27th (We will NOT meet Septmeber 6th)
• October- 4th, 11th, 18th

Practice Schedule August 16-October 18th

• 9:00-9:15 Greeting & Divide into groups
• 9:15-9:45 Practice & Drills
• 9:45-10:00 Divide into teams/Water Break
• 10:00-10:45 Game
• 10:45-11:00 Wrap-up & collect jerseys

Special Olympics Regional Competition

• TBD

Special Olympics State Competition

• TBD

Activities are weather dependent and will be cancelled if any of the following conditions are met:

• Temperature above 90*F or below 50*F
• Rain or Forecasted Rain Chances over 50%
• Wet or Muddy Field Conditions

Extra practices for athletes will be available These practices are not required for participation on Saturdays, but are available for those who can attend. For a complete schedule of practices, please contact Jonathan Shelton at [email protected] or Glen Adkins at [email protected].

Our Flag Football Leagues are provided free of charge to all of our athletes thanks to the generosity of our Sponsors. Our sponsors include The Friends of Metro Parks disABILITIES & Magic Programs and the Law Firm of Johnson, Scruggs, & Barfield. If you are interested in sponsoring the Metro Parks disABILITIES Sports Leagues, please contact Glen Adkins ([email protected]) or Jonathan Shelton ([email protected]) by calling the disABILITIES Office at 615-862-8489.

Host or Publisher Metro Parks disABILITIES Programs