Alouettes Flag Football Academy
The Alouettes Flag Football Academy (AFFA) will kick off with four teams participating in the 2025 Youth Flag Football World Championships in Orlando, Florida, from Feb. 28 through Mar. 2, 2025. Veteran defensive back Najee Murray will be the head coach for the Als teams while the rest of his staff will be made up of coaches from the Mavericks.
The AFFA will also organize different flag football clinics throughout the year. This is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and the AFFA will contribute to its development in the province of Quebec.
“We are very excited about the launch of the Alouettes Flag Football Academy. Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in Canada, and our new academy will provide us with an opportunity to grow our amateur football development initiatives while reaching both boys and girls that are enjoying this sport. We look forward to working with Mavericks, who have done an exceptional job developing flag football in Montreal. They have built a solid infrastructure that successfully manages leagues, teams, and clinics at all age levels.
By partnering with them on this project our aim is to help grow the notoriety and popularity of the game and to contribute to the success of the elite level of Flag Football throughout Québec. We want to guide and teach the best talent in the country in hopes of helping them earn a roster spot on the Canadian Flag Football Olympic Team as soon as 2028 in Los Angeles.”
Mark Weightman
– Alouettes President and CEO.
Les Mavericks de Montréal
The Montreal Mavericks are the largest youth flag football organization in Quebec with over 2000 athletes from ages 7 to 16 years old. They host over 350 games per year in their spring, summer and winter leagues.
“We’re thrilled to partner with the Montreal Alouettes to promote and expand youth flag football. With the Alouettes’ support, we’ll aim to inspire the next generation of athletes, strengthen our community, and make flag football more accessible to young boys and girls across the province.”
Jesse Roberts
– Mavericks Co-founder and General Manager.
“We believe that this partnership will allow young flag football players to benefit from the expertise of the Montreal Alouettes while learning in a structured environment. This is great news for the development of flag football in the province of Quebec. We hope that this collaboration will help continue to raise the bar for local teams on the national stage.”
Steve Duchesneau
– Football Quebec’s General Manager.
We’ll share more information regarding the academy’s practice sessions which are scheduled to begin in March and April.
To participate in a Mavericks league and to potentially play for the Alouettes flag football team