Jacksonville Beach Park&Rec League

I’ve spoken with one of the founding owners on this league in the past few days. Jimmy Wilkins, an East Carolina grad and a long time resident of Jacksonville brought his passion of the game to the Beach. He worked closely with Jax Beach Parks & Rec to form the league over 17 years ago. To this day, it has become one of the sought after leagues for players to be associated with.

The “Jax Beach League” is a winter league that operates in a 7v7 format. The season starts up in late November through mid-February and conducts single elimination playoffs at the end of the season. No matter what your record may be in the standings, every team is invited to the dance. Each team plays at least two games a week making it a 17-game season for league teams. Currently, there are 48 teams in the league with over 500 participants playing at the Beach. The teams are broken up into divisions; A, B, and C divisions. The A division is the most competitive and is comprised of 8 teams that is broken into two sub divisions, the AFC and NFC. The top three teams are Parlaid(9-0), R.J Gators(8-1), and MoonSpiders(7-3). The B division is also comprised of 8 teams that is broken up into two subdivision; ACC and SEC. The top three teams are BackinBlack(9-2), The Evolution(7-4), and Smart Guys(7-4). The C division is where it all begins. Whether you are a couch potato or reliving your high football days, C division can be your cup of tea. The C division is comprised of 32 teams that is broken up into four divisions; PAC10, PACK10, Big10 and Big12. I guess now I can see why the board committee named the B subdivisions, ACC and SEC, better conferences much like in college football. However that is another argument to discuss since I am a die-hard Buckeye. Anyway, the top four teams in C division are; PACK10-Motivation(10-1), Big12-Philly’s Finest(9-1), Big10-Joe’s Crab Shack(9-1), and Pac10-Touchdown Club(9-2). Good luck to all teams in the playoffs.

“There are some great rival games played in this league. You get the occasional trash talk but it’s all friendly in nature. Plus, some teams scout out the other teams for their next game. It’s a great league” said Jimmy Wilkins.

I also asked him if Flag Football is a growing sport in NE Florida. “I think so; Jacksonville has a huge following of players that still want to compete. We even had some “real” football players compete in some games; a notable Jacksonville Jaguar player, a couple of Gator WRs and some quality division 1 college QBs in Florida” said Wilkins.

So if you are looking for some great 7v7 competition, hit the beach league during the Fall/Winter season. Fields are located at Wingate Park off of South Penman rd.

Flag Football….Get Some!