The fall of 2025 was the first time a local Star Valley flag football league was part of the nationwide NFL program which came with official rules, flags and most importantly the jerseys.

“It was really well received by the community,” replied organizer Allen Simpson. “We had over 200 participants so it was really awesome. The kids really loved it. The jerseys were reversible with the official flags. Overall it was really well received by the community and the kids that played.”

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Garnering some suggestions by those in that first season, the league is going to be playing a summer league but the deadline is this Friday for those who have kids who would like to play.

“The biggest feedback we got from last year was they loved the league but it was darn cold by the end of the season so in October we were playing in snow,” Simpson added. “We tried to listen to what people said and we are trying to do a summer league this year. This year we are also going to let the kids pick their own jersey. We can group them by colors or by division. When they go online and they as for their favorite give us your top two teams.”

Registration can take place at aftonwyoming.sportsites.com with games running on Saturdays from July 11 through August 1. The Saturday games may not be the first choice for some summer-loving parents.

“That has ruffled some feathers but one of the reasons we are doing this is that softball has the fields on Wednesdays and Thursdays,” Simpson explained. “So we are going to be able to play on Braves Field and the day that they have available is Saturday. I think it will be awesome to play on the field and it will be another fun added element to this league.”

A few ways parents can save a few dollars is the option to re-use last year’s jersey’s and flags which will take the $50 registration down to $25. Other league benefits is a bit more structure to youth sports.

“They have it all worked out with very specific yardage and rules,” Simpson continued. “Everybody is on the same page with a process that works across the country. Another thing we will be adding with a summer league is being able to get some of the high school players come in and ref some of the games. I’d love some steady growth in participants and level of play. Flag football offers non-contact and I’d like to see the youth get a chance to play some football.”

Simpson also highly encourages sign-up because while there may be a fall league again, there is no guarantee of that.

“If you really want your kids to play, we encourage you to sign your kids up for the summer,” he concluded. “We had kids from Cokeville to Alpine come and play last year. For every kid that registers they send us a football so we can give those out in the community so there are more cool things coming.”