// FAQ
Frequently Asked
Questions.
PMKR Women's Flag Football — everything you need to know about the collective, our squads, and how we build athletes.
What Is PMKR?
PMKR is a competitive women's flag football collective focused on:
- athlete development
- football IQ
- tournament competition
- conditioning
- team culture
- media visibility
- long-term growth within women's football
We are building a structured environment for athletes who want to compete, develop, and grow.
PMKR competes across 5v5 and 7v7.
Including leagues, travel tournaments, showcase events, and elite women's flag circuits. Our athletes are trained to adapt across multiple football formats.
PMKR is competitive and development-focused.
This is not casual rec football, random open runs, or low-accountability tournament culture. We emphasize structure, football IQ, communication, conditioning, discipline, and intentional growth.
Yes. PMKR operates as a collaborative player-led football environment. Athletes contribute to installs, communication systems, accountability, development culture, and football growth.
However, structure and organization still exist. This is not "everyone doing whatever they want."
"Earn Your Mark" is PMKR's athlete development and culture philosophy.
Being PMKR is earned through consistency. We evaluate effort, communication, coachability, accountability, growth, discipline, football IQ, and team culture alignment — not just talent.
Study Hall is PMKR's football IQ and film review system.
Topics may include: offensive concepts, defensive leverage, route recognition, communication systems, situational football, spacing, pursuit angles, film breakdowns, and opponent tendencies.
We believe: smart teams play faster.
Athletes & Experience
Not necessarily. PMKR welcomes experienced flag athletes, crossover athletes, returning athletes, and developing football players.
However, athletes should be serious about learning, growth, accountability, and competition.
Athletes from basketball, soccer, track, rugby, volleyball, softball/baseball, dance/cheer, and previous football often transition very well into flag football.
Potentially, yes. PMKR evaluates effort, coachability, athleticism, communication, and growth mindset — not just current skill level.
Some athletes may begin through PMKR Rise, our developmental competition squad.
No. PMKR supports emerging athletes, developing athletes, returning athletes, former athletes rediscovering competition, and women pursuing long-term football growth.
We believe there should be pathways for women at multiple stages of athletic development.
Athletes who communicate well, compete hard, stay coachable, support teammates, pursue growth intentionally, and embrace accountability typically thrive in PMKR.
Rise & Black
Rise is our local Atlanta 7s development team. Open entry, league play, regional tournaments, and the home where every PMKR athlete learns the system.
Black is our national 5s travel squad. Selection-based, pulled from Rise, focused on elite competition, exposure, and tournament performance.
Enter Rise. Earn Black.
Through Rise. There is no direct path onto Black — selection happens inside the Rise environment based on attendance, communication, execution, chemistry, and tournament-readiness.
Athletes who consistently meet the standard inside Rise get invited up.
Yes. Rise is a valid permanent home. Not every athlete wants flights, hotels, and national tournament weekends — and that's a legitimate choice.
Rise athletes get the full PMKR experience: structured practice, Study Hall, film, league play, and culture.
PMKR Rise is our local Atlanta 7s development squad — chemistry, reps, football IQ, local league consistency, athlete onboarding, and culture building.
Rise athletes train within the full PMKR culture and are evaluated for Black as they grow.
PMKR Black is our national 5s travel squad. Focus: advanced execution, chemistry, tournament intensity, and national exposure. Roster is kept lean (8–10 core travel athletes).
Yes. Movement is fluid and based on attendance, effort, chemistry, communication, role fit, development, and tournament performance.
Rise has flexible roster sizing tuned to league play. Black is intentionally lean — typically 8–10 core travel athletes to keep chemistry and operations tight.
Practice & Development
PMKR typically operates through team practices, Study Hall sessions, athletic development sessions, conditioning work, scrimmage days, and optional field work.
Schedule intensity may shift around tournaments, league play, and athlete availability.
PMKR integrates specialist trainers and collaborative leadership. Depending on the session, athletes may work with speed trainers, football skill trainers, strength coaches, mobility specialists, and football IQ leaders. This allows athletes to receive focused development in multiple areas.
Yes. PMKR integrates game film, player clips, Trace camera systems, social media features, athlete spotlights, and tournament highlights. We believe visibility matters in growing sports.
Tryouts & Recruitment
PMKR may host open runs, evaluation days, workout sessions, and tournament evaluations. We evaluate communication, effort, movement, coachability, football instincts, and team fit — not just highlight plays.
Athletes can submit an interest form, attend an open run, participate in evaluations, or connect through social media.
Recruitment is based on mindset, effort, growth potential, culture fit, and athletic development.
PMKR focuses on football IQ, structured development, communication, athlete visibility, conditioning, team culture, and intentional growth. We are building a football development ecosystem — not just a tournament team.
// The Standard
PMKR is for athletes who want structure, development, competition, accountability, exposure, and growth.
This is a team for women serious about building themselves through football.
MAKE YOUR MARK.