A Guide to NYC Footy’s Rollover Registration: What Is It, When Does It Happens, and Why Players Should Use It Right Away

When you’re part of the NYC Footy community, you’ll notice several words, terms, and phrases that pop up repeatedly throughout the year. Though our off-the-pitch lingo is well known to many longstanding players, we know there’s a benefit to running through NYC Footy’s focal vocabulary to best inform future decisions for our newest members.

Today, we’re focusing on an important term that appears throughout the year, typically as we prepare players for the start of each season’s official league registration period:

ROLLOVER!

We believe an FAQ format is the easiest way to share Footy terminology, so we’re breaking down what Rollover refers to, who Rollover impacts, and why it’s important for every player to consider for future registration periods.

When you hear NYC Footy is rolling it back in The Bronx this spring at Gaelic Park

What does the term “rollover” mean here at NYC Footy?

When we reference “rollover,” we’re talking about an exclusive window of time during every seasonal registration period that only currently active teams are offered. The rollover period exists so that active teams who wish to play in the same location, at the same time in the season that immediately follows the one they’re playing in now can do so ahead of our general registration period. The rollover period can also include additional incentives for a team to register during its time frame.

How do I know if I’m rollover eligible?

We selected the word “rollover” for this program because we believe it’s the most accurate way to describe what is taking place. Only teams that are currently playing in a league right now (which would be our Winter 2024/2025 season) are rollover eligible, and have two options to choose from when looking ahead to the next season’s registration period:

Option #1 (Not Rollover): An existing team can join a new league to play in a different location or on a different day of the week.

Option #2 (Rollover): An existing team - including first-time free-agent teams that want to play together again - can stay put by rolling right over into an upcoming league taking place on the same day of the week and in the same location as they are currently playing in. If the league a team is currently playing in is not available the following season, teams will be provided alternative rollover designated leagues they’ll be able to join.

Brooklyn Bridge Park: a spring fixture that’s a beauty to play on no matter the time of day.

Does taking part in the Rollover program guarantee my team a spot?

Rollover is designed to provide active teams early registration access to only the league they’re currently playing in (or an alternative rollover-eligible league if that current league isn’t offered the following season) prior to general registration opening for everyone.

Rollover does not automatically guarantee or reserve a team spot for you. Teams that wish to take advantage of their rollover status must still register in a timely fashion, particularly if they’re interested in remaining in one of our high-demand leagues.

For our upcoming Spring 2025 registration launch, we’ve adjusted our rollover redemption period for current Winter 2024/25 teams to start one week before our general registration opening.

My team is eligible and interested, and we’re wondering when we’ll receive access so we can be ready to sign up as soon as rollover registration begins?

For the Spring 2025 season, we are providing Winter 2024/25 teams a rollover specific password via email 24-48 hours before opening rollover registration February 5th at midnight, going into the morning of February 6th. As many teams do tend to sign up immediately, we suggest being ready to go right at the start.

My team might want to weigh our options first before committing. How long do we have until Rollover before it ends

The sport we play is fast paced and so too are our redemption periods. For the Spring 2025 season, eligible teams can secure their spot as early as February 5 at midnight going into February 6th, one week prior to the official community wide Spring 2025 registration launch at midnight on February 12th, going into the morning of February 13th.

Spring options are heading straight at you. Rollover is here to make life easy

How much can I save on registration fees if I sign up during Rollover?

Since rollover access has traditionally been accompanied by a 10% discount and also launches alongside early bird pricing, where select (but not all) leagues offer anywhere from 10%-20% off the standard registration fees, you’re looking at a range of savings up to 30% depending on the league and location.

Well, now that I know all this, signing up during the rollover period sounds like a great option for my team. But isn’t it better to avoid signing up early on in the registration process since the best deals to sign up are likely right before a league starts?

NYC Footy isn’t following airline pricing strategies here and rewarding teams waiting to fill a final spot right before a first game is about to fly off. Registering early on is really the most helpful for setting up schedules and getting games up and running, plus it really is one of the best values we’ll offer all season long. We’re all about rewarding consistency here, and while there’s definitely a case to be made about switching things up from season to season, just know if you want to stay in the same place, our rollover period is our way of saying thank you for coming right back.