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Football & Flag Football in Maryland

62 programs in 51 cities. The most are in Bowie, Fulton, Baltimore. OpenStreetMap also maps 619 public football fields in Maryland.

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Maryland at a glance

Programs listed
62
Cities with programs
51
Most programs
Bowie (3), Fulton (3), Baltimore (2), Elkton (2), Ellicott City (2)
Mapped to a street address
68% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public football fields (OpenStreetMap)
619
By type
Club 47 · League 13 · Camp 1 · Training 1

Statewide organizations

  • High school sports

    Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

City guides

Bowie 3

Fulton 3

Baltimore 2

Elkton 2

Ellicott City 2

Frederick 2

Prnc Frederck 2

Silver Spring 2

Waldorf 2

Accident 1

Annapolis 1

Bel Air 1

Boonsboro 1

Brookeville 1

Brooklyn 1

Bryans Road 1

California 1

Capitol Hgts 1

Cecilton 1

Centreville 1

Chesapeak Bch 1

Chester 1

Cumberland 1

Easton 1

Frostburg 1

Germantown 1

Glenarden 1

Highland Bch 1

Hollywood 1

Huntingtown 1

Hyattsville 1

Jarrettsville 1

Keymar 1

Knoxville 1

Leonardtown 1

Linthicum Hts 1

Myersville 1

North East 1

Oakland 1

Parkville 1

Pasadena 1

Port Deposit 1

Port Tobacco 1

Rising Sun 1

Salisbury 1

Smithsburg 1

Stevensville 1

Taneytown 1

Temple Hills 1

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Football & Flag Football: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Flag football programs often start around age 5 or 6. Tackle leagues usually group players by age and, in some leagues, weight.
Seasons
Tackle football is mainly a fall sport. Flag football runs in fall and spring in many areas.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a football program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • For camps and clinics, ask about the coach-to-athlete ratio, how groups are split by age and ability, and what a typical session looks like.
  • For trainers and academies, ask for a sample session plan, the group size, and how progress is tracked.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as football programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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