Future Gen Sports

★Andrea Hurtado

Can’t give zero stars so one it is, I guess. Fair game, sportsmanship, integrity and honor are what you would think adults running a children’s flag football team would be instilling in our kids. Future Gen Sports held a pre season gathering / practice, to gauge where each child stood in terms of skill and experience. The goal was so that after observation, the kids would be placed on teams in an appropriate mixed level skill set, so to not have high skill level players all on one team and all beginner level players on another team, for example. Surprise! The practice was rigged. Seasoned coaches had authority to choose their players and miraculously, all of the new-to-flag-football applicants ended up on the same team. Another surprise - Future Gen Sports could not provide a coach for this newbie team. Or enough jerseys. “Staffing issues” Emailed parents to say there’s no coach for our team so it would have to be up to us to figure it out. This was after taking our money, of course. Peculiar that every other handpicked and organized team in this division had a seasoned coach and had the kids running plays in the very first game of the season as if it was their 2nd or 3rd year in the sport. We parents pushed back - as individuals and as a whole group, we complained about the unfairness of the team organization, lack of resources, unbalanced skill dispersion. Future Gen Sports offered a partial refund in agreement that we waive a red flag to quit and pull our kids out of every future game. Imagine that? Unless you love nepotism, unfair game, breaking kids’ self confidence, encouraging them to quit when times get tough, etc, don’t bother with this sham of an organization. I’m truly embarrassed for this company.

★Steve

For anyone considering signing their kids up with any of future gen sports leagues or activities I highly recommend you hear my experience before doing so. I signed my son up for flag football in Haverhill. The league promised a fun filled season of learning the game, competitive rosters and an overall great experience. It has been anything but. My son was put on the cowboys team and at this point has played all the 3 other teams in the league which have all been considerably more skilled and coached. My son’s team the cowboys had never even been given a coach, instead an email sent out saying there was no coach. In 3 games the cowboys have been hit by the slaughter rule and failed to score before being blown out by the other team. Myself and the other parents have all been reaching out to the three men who run this league, Aaron, Jacob and Jeff and we have gotten no response which shows just how much these guys care. We have a player who was never given a jersey and a bunch of parents, myself included who have been left to coach this team with no experience or knowledge of the game. What was supposed to be a fun, team building, learning experience for our kids has turned into quite the opposite. I would never recommend to anyone exposing their children to this type of garbage.

★Susan Mullin

My son bearly got to play so after a couple games he said he doesnt wanna go back. Waste of money and time. I understand it is volunteer which.is nice.but if kids dont get to play then why charge them to just stand there. My poor kid.was so upset.

★★★★★Amy Pettengill

Great organization! My son is halfway through his second season and has loved the experience. The director and coaches have worked to keep it a positive and fun environment. The only change if I had the power to make one would be the games could be a little longer since the team doesn't have practice throughout the week.

★★★★★Nikki Raffenetti

This league has been working for years on receiving feedback and improving the league. I applaud the effort and energy that goes on behind the scenes ordering, scheduling, managing parents, refs and coaches, not to mention the staff that shows up for games and celebrations. They have also done a tremendous job as of late focusing on the girls league - aiming for grants and growing the female fan base. I hope it continues and high schools and more incorporate it as a sport - SO great for all of these young girls!