2025 Next Level Flag Football Season - Rancho Cotate High School
Welcome to our 6th season of Next Level Flag Football in Rohnert Park at Rancho Cotate High School. We are excited to keep things rolling for the 2025 Next Level Flag Football season with Coach Gerhig Hotaling and his staff at Rancho Cotate High School!
General Registration opens for all players on April 15th at 9:00 AM.
For more information and a general overview of our specific Next Level Flag Football location at Rancho Cotate High School, please review the information below prior to registration.
League Operations
- Season Operations: The Next Level Flag Football season at Rancho Cotate High School will run with 9 program dates over the program schedule
- Game Dates: All games are on Sundays.
- Team Roster Size: Teams are 10 players maximum, limited exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
- Season Fees: $275.00 - Fees are inclusive of a participant's custom jersey, shorts, use of flags, and other equipment/offerings.
- Uniform Delivery: All season uniforms will be shipped to a participant's home (or provided shipping address). Delivery will occur via USPS and a valid USPS delivery location is required. Participants must keep their shipping addresses up to date for proper delivery. Replacement uniforms will be at the cost of the participant should inaccurate addresses be provided at the time of production.
- Optional Player Packs: During the registration process, participants have the option to purchase additional Player Packs upon check out. For the 2025 Next Level Flag Football season, 5 options are available for purchase (see below). Player Pack costs will be added to the base league registration fees at check out. All Player Pack merchandise will be shipped with your participant's Next Level Flag Football uniform - unless otherwise communicated from our team. Sizing verification will be sent via email as your season uniform heads into production!
- Receiver Gloves - $40.00: Nike Football Receiver Gloves.
- Base Player Pack - $40.00: Nike Player Long Sleeve Shirt featuring the Next Level Player Logo on the front, participant's last name on the back.
- Pro Player Pack - $60.00: Nike Player Hoodie featuring the Next Level Player Logo on the front, participant's last name on the back.
- Performance Pack - $65.00: One pair each: 3/4 Compression Tights (White), Short Sleeve Compression Shirt (White).
- Baller Player Pack - $185.00: Nike Receiver Gloves, Nike Player Hoodie, Nike Player Long Sleeve Shirt, and the Compression Pack all in one!
Practice & Game Times
- Kindergarten/1st Grade - 9:00 AM Practice/10:00 AM Game
- 2nd Grade - 10:00 AM Practice/11:00 AM Game
- 3rd Grade - 11:00 AM Practice/12:00 PM Game
- 4th Grade - 12:00 PM Practice/1:00 PM Game
- 5th Grade - 1:00 PM Practice/2:00 PM Game
- 6th/7th Grade - 2:00 PM Practice/3:00 PM Game
Game Schedule
| Week 1 | Sunday, January 12th |
| Week 2 | Sunday, January 19th |
| Week 3 | Sunday, January 26th |
| Week 4 | Sunday, February 2nd |
| Week 5 | Sunday, February 9th |
| Week 6 | Sunday, February 16th |
| Week 7 | Sunday, February 23rd |
| Week 8 | Sunday, March 2nd (Playoffs) |
| Week 9 | Sunday, March 9th (Championship Weekend) |
All teams will play games through the entire 9-week program schedule regardless of their seeding in the Playoff Weeks.
General Program Operation and Additional Information
Review the general program operations, program information and philosophies of the Next Level Flag Football program - CLICK HERE TO REVIEW
Site Director: Gehrig Hotaling
Born and raised in Rohnert Park, Gehrig Hotaling bleeds Cougar red and blue. As a high school senior in 2001, Gehrig was a member of the first Rancho Cotate football team to win the North Coast Section Championship.
Gehrig took over as head coach for the Cougars in 2017, and in his first year was named San Francisco Chronicle Coach of the Year runner up. In 2019, Gehrig led the Cougars to their first NCS Championship in 17 years, their first ever Northern California championship and first ever State Championship appearance.
Gehrig has a Bachelor's degree in Business from University of Redlands and a Master's degree in Human Performance and Sport from New Mexico Highlands University. He teaches sports management, business and physical education at Rancho Cotate. Gehrig and his wife Sasha have a baby daughter named Rose.