BUCS Flag Football Midlands Regional

DATES

Thursday 23 April 2026

VENUE

University of Warwick Sports Pavillion– (University of Warwick Sports Pavillion)

ADDRESS

University of Warwick Sports Pavillion

Cryfield Sports Pavilion

Coventry

CV4 7AL

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Thursday 19 March 2026

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Team Events

Thursday 16 April 2026 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)

Tuesday 21 April 2026 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined the respective event on BUCS Play)

Thursday 23 April 2026 at 23:59 – Admin Approval Deadline

(Players to have been approved and assigned in a team by an Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

ENTRY COSTS

£95 per team.

This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.

As this event is still in Probation, as per the Making Changes to BUCS Competitions framework, no BUCS points will be awarded this season.

We will run an Open Category and a Women’s Category at this event. A minimum of 4 teams entered into each category is required for that category to run. A maximum of 16 teams can be entered into each category. 

Institutions/Playing Entities may enter multiple teams into each category, however, if the event is oversubscribed, acceptance of all 1^st teams will be prioritised before any 2^nd teams are accepted and so on. Any entries not initially accepted will be placed on a reserve list and may be called up should a space later become available because of a team withdrawing prior to the event commencing.

The following institutions can enter teams into this event:

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

The Flag Football Sport Specific Regulations can be found here

All competitors should be familiar with and understand available gender categories and regulations under REG 4.3. Please find further information on gender eligibility here

BAFA Affiliation

All participants are required to affiliate with BAFA to attend this event. To purchase a BAFA Affiliation, please follow the link here. All affiliations will be checked on the event day.

Officials and Coaches

At the event, each team will be required to supply 1 official that will be added to the pool of officials. This official must have a BAFA Flag Football Officiating Qualification. This official can also be a player.

It is also recommended that each team has a minimum of 1 coach designated at the event. This coach, as a minimum should possess the BAFA Introduction to Flag Football for Community qualification.   

NB As part of the team entry fee, each team will gain access to 1 funded BAFA Flag Football Officiating Course and 1 funded BAFA Introduction to Flag Football for Community coaching course.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. 

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite.

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission.

To find out more or report a concern, please click here.

If you are having any problems with the BUCS Play App, please contact BUCS App Support before the entry window(s) closes. Any issues that have not been brought to BUCS’ attention before this deadline will not be considered for entry.

All questions should in the first instance should be directed to your Institution Administration.