The Southern Indoor Football League is looking forward to expanding our regional footprint while maintaining sensible travel and logistical limits for our 2010 season. If you are interested in launching an indoor football franchise and are inside of our regional footprint, please contact one of our league directors for more information.
Letter of Introduction - Click here.
Membership Requirements - Click here.
Parties interested in fielding an expansion team should be prepared to fill out the following document(s):
Financial Statement
Application for Admission
Click here to file your team application online.
Steps to joining the SIFL:
1. Print and complete the on line application and financial overview
2. Return both completed forms to the SIFL along with an application fee of $5,000
3. Upon approval into the SIFL at the League Conference, your application fee will be applied to your one-time Membership Fee of $20,000. The balance of $15,000 will be due within sixty (60) days of membership acceptance.
4. Footballs must be order by Monday November 1, 2010 with a 50% deposit made at the time of the order
Elements Required for New Membership for 2011
We believe that success in sports marketing today hinges upon two key elements – positive cash flow and being able to turn net profits as soon as all capital expenditures are paid in full.
By keeping league membership fees at a minimum and offering a business plan which will allow teams to operate within a three hundred thousand dollar budget, we believe the SIFL offers investors the perfect business model for indoor football.
Prospective investors are urged to complete the online membership application and financial statement and return both to the league office at 900 Lakeshore Drive, Suite C, Lake Charles, LA 70601 with a non-refundable five thousand dollar ($5,000) application fee which will be applied toward your participation membership fee. If a market is rejected by the current team owners, the application fee will be returned less five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Prospects are required to make a market presentation to the current team owners in the SIFL. If accepted, the balance of the participation membership fee of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) will be due within sixty (60) days of acceptance into the SIFL. This fee includes 350 official game balls, officiating fees for the season, team stats fees and game film exchange fees. All footballs will be ordered between October 1, 2010 and December 1, 2010 depending on the sale of game ball sponsors.
Each market is required to submit a minimum of nine home dates for scheduling along with a five thousand dollar personal guarantee note to protect each market investment group on or before October 1, 2010 along with a signed arena lease agreement. Teams will have ample time to generate operating capital from both corporate sales and season tickets sales.
Dues for the 2011 season has been set at $8,000.
The 2011 SIFL season will kick off in mid March. Our goal is not to grow too large and too fast, but rather grow cautiously in order to secure a regional footprint.
We are excited about the future of the SIFL and look forward to visiting with you soon.
