Get ready for fast-paced fun this season with our brand-new Youth Indoor Flag Football League!

This league gives players a chance to develop their skills, stay active through the colder months, and enjoy the excitement of football in a safe, no-contact indoor setting. Teams will practice good sportsmanship, teamwork, and game fundamentals while competing in a supportive, energetic environment.

UPCOMING FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE

2026 Winter Indoor Flag Football League
DATES: Saturdays, Jan 24 - Mar. 28, 2026
GAME TIMES: Between 11:00am - 2:00pm
LOCATION: Portland Sports Complex (Warren Ave)
TEAM FORMAT: COED - 5 v 5

• 7U (grades K - 3) 
• 10U (grades 4 - 6)

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Volunteer Coach Application

Whether you are new to flag football or a returning player, this league is a great way to stay in the game, make new friends, and experience football in a whole new way!

We are also looking for coaches and referees - experience helpful but not required. 

PYFL Flag Football is fully compliant with NFL Flag Football rules and standards.

ABOUT Portland YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Portland Youth Football League is a community-based charitable, volunteer organization in Portland, Maine, charged with encouraging leadership and building character. We currently have a flag football program for players in grades K-5 for boys and girls, a youth tackle football program for players in grades 4-6, and a middle school tackle football team for kids in grades 7-8. All of our teams offer the opportunity to build a superior, fundamental football foundation. 

Our ultimate goal is to safely provide our players with the football skills, fundamentals, and experiences to help them compete successfully and secure position placement on a local high school football team.  Our youth program is just one of many coastal community football leagues reaching from Berwick to Bangor. We are always seeking Portland area youth passionately interested in developing, increasing, and enhancing their football skills as they progress through school. 

We play our games every weekend (Saturday or Sunday) in the fall at Fitzpatrick Stadium and Deering Memorial Field, two of the finest high school football stadiums in the state of Maine.

For more information please contact us at pyfl.vp@gmail.com.

Portland Youth Football League is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Middle School Head Coach, Issiah Bachelder. Coach B comes to us with extensive football experience and a distinctive resume. In fact, he grew up playing youth football in Portland and played for PYFL himself in Middle School. He is now the father of three and is passionate about giving back to the youth football community. 

A former Portland High School quarterback, Captain, and All-Conference standout, Coach Bach helped lead PHS to one of their best records in school history and back-to-back Class A North titles. He was chosen by the high school referees to receive the PYFL alumni scholarship, an honor recognizing outstanding achievement on and off the field. After earning Rookie of the Year and multiple All-Star honors with Maine's AAA Semi-Pro club the Southern Maine Raging Bulls, he signed to play professionally in France. COVID interrupted that plan and, instead, he debuted with the Győr Sharks in Hungary.  While in Hungary, Coach Bach coached youth teams from U11 to U18 and at the University level in Hungary at Széchenyi István Egyetem. He also coached and mentored youth athletes that have come from Hungary to play HS ball in the states. Most recently, Coach B earned 1st-Team All-ECFL honors with the Seacoast Warhawks. Last season, he helped turn around Westbrook’s 5th & 6th grade squad, taking over as head coach mid-season to lead them to their first win in at least 3 seasons.

Coach Bach is bringing with him a number of position coaches and assistant coaches and we have two coaches staying on from last year as well. We are excited to have Coach Bach and his team and looking forward to the 2025 Season. Registration is still open for PYFL Tackle, Flag and Cheering. If you are planning to register for Fall Tackle, the sooner the better, as Coach B has some ideas for the pre-season that players will want to hear about. If you are considering playing tackle for the first time, please reach out with questions. Both our MS and 4/5/6 teams are fully staffed with excellent coaches.

PYFL and Coach B are committed to football safety, football fundamentals and training athletes to be their best, both on and off the field.

Interested in becoming a sponsor of Maine Flag Football League?