Good evening coaches! Congratulations on qualifying for the 2023 Under the Lights Flag Football National Championship Tournament at the IMG Academy! Our names are Mike O’Keefe and Matt Raab. We will be the Directors for the Tournament. Please pay attention to the following details: 

The Tournament is being hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton Florida from July 21-23, 2023.  The tournament will feature invited league champions from across the United States and Canada.  Each INDIVIDUAL player must have a parent/guardian complete an IMG waiver (see below for waiver link) 

• There is a $600 tournament fee per team for invited teams to participate.  
• There are 4 divisions (K-2nd Grade, 3rd-4th Grade, 5th-6th Grade, 7th-8th Grade). 
• Each division will have a maximum 16-28 teams.   
• Team registration will be accommodated on a first come first served basis.  Once a division reaches capacity.  No other teams will be allowed to register. 
• We will send a separate email out that will instruct you how to upload your team rosters.   
  • Maximum roster size is 12 
  • You can add players to your roster ONLY from the League where you won the Division Championship from the 2023 Spring Season  
  • Do Not replace players from your Championship team that want to play and can travel to the IMG Tournament with players from other teams that you presume to be better.  This is a great way to get disqualified.  
• Teams are responsible for their own travel expenses. 
• Each player will receive a National Championship Tournament shirt 

Tournament Format
*Subject to change 

All games will be 6v6 and follow the National Under the Lights Flag Football presented by Under Armour rule book.  

Click here for a copy of the rules. 

​July 21, 2023 

• Team Registration (COACHES ONLY) - 6:00pm-6:30pm (Location: Legacy Hotel) 
• Coaches Meeting - 6:30pm-7:00pm (Location: Legacy Hotel) 

July 22, 20223 

• Round robin games begin at 8:00am 
• Each team will play three games 
• ​Seeding for Championship Tournament determined after all games have been completed 

July 24, 2022 

• Single elimination tournament play begins at 8:30 am 
• ​Award ceremony to follow each championship game 

We have four terrific leaders that will help guide you and your team through the next few months, as well as tournament play. Please reach out to them with any questions or concerns regarding completing next steps. 

K-2nd Divisional Leader: Joe Wilson- lakeland@uaflag.com 

3rd-4th Divisional Leader: Patrick O’Keefe- estero@uaflag.com 

5th-6th Divisional Leader: Andrew Brown - venice@uaflag.com 

7th-8th Divisional Leader: KB Belton - sarasota@uaflag.com 

Tournament Directors: 

Mike O'Keefe- mokeefe@uaflag.com 

Matt Raab - mraab@uaflag.com 

For Tournament information and discounted HOTEL deals click this link: 

• https://www.utlflagchampionships.com/ 

Tournament Registration: 

Each Coach needs to click the link below to register your team for the tournament. https://uaflag.launchtrack.events/register/2023-spring-under-the-lights-national-championship 

• Access code is UAIMGSP23 
  
  IMG Waiver: 
  
  Each individual player must have a parent/guardian complete an IMG waiver. Below is the link to complete the waiver 

• IMG Tournament Player Waiver 

Additional Information to Come: 

The following will come from your Divisional Commissioner in the coming months: 

• Roster email 
• Tournament schedule including pool play assignments, playoffs schedule, etc.. 
• IMG admission tickets 
   
    
  We look forward to a great tournament!!! 
   
   
  Mike and Matt