- December 9, 2025
Mad Dogs Flag Football President Jay Maxwell said he’s always wanted to see the league surpass 400 players. But registration for the upcoming winter season has been more than a pleasant surprise. A total of 455 players registered surpassing the league’s record of 393 and blowing past the winter season average of 295, Maxwell said.
Here are some other notable numbers for the winter season: The 13U division typically has 65 players. This season it will have double that. There are typically 22 teams in the winter. This season, there will be 50. A total of 115 volunteers signed up for the season.
“It’s unbelievable,” Maxwell said. “We weren’t expecting it at all.”
The winter season runs from Jan. 9 to March 7, 2026, on Friday nights at Ralph Carter Park in Palm Coast with divisions for 4U, 6U, 8U, 10U, 13U and 17U. Games will start at 6 p.m. with six fields going at once, Maxwell said.
“The high school kids will start last. We’re hoping to be out before the lights go out at 10:15,” he said.
The men’s and women’s adult leagues have also expanded. The adults will play on Wednesday nights at Ralph Carter Park beginning Jan. 7. This is the second season that Mad Dogs will have a women’s league and it has grown from two teams to four to six teams for the winter, Maxwell said.
Mad Dogs will host a free all-girls flag football clinic for ages 5-17 on Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to noon, at Ralph Carter Park.
The winter season’s growth follows a record year with a total 1,300 registrations and over 333 volunteers for the winter, spring and fall seasons in 2025, Maxwell said. Mad Dogs began in 2018.
“I’m excited. The league has grown faster than we ever thought it would,” he said.
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