“Benefits That Will Be Provided By The NIFL For 2009- 2010 Season”
Provides experienced league leadership through the position of Commissioner, President, Vice President and Board Members with extensive athletic coaching and administrative backgrounds and years in administration in Minor League Football
Membership is maintained by adhering to Standards and Rules. A “no tolerance” policy is in affect.
The number of teams as members is deemed less important than the quality of organizations and the ethical conduct of team leadership.
The reality between numbers and actual teams is distorted but common in Minor League Football.
Provide teams NIFL Officials Association members assigned by the NIFL Supervisor of Officials.
Recruits, trains in NFL Rules, supervise, assigns and evaluates officials in the NIFLOA.
Provides an administrative staff of professionals including administrative assistant to the Commissioner, accountant, legal advisor and staffing for the Integrity Bowl.
Provides training to new member owners and staffs. Meet with accountant, legal advisor, officials, and present team owners and staffs to obtain information to make the transition into the NIFL seamless
Provides a league web site for informational purposes
Provides advance agendas prior to all meetings listing all items for discussion and decision.
Provides Press releases.
Provides communications to colleges, universities and professional football organizations regarding Recruiting opportunities
Provides meeting rooms or bridge calls for league meetings
Provides updated communications to all NIFL Officials regarding league business and information.
Recruiting opportunities for NIFL players
Provides an NIFL web site with updated information on league happenings with linkage to each team’s web site.
Provides Rules and Standards for membership and enforces compliance.
Provides a regular season schedule of 10 games with opponents with similar interests and resources that are geographically compatible to limit excessive travel expenditures.
Provides a post season single elimination schedule ultimately defining the top two teams for the Championship. “ Integrity Bowl “
Provide NFL Play-Off Format
Provides the Integrity Cup to the organization demonstrating excellence in professional and Administrative management.
Provides 2 Conference Championship trophies.
Provides 1 NIFL Championship Integrity Bowl trophy.
Provides 2 Conference Championship Head Coaches plaques
Provides Coach of the Year Award
Provides MVP Awards for the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Game in the Integrity Bowl.
Provides 4 All Star Ball Boy Certificates
Provides All Star Awards Jerseys or plaques to NIFL Players selected from each team who are honored at the Integrity Bowl.
All Stars are selected by their coaches and owners. All teams are represented on the All Star Team.
Provides each All Star Player with 2 complimentary tickets to the Integrity Bowl.
Provides 10 Comp Tickets to each NIFL teams for their staffs to the Integrity Bowl.
Provides the winning team and the runner up team of the Integrity Bowl participation checks, the amount of which is a combination of funds determined annually based on the number of league members, net income of gate receipts from the game and all funds from the sale of an unlimited number of game tickets provided to the 2 teams.
Provides unlimited Integrity Bowl game tickets valued at $7.00 per ticket to all teams for them to sell to fans and keep all funds to help defray membership dues.
Provides Integrity Bowl T Shirts to each NIFL staffs members
Provides affiliations with the American Football Association, Minor League Football News, NFL Alumni Association and National Football Events
“NOT IN THE NIFL”
We do not have less than 5 on field officials for all games. Anything less puts teams at jeopardy of missed calls and player safety. It also inhibits officials from performing their duties to the best of their ability.
We do not permit unchecked and scrutinized league or team message boards demeaning the ideals of football, football teams, administrators, coaches, players and leagues.
We do not require players to play in "back to back" games. In football, this is an unhealthy and dangerous practice putting players at a high risk of injury
We do not schedule based on an odd number of divisions such as 3, as it distorts the playoff seeding and selection of league All Stars.
We do not schedule based on teams past success or expected season’s success. Scheduling top contender to play weaker opponents and not playing each other in order to protect a team’s record is not accepted.
We do not publicize logos of companies identified as sponsors suggesting financial support when they are actually companies supplying services or products for a fee.
We do not publicize or advertise TV or internet TV broadcasts of games that are not in fact actually broadcast with the suggested appearance of a "TV Deal".
We do not utilize player fees to owners to be used for personal use such as breakfasts and lunches at meetings. Payments for such items are paid directly by those in attendance
We do not make any promises of college scholarships offered to any player or organizations
We do not make any promises of any paid professional contracts to any player or organizations