Playing Time & Eligibility

Are players guaranteed playing time?

The coaches are responsible for personal assignments and selecting starting players in each position. They look at a variety of factors including skill, practice performance, game performance, attendance, and attitude. No player is guaranteed playing time, but our coaches are aware that all players who paid their dues deserve their time on the field and will attempt to rotate players in as possible. If you think you are not getting your playing time ask yourself what you are doing during practice in order to make yourself noticed.

Are practices Mandatory?

Practices are not mandatory however, practices are where our coaches teach the plays for the upcoming game each week and missing practice will greatly reduce your chances of playing on Saturday. If you have to miss a practice for whatever reason please contact your coach and let them know. There are always emergences and our coaches understand these situations.

I am under 18, can I play for the Madison Co Pirates?

Anyone under the age of 18 will need to arrange a meeting with the General Manager and their Legal Guardian and will need permission and signed liability waiver from their Legal Guardian to play for the Madison Co Pirates.

Are there eligibility requirements for the Madison Co Pirates?

All players that sign the liability wavier and player agreement are able to play for the Madison Co Pirates. Any player that played for another team during the same season in the MFL will need to be released by their former team in order to play for the Pirates. Same goes true with players leaving the Pirates to play for another MFL team during the same season.

Are there eligibility requirements for the MFL League?

Everyone is eligible to play in the MFL. You are only ineligible if your name is posted on the leagues ineligible list. One can be posted to the ineligible list for 1) not paying your dues on another team from the past season, 2) showed extreme unsportsmenship like conduct, or 3) signed a non-compete clause with an MFL team during the current season.

I am a High School senior planning on going to college to play ball, will playing for a semi-pro team cause me to lose my eligibility for the NCAA?

There are two triggers that cause players for lose eligibility. 1) Receiving or playing with players that receive compensation for playing.  No one on the Madison Co Pirates team or the MFL League is paid to play. 2) Anyone over the age of 21, for each year of participation will lose one year of eligibility out of the 5 standard years of participation.