For YMCA sports directors
Score your YMCA flag football league in StatHawk, free.
Every Y runs flag football its own way, with its own rules, age groups and score policy. StatHawk fits around that: each division gets its own rules, volunteers score the games on their own phones, and families follow the schedule, scores and standings at no cost to the Y.
- 2,597
- YMCAs in the United States (YMCA of the USA)
- 150,000+
- athletes YMCAs have put through NFL FLAG leagues (RCX Sports, 2025)
- Local
- Each Y sets its own rules and score policy. There's no national YMCA flag football rulebook.
- $0
- StatHawk's cost to score every game in your league
Every Y plays its own version
There's no national YMCA flag football rulebook. Some Ys run NFL FLAG leagues and follow its rules, and others write their own. Here's how a few Ys publish theirs.
| YMCA | Format | Score and standings |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Austin YMCA | 6v6, 4 plays to reach the next zone, tries from the 5 and the 7 | No official scores or records. The score is tracked during the game as a teaching aid. |
| YMCA of the Triangle, NC | Youth flag football by age group | No official score for younger players. |
| YMCA of Central Texas | Rookie Plus (ages 6 to 9) and Plus (ages 10 to 11), 6 games each | Scores and standings kept in both, with a one-game tournament for Plus. |
| YMCA of Greenville, SC | 5v5 for ages 4 to 7, 7v7 for ages 8 and up, 6 games | Not stated on the program page. |
| YMCA of Greater Louisville, KY | NFL FLAG jerseys, U7, U9 and U12 divisions | U12 ends with a season-ending tournament. |
In StatHawk, each division can match your Y's rules. Start from the closest format (5v5 Standard, 6v6, or 7v7 for girls or boys), then set the players per side, the downs and the try spots under the division's rules.
What your Y already uses, and what StatHawk adds
Ys register players and families in systems like Daxko, and send schedules and messages through tools like PlayerSpace, TeamSnap or Y GameTime. None of those record a game play by play, so nobody gets player stats or box scores.
Keep your registration and messaging tools. StatHawk handles game day: scoring, standings, stats for both teams and a place for families to follow along.
Set up your Y's league in StatHawk
- 1Create the league in the StatHawk app and add a division for each of your age groups, each with its own format and rules.
- 2Add teams and rosters, then the schedule: date, time, division and the two teams for each game.
- 3Invite your scorers by email: staff, volunteer parents or coaches from teams that aren't playing. Any scorer can score any game, so each field can have its own.
- 4On game day, scorers open the game from the schedule and score it play by play with both rosters. Standings update when the game ends.
- 5Share your League Code with families so they can follow the schedule, live games, scores and standings.
For age groups that don't keep score
Many Ys keep no official score for the youngest players. You can start using StatHawk at the age where your Y begins keeping score, or use it for those divisions' schedule and for families following along. Older divisions get standings and stats from the first game.
Families follow free
Share your League Code and families see the schedule, live games, scores, standings and box scores. They can't change anything, and player names show as first name and last initial by default, which matters for young players.
Common questions
Does StatHawk cost the Y anything?
No. Setting up the league, scoring every game, standings, exports and the family view are free. League Pro is an optional upgrade that adds Insights for your staff.
Who can score games?
Anyone you invite as a Scorer or Admin, on their own iPhone or iPad. Staff, volunteer parents and coaches from teams that aren't playing all work. Any scorer can score any game in the league.
Our Y runs an NFL FLAG league. Does that work?
Yes. Start from 5v5 Standard, which matches NFL FLAG's downs, and set the 2-point try to the 10.
Can each age group use different rules?
Yes. Every division has its own format and rules, including players per side, downs and where each try is spotted.
Can we keep Daxko and our messaging tools?
Yes. StatHawk doesn't do registration, payments or messaging. Keep your systems and use StatHawk for game day, standings and stats.
How are children's names shown to families?
First name and last initial by default.
Sources
Checked October 2026.
- YMCA of the USA, key facts and figures
- RCX Sports, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles NFL FLAG leagues (September 2025)
- Greater Austin YMCA flag football rules and guidelines
- YMCA of the Triangle youth flag football
- YMCA of Central Texas flag football
- YMCA of Greenville flag football
- YMCA of Greater Louisville youth flag football
- Y GameTime
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