WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ERA?
Once the yearly seasons have finished, we will hold the first ever national league playoffs known as
The TUFF Cup Playoffs. This 2 day event will take place on the west coast.
Each TUFF League city will have one team represent them after winning the TUFF Cup Qualifier.
TUFF CUP QUALIFIER
The Qualifier will take place in December.
The top 4 teams in your league that have accumulated the most points throughout the year will qualify. The teams will be seeded 1-4. The winner of the Qualifier will be the sole team that represents your city in the TUFF Cup Playoffs.
HOW TO EARN TUFF CUP POINTS
TITAN CUP PLAYOFFS
WIN A TITAN CUP
IF YOUR TEAM WINS THE TITAN CUP CHAMPIONSHIP, EACH PLAYER WILL EARN 20 POINTS
TITAN CUP RUNNER UP
IF YOUR TEAM MAKES IT TO THE CHAMPIONSIHP GAME BUT DOESNT WIN IT ALL, EACH PLAYER WILL EARN 10 POINTS
TITAN CUP SEMI FINALIST
IF YOUR TEAM ADVANCES TO THE SEMI FINALS OF THE TITAN CUP PLAYOFFS, YOUR PLAYERS JUST EARNED 5 POINTS
PLAYOFF PLACEMENT
IF YOUR TEAMS MAKES IT TO THE TITAN CUP PLAYOFFS, YOUR PLAYERS WILL EARN 1 POINT
TUFF LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
IF YOUR TEAM WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP, YOUR PLAYERS WILL EARN 10 POINTS
TOURNAMENT RUNNER UP
IF YOUR TEAM MAKES IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BUT DOESN’T WIN IT ALL, YOUR PLAYES WILL EARN 5 POINTS
TOURNAMENT MVP
IF YOU WIN THE TOURNAMENT MVP, YOU WILL EARN 3 POINTS
SEASONAL PLAYER AWARD
IF YOU WIN ANY SEASONAL AWARD, YOU WILL EARN 3 POINTS
TUFF CUP PLAYOFFS
ONCE WE HAVE A TEAM REPRESENTING EACH CITY, IT’S TUFF CUP PLAYOFF TIME! THIS TWO DAY EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY, WHERE ON THE FIRST DAY, ALL THE TEAMS WILL PLAY ONE ANOTHER IN A ROUND ROBIN STYLE FORMAT TO DETERMINE THE PLAYOFF SEEDING. THE NEXT DAY, THE PLAYOFFS BEGIN. LOSE ONCE AND YOU’RE OUT. WIN IT ALL AND PREPARE YOURSELF TO BE CROWNED THE TUFF CUP CHAMPIONS. THE ULTIMATE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM.
TUFF CUP ELIGIBILITY
FOLLOWING THE FALL SEASON OF EACH LEAGUE YEAR, THE CAPTAIN OF ANY TEAM THAT HAS WON A TITAN CUP PLAYOFF GAME DURING THE LEAGUE YEAR MAY SUBMIT A ROSTER OF ELIGIBLE PLAYERS TO GET ACCESS INTO THE TUFF CUP QUALIFIER. THE TUFF CUP ELIGIBILITY IS PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP ALL ROSTERS HONEST. MANAGING A ROSTER IN TUFF LEAGUE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE SOME AWARENESS. THIS IS WHERE THE GREAT CAPTAINS WILL SHINE. TO BECOME TUFF CUP ELIGIBLE, HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS:
WITHIN THE LEAGUE YEAR, A PLAYER MUST HAVE BEEN ROSTERED TO THE TEAM FOR AT LEAST TWO SEASONS OR THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE SEASON AND TWO TOURNAMENTS WITH THAT TEAM.
IF A PLAYER QUALIFIES FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS AND IS SUBMITTED ON MULTIPLE ROSTERS, THE MOST RECENT TEAM THE PLAYER WAS ROSTERED TO WILL HAVE PRIORITY. HOWEVER, THE PLAYER WILL HAVE THE FINAL DECISION ON WHICH TEAM HE WISHES TO REPRESENT. THE FORMER TEAM MAY REPLACE THE PLAYER WITH ANYONE ELIGIBLE.
EACH TEAMS TUFF CUP ROSTER MUST HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 38 STARS.
THE GOAL OF TUFF LEAGUE HAS BEEN TO CREATE THE FIRST EVEER NATIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE. THE NATIONAL ERA IS A LEAGUE BASED PRODUCT THAT WILL ACCUMULATE A TEAMS BODY OF WORK OVER AN ENTIRE YEAR! THAT IS THE ULTIMATE FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE!
STAR SYSTEM
THE TUFF STAR SYSTEM PLAYERS WILL ONLY BE APPLIED TO THE FINAL TUFF CUP PLAYOFF ROSTER.
PLAYERS WILL BE EVALUATED ON THREE CRITERIA’S:
PERFORMANCE: AN EVALUATION OF STATS AND PLAYMAKING ABILITIES WITH COMPETITION IN CONSIDERATION.
TALENT: AN EVALUATION OF ATHLETICISM AND FLAG FOOTBALL IQ
CHEMISTRY: AN EVALUATION AS A TEAMMATE AND OF ATTITUDE IN RESPECT TO ADDING OR TAKING AWAY FROM A TEAMS OVERALL VALUE.
TALENT AND PERFORMANCE HAVING EQUAL WEIGHT AND RELIANCE ON EACH OTHER WHILE CHEMISTRY IS USED AS A FINAL DETERMINING FACTOR. PERCENTAGES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF TITAN TEAMS IN THE MOST CURRENT SEASON.
2 star player is a role player who has the potential to become an above average playmaker.
3 star player is an above average (top 50%) playmaker. This includes two way impact players and some near elite one position players.
4 star player is a top 15% star playmaker. This includes near elite two way players and the top 5 at each position.
5 star player is a top 5% franchise player. This includes elite two way players and the top 1-2 players at each non-skills position (i.e. QB, Center, Rusher).