News for PIT TOUCH and FLAG FOOTBALL in WINNIPEG MANITOBA

Spring 2018 Registration Opens

Posted Wed Feb 28, 2018 - 12:17 AM

The PIT is proud to announce the start of registration for its ninth season of Spring indoor football. It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the league began. We have come a long way from our first year when forty teams played midnight game starts at a single facility. Since that time the PIT has become the largest touch and flag football organization in Canada. We are now affiliated with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Winnipeg High School Football League and play out of the two best indoor facilities in the province during prime-time hours. It has been a great ride and we hope to provide another decade of the best game day experience in recreational sports!

PIT Football is the ONLY league that offers:
Sponsorship by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, including discounts on Bomber tickets and apparel!
Prime time games beginning as early as 7:45pm
Sponsorship by the Winnipeg High School Football League
Football Canada regulation sized indoor football fields
Games held at Manitoba's two best indoor facilities (University of Manitoba and Garden City)
On-site lounge for pre-and post-game festivities.
Championship trophies and shirts – all player’s name engraved “Stanley Cup” Style on the trophies!
Schedule requests for game time starts, home facility, and days off (exclusive of playoffs)
Certified touch and flag football officials
Accommodation of all levels of skill
Sponsorship deals and player of the week awards (check out our great sponsors: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/sponsors) We have given out thousands of dollars in weekly prizes in the past year alone!
Free parking in a safe environment (don’t add $100s to your team’s registration in parking fees!)
A comprehensive and up-to-date website and social media platform
Guaranteed 24-hour question response time
Sponsorship of the Winnipeg High School Football League (WHSFL)
MVP program
Team Captain All-Star Game
Manitoba's only sponsored Provincial Team program
The only league that puts 100% of the profits back into the league (it is why you get so much more value for your registration dollar then any other league can provide!)
AND we are giving away $10,000 in prizes in 2018 exclusive to our players!
All this and more - Find out why we are the largest touch football organization in Canada!

Spring 2018 Indoor Season Information:
Season kickoff: Friday March 23rd
Season End Date: Saturday May 12th
Start times: Fridays/Saturdays between 7:45pm and 12:30am (earliest game starts in Manitoba!)
Divisions: Capped at 6 teams, top 4 teams make playoffs. Teams are guaranteed a minimum of 5 games; each game is 1 hour in duration.
Registration Deadline: Saturday March 17th (be warned the league will sell out much earlier)
League Cap: 70 teams (The league reserves the right to close registration early if we have reached the cap on teams – last year we sold out a days prior to the end of registration!)
Cost: $700 (GST and insurance included)
Cash, certified cheque, and interac e-transfers accepted. Cheques are payable to PIT FOOTBALL CORP. League addresses can be found on the contacts page here: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/contacts All team registrations should be accompanied by our new schedule request/team identification form found here: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/league_files

As our membership has come to expect the PIT will offer the best facility, fields, competition, referees and prizes in the most competitive and enjoyable environment. Our mandate is to provide players and teams with the best game day experience possible and our history speaks for itself! If you have any questions regarding registration, divisions, competitive balance, or anything else be sure to contact us. No matter what division you played in previously, or if you are new to the game, we can find a competitive division for you. Be part of Canada’s largest and fastest growing full-service touch football league!

Jon: 204.223-5912
JonFranklin@PITFootball.com

2018 Team Captain All Star Game

Posted Thu Feb 08, 2018 - 05:56 PM

Coed:
Jessica Smilar - Connor McDavids
Charlene Au - There's No Crying in Baseball
Lacie Larson - Joeys Old Wood
Vanessa Balchen - Lapings Old Wood
Jordan Demerchant - You Shall Not Pass

Division 1:
Keith Bourgeois - Flag Provincial Team
Jon Franklin - Guild of Calamitous Intent

Division 2/3:
Brandon Poulin - The Herd
Jason Cassie - Beerhawks
Nick Trinder - The Horde

Division 6:
Cliff Kitchen - Fall Ballers
Mike Brennan - Dez Dropped It

Division 7:
Pierre Feng - C'Mon Man

Division 8:
Darrell Warren - Average Sized Giants

Division 9:
James Pihulak-Seeley - Unwanted All-Stars
Cam Lesey - Snow Mexicans

Division 10:
Troy Barkman - Show Us Your TDs
Alex Emes - Team Potato Wedges

Division 12:
Mike McCheyne - Danger Zone
Tony Carvalho - Free Agents South

Division 13:
Matt Sypulski - Joint Forces
Cory Warren - Gotham Knights

Division 14:
Matt Shrimpton - Burland Boys
Jamie Morris - Air Farce

Division 16:
Jordan Bernshine - Wickermen

Division 17:
Orlando jose Fagerstrom castro - Swaffelins
Brett Zdebiak - No Punts Intended
Brent Fabris - Mayhem

Division 18:
Rajwinder Dandiala - Oay Co

Division 19:
Troy Laden - Winnipeg Shamrocks
Arminder Warha - Free Agents (North)
Troy Thompson - Suckskatchewan Seniors
Chris Collins - Goldbone
Pierce Melo - Average Joes
Miguel Poirier - Dilligafs

Division 20:
Harneil Aulakh - Banda Makers

Division 21:
Kaiden Smith - Maples Alumni
Drake Yaremko - Primetime

Winter 2018 Registration Information

Posted Tue Dec 05, 2017 - 12:18 AM

The PIT is proud to announce the start of registration for its tenth season of Winter indoor football. It’s hard to believe it has been a decade since the league began. We have come a long way from our first year when forty teams played midnight game starts at a single facility. Since that time the PIT has become the largest touch and flag football organization in Canada. We are now affiliated with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Winnipeg High School Football League, and play out of the two best indoor facilities in the province during prime-time hours. It has been a great ride and we hope to provide another decade of the best game day experience in recreational sports!

PIT Football is the ONLY league that offers:
Sponsorship by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, including discounts on Bomber tickets and apparel!
Prime time games beginning as early as 7:45pm
Sponsorship by the Winnipeg High School Football League
Football Canada regulation sized indoor football fields
Games held at Manitoba's two best indoor facilities (University of Manitoba and Garden City)
On-site lounge for pre-and post-game festivities.
Championship trophies and shirts – all player’s name engraved “Stanley Cup” Style on the trophies!
Schedule requests for game time starts, home facility, and days off (exclusive of playoffs)
Certified touch and flag football officials
Accommodation of all levels of skill
Sponsorship deals and player of the week awards (check out our great sponsors: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/sponsors) We have given out thousands of dollars in weekly prizes in the past year alone!
Free parking in a safe environment (don’t add $100s to your team’s registration in parking fees!)
A comprehensive and up-to-date website and social media platform
Guaranteed 24-hour question response time
Sponsorship of the Winnipeg High School Football League (WHSFL)
MVP program
Team Captain All-Star Game
Manitoba's only sponsored Provincial Team program
The only league that puts 100% of the profits back into the league (it is why you get some much more value for your registration dollar!)
All this and more - Find out why we are the largest touch football organization in Canada!

Winter 2018 Indoor Season Information:
Season kickoff: Friday January 12th
Season End Date: Saturday March 10th
Start times: Fridays/Saturdays between 7:45pm and 12:30am (earliest game starts in Manitoba!)
Divisions: Capped at 6 teams, top 4 teams make playoffs. Teams are guaranteed a minimum of 5 games; each game is 1 hour in duration.
Registration Deadline: Friday January 5th (be warned the league will sell out much earlier)
League Cap: 110 teams (The league reserves the right to close registration early if we have reached the cap on teams – last year we sold out a full 10 days prior to the end of registration!)
Cost: $700 (GST and insurance included)

Cash, certified cheque, and interac e-transfers accepted. Cheques are payable to PIT FOOTBALL CORP. League addresses can be found on the contacts page here: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/contacts All team registrations should be accompanied by our new schedule request/team identification form found here: http://pit.redzoneleagues.com/league_files

As our membership has come to expect the PIT will offer the best facility, fields, competition, referees and prizes in the most competitive and enjoyable environment. Our mandate is to provide players and teams with the best game day experience possible and our history speaks for itself! If you have any questions regarding registration, divisions, competitive balance, or anything else be sure to contact us. No matter what division you played in previously, or if you are new to the game, we can find a competitive division for you. Be part of Canada’s largest and fastest growing full-service touch football league!

New This Season:
The Winnipeg High School Football League divisions have been expanded from one to two divisions to accommodate different levels of skills/different age groupings. In addition, we will be offering a non-contact/no blocking flag division for those 18+. Flag football is the fastest growing subfield of football in Canada with provincial, national, and world championships being held. Be part of this new and growing sport which has been selected to the shortlist of new sports for the Olympics! Most of the rules are the very similar to touch except for three downs for twenty yards rather than three for 10 (and of course flagging instead of touch which brings some tackle jukes into play!). Check out the rules here: http://footballcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FlagRB_secure.pdf

Jon: 204.223-5912
JonFranklin@PITFootball.com

Fall 2017 Prize Winners!

Posted Thu Nov 09, 2017 - 10:58 PM

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Playoff Tickets - Just follow us on Instagram or Twitter to win @PITFootball We are the official touch and flag football league of your Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Travers Cummings - Bullet Club
Sean Stewart - No D

Kickers Sports Lounge - snap a pic of your team in the lounge having food or a bevy and win a $30 gift certificate!
Free Agents North
Meat's Pizzeria
Oay Company
Post Dig Pick Routes
North Bay
Ripping & Tearing
Fall Ballers
Vikings
Team Potato Wedges
Hoff's Heroes

Swiss Chalet Player of the Week - play well, be sportsmanlike, win two dinners at Swiss Chalet!
Tim Jones - Suckskatchewan
Amit Manget - Patiala Island
Sunny Virdi - Gooby Please
Karsten Myer - #BroDown
Jon Dalusong - Standard Aero

Red River Steak Company Female Footballer of the Week - dedicated to our female players who play well, be sportsmanlike! Win a $30 gift certificate!
Avni Jain - Tom Bradycardia
Jennifer Keith - Dillos North
Jessica Smilar - Coed Free Agents
Ireland Bayak - Show Us Your TDs
Charlene Au - There's No Crying in Baseball

Red River Steak Company Official of the Week - a shout out to the unsung heroes who allow us to play the game we love to play! $30 gift certificates all around!
Donny Desaulniers
Martial Desrosiers
Brent Sliwiany

Summer 2017 Registration Information/Winnipeg Blue Bombers Partnership

Posted Thu Apr 20, 2017 - 02:42 AM

The PIT is proud to announce the opening of the 2017 summer registration. 2017 will be our ninth season of outdoor football and our first partnering with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. We are very excited for the investment the Bombers have made in the league to help promote the game of touch and flag football at the grassroots level. As part of this investment all teams will play at least one regular season game at Investors Group Field (assuming your team does not request days at IGF off) with all championship games and the Team Captain’s All-Star game also held at IGF! PIT members will also receive exclusive discounts on Bomber merchandise and game day tickets and the league will be featured on BlueBombers.com!

The PIT has also forged exclusive contracts with Maple Grove Rugby Park to play games at Winnipeg’s premier outdoor sports complex. We have also partnered with North Winnipeg Nomads to play games at Frank Whyte the premier football field in the Northern part of the city. Boston Pizza will offer exclusive membership benefits including free large pizzas for all registered teams and draws for free jerseys to teams in each season. Teams will receive all of these added incentives to play at no additional charge! Registration costs will remain the same as last summer. Our mandate is to get as many people playing touch and flag football regardless of age, gender or skill level and we are very excited about the changes in the direction of the league to help promote the game.

Summer 2017 Season Information:
Season Starts: Tuesday May 23rd (weather permitting)
Season Ends: Sunday, September 24th (weather permitting)
Registration Deadline: Saturday May 20th
In Person Registration Held: Thursday May 18th
Location: Boston Pizza 690 St. James Street from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.
Team captains may pay earlier than the deadline. Cash, certified cheque and etransfer accepted. See the contacts page here http://www.pitfootball.com/contacts for address and etransfer info.

Touch Football 7 on 7:
Divisions: 18 regular season games, all teams make playoffs. Divisions of skill from elite to beginner available.
Cost: $1950 (inclusive of GST and insurance) $2000 if paying by any method other than etransfer.

Coed 5 on 5 Division (same sized field as indoor, only outdoors)
The PIT will offer two divisions of skill: competitive and recreational. Teams will receive 8 regular season games, all teams make playoffs. Minimum one regular season game at IGF, all finals at IGF. All coed teams will also be provided with jerseys!
Cost: $850 (inclusive of GST and insurance if paid by etransfer) $900 if paying by any method other than etransfer. Season will run May – July.

The PIT Football League is Canada’s largest touch and flag football organization with over 4000 players and 400 member teams. We offer the best game day experience in recreational sports:
• The PIT is the only league partnered with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Exclusive membership benefits with the Winnipeg Football Club including both regular season and championship games at IGF, special discounted tickets and merchandise.
• The PIT is the exclusive partner of Maple Grove Rugby Park Winnipeg’s premier destination for outdoor football games.
• The PIT is the exclusive partner of North Winnipeg Nomads, we will be playing games at Frank Whyte Winnipeg’s best field in the North. We have committed to running more games in the North than ever before to help accommodate teams living in that area.
• We are the only league to have fields lined consistently – this year every two weeks weather permitting. The first recreational sports league to line fields every two weeks!
• We are the only league to have certified and trained touch and flag football officials.
• We are the only league to reward its team captains with an all-star game, this year to be played at IGF!
• All champions will receive championship shirts and have their names engraved "Stanley Cup style" on the nicest trophies in recreational sports.
• Skill levels for everyone regardless of age or gender.

Cash, certified cheque, and interac e-transfers accepted. Cheques are payable to PIT Football. League addresses can be found on the contacts page here: http://www.pitfootball.com/contacts
All team registrations must be accompanied by our new schedule request/team identification form found here: http://www.pitfootball.com/league_files

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