We are your headquarters for flag football in Madison. We run Spring and Fall outdoor leagues every year and Fall and Winter indoor leagues if we have a facility available.

Basic Info

Some league information appears on this page. More is found in our Frequently Asked Questions and the rulebooks linked in the grey menu bar toward the top of the page. General club policies can be found at the bottom of this page in the Info & Help section.

Spring Leagues: Run approximately mid-April to mid-July. Co-ed games are played on Sundays and start at 11:00 am. The end time varies depending on the number of teams registered, but could be as late as 4:00 pm. Men's league games are currently played on Monday nights.

Fall Outdoor Leagues: Run approximately early August to mid-October. Sunday co-ed games start at 11:00 am before the NFL season starts. The end time varies depending on the number of teams registered. Start times move up to 9:00 am once the NFL season starts. Men's league games are currently played on Monday nights.

Don’t have a team? You can sign up as an Individual and MSSC will place you on a team if we can. Please see the information on Individual signups below. Don't have quite enough players for a team? You can indicate that you are looking for more players in the comments section during registration.

Format

• Teams consist of six players on the field. In the co-ed league, at least two must be female
• All MSSC leagues are non-contact, no blocking leagues. There is no line play and players may not block for ball carriers. All players are eligible receivers and runners
• Shirts, equipment, and referees are provided by MSSC. We use “triple threat” belts with stationary flags. Belts contain three flags per player, and the entire belt is removed when flags are pulled
• Games consist of two 20 minute halves
• Please read the rulebooks linked in the grey bar toward the top of the page for full details on formats and rules

League Capacity

Weekday leagues typically have a capacity that varies depending on which field(s) we are able to get. The men's league has sold out every season for years, so don't wait until a few days before the deadline to sign up. The Sunday league has no capacity (other than how late our refs are willing to work). 

Divisions and Skill Level

Co-ed: We will segment the Sunday league into separate divisions if possible. Teams will be asked to rate their skill level on a scale of 1-10, and we will form appropriate divisions based on how captains rated their teams.

Men's: Our men's league tends to have a healthy balance of recreational and competitive teams. We welcome teams of any and all skill levels, and the league will be segmented into Upper and Lower divisions if we have enough teams register at each level. 

Teams should always overstate their skill level rather than understate it. Example: If you think your team may be somewhere between a 5 and a 7, enter 7 and see how the season goes. It's much more palatable to have an average team end up with a sub-.500 record in a higher skill division vs. a more skilled team destroying all the other teams in a lower skill division.

There is no guarantee we will be able to segment any given league into separate divisions, and all teams may end up in the same division.

Individual Sign Up Information

• Please read our Free Agents page for tips and expectations when registering as an Individual
• Men: We typically are not able to place many males who register as Individuals in the co-ed league because most teams are not looking for additional males. Being placed as an Individual in one of our men's leagues is much easier since many times we can form a "Free Agent" team.
• Ladies: If you want to be placed on a team, it's best to sign up on your own and NOT request to be placed with a male, as there is a much smaller chance a team will pick you up if you want to play with a guy

Dates and Locations

• Spring leagues generally run from late April to early July (weather permitting). Fall leagues run early August to late October
• The 2025 Spring and Fall men's leagues are held at Breese Stevens Field. The Spring and Fall co-ed leagues are at Olbrich Park
• Locations for any given league are not set in stone. They're subject to change at any time based on the whims of Madison Parks or Breese Stevens. We often have leagues that end up changing facilities for one reason or another, and players should be prepared to play wherever the league is located 

Scheduling

Since it's asked all the time: Schedules are posted a few days after registration closes. If you signed up for Monday nights, your team plays on Mondays nights, and you should be available for any time slot.

Prizes and Other Benefits

These can change from season to season and will be communicated to all teams via email. Prizes are generally awarded in the following order:

1. Gift cards will awarded if the league has a sponsor bar
2. A credit to an upcoming season will be applied for leagues that don't have sponsor bars
3. MSSC “gift cards” will be issued if it's the last outdoor league for the year and the captain doesn't want to apply the credit to a different upcoming sport or league. They will also be issued if the team is not playing the upcoming season. The gift card is stored in the captain's Player Profile, is valid for any league, and doesn't expire

For complete details, please download the Rulebook linked in the grey bar at the top of this page. When you're ready to sign up, click the blue "Team" or "Individual" button below to register. Click the "More Info" button below for the full details on dates, start times, locations, etc.

Questions? Check out our FAQ or Contact Us.