Regina Youth League wins prestigious award
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The Regina Flag Football League, which at its inception had just 75 kids signed up, and has grown to well over 5,000 kids per year, was presented the award in Atlanta, Ga.
It came as a surprise and a shock to Mike Thomas when Regina Flag Football League, which he has had a hand in since 2007, was recognized over the weekend as the NFL’s Flag Football League of the Year.
The Regina Flag Football League, which at its inception had just 75 kids signed up, and has grown to well over 5,000 kids per year, was presented the award in Atlanta, Ga.
The Regina league won the award over leagues in some major U.S. centres like Los Angeles, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the Carolinas.
For Thomas, whose title can be construed as “League Convener,” it was “surreal to be up for the same award as leagues that have some big names backing them, such as Matt Leinart, people like Tyreek Hill, and some groups out of Arizona that have some dollars that have been given to them by the Arizona Cardinals, as well as some groups out of Seattle.”
Thomas said the award is shared amongst all of the people that make the league the well-oiled machine that it is.
“When you have really good people who have been involved with the program, that’s allowed for the experience for these kids to have been one that is enjoyable. And once you’re a parent and your child is having fun with something and you find good value in that, you’ll look to return each year,” Thomas said.
One of the community members involved with the league is Mat Nesbitt.
Nesbitt is a former linebacker with the Regina Rams and is now a coach and parent in the league.
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