Columbus, IN – Registration

🏈 Blue Chip Flag – Columbus, IN • 2026 Spring Registration

Fast, fun, no-contact football for boys & girls ages 3–17 in the Columbus area. Powered by Blue Chip Youth Sports, our league packs real football strategy into a friendly, high-energy format where every player gets touches, reps, and a chance to shine. ✨

Season at a Glance

🗓️ Game Days: Sundays, April 12 – May 31, 2026 (no games May 24th – Memorial Day weekend)
📍 Location: W. D. Richards Elementary School – Practice Field (Columbus, IN)
⏱️ Game Length: 1 hour per game
📊 Season Format: 6 regular-season games + 1–3 playoff games (7–9 total)
📘 Practices: Set by each coach; we encourage no more than once per week
🏆 Champions: Season champs earn an invite to the Tournament of Champions at Pasadena High School (travel/lodging are the parent/guardian’s responsibility)

Pricing (Spring ’26)

💵 Co-Ed Divisions (Junior–Legend): $150
💵 GEMS All-Girls Divisions: $129
💵 Rookie (3–4) & Pee Wee (5–6): $109

🏈👕 Additional cost of 2nd jersey if playing in more than one division: $75
💳 Payment plans are available at checkout so you can spread tuition out with ease.

What You Get with Registration

🎽 Reversible team jersey + flag belt (jersey is yours to keep)
🏟️ 7–9 league games with scores/standings and postseason action
💪 Skill development in passing, receiving, evasion, and coverage with coach instruction
🏅 Weekly Certificates of Excellence for top offensive & defensive performers
🎖️ Player of the Week awards
🏆 End-of-season Heisman Trophy winners — 1 per division
🌟 All-Star Games to showcase standout athletes
🎥 Live Streaming & VOD of games with professional announcing and the ability to clip highlights; rolled out in stages to select locations.
🛡️ League insurance: $5,000,000 liability policy

Divisions & Ages

👥 CO-ED (mixed):

• Rookie: 3–4
• Pee Wee: 5–6
• Junior: 7–8
• Major: 9–10
• Semi Pro: 11–12
• Pro: 13–14
• Legend: 15–17

💎 GEMS — Girls Empowerment Movement in Sports (ALL-GIRLS):

• GEMS Junior: 7–8
• GEMS Major: 9–10
• GEMS Semi Pro: 11–12
• GEMS Pro: 13–14
• GEMS Legend: 15–17

How We Play (Quick Specs)

🎮 Rookie (3–4): 4v4 on a kid-sized field; no scores or stats — maximum fun and learning
🎮 All other divisions (Pee Wee–Legend, including all GEMS): 5v5 on a 25-yd × 70-yd field with two 10-yd end zones; scores, standings, & stats tracked
🚫 No blitzing in Rookie, Pee Wee, & Junior (Co-Ed) and GEMS Junior & GEMS Major; controlled/allowed blitzing in older groups with safety rules

League Schedule & Registration Timing

🗓️ SPRING 2026 SEASON: Sundays, April 12 – May 31, 2026 (no games May 24th)
⏰ Registration Ends: March 15, 2026

Refunds & Age Cut-Off

🔁 Refunds: You may request a refund within 7 days of your registration date.
No refunds after March 29, 2026. No exceptions.

You have the option to purchase a third party refund protection policy during checkout that will cover any instances outside of our refund policy.

🎂 Age cut-off date: March 31, 2026. Your player’s league age is their age on that date.

Examples:
• Born April 1, 2019 → league age 6 (turns 7 the day after the age-cutoff date)
• Born March 31, 2019 → league age 7

Documents & Safety

📄 Birth certificate required (upload during registration).
🛡️ Mandatory NCSI background checks (National Center for Safety Initiatives) for all coaches, assistant coaches, staff, and referees.
✅ Required trainings: abuse prevention & reporting and concussion training for staff and coaches.

🧠 Mental Health Initiative — The Blue Chip Mindset™:
The “Blue Chip Mindset™” initiative by Blue Chip Youth Sports is about building resilience, mental toughness, and confidence for athletes of all ages. Using strategies to enhance mental performance, the “Blue Chip Mindset™” supports athletes in striving for excellence while making lifelong memories. This initiative instills a foundation to help athletes maximize their potential both on and off the field.

Game Day Attire

🏈👕 Official Blue Chip reversible team jersey
🩳 Shorts or pants with NO pockets (safety rule)
👟 Cleats allowed (no metal spikes)
🦷 Mouthpiece required
🪖 Helmet: A Soft Shell Helmet is MANDATORY (league policy since Spring 2021).