Ales Flaggfotbollsförening
Pumpkin Bowl -Next Generation International Indoor Flag Football Event
We are now looking for volunteers to help us manage:
- Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition
- NFL Combine Test competition
- Result administration
- Game & player statistics
- Down markers
- Scoreboards
- Livestream
- Kiosk service
- Game commentary
- Event and portrait photography
- Marketing
- Instagram/Facebook/TikTok social media updates
Be a part of something bigger – create joy, community, and lifelong sports memories with us at Pumpkin Bowl!
Minimum commitment
Preliminary event schedule of Pumpkin Bowl 2026 is as follows: – Thursday 29/10 20:00-22:00 – U15/U17 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition – Friday 30/10 08:00-17:00 – U15/U17 Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Friday 30/10 18:00-22:00 – Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Saturday 08:00-22:00 Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Sunday 08:00-11:30 Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) Tournament setup: – 3 flag football fields across the soccer turf field – 3 games played in parallel – New set of games are played every 35 min – One game is 2x12 min plus 1 min halftime – Volunteer assignments include down markers, scoreboards, game & player statistics, livestream overlay operators, game commentary and game result administration Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition (individual and team relay during specific time-slots): – Precision passing (various stations) – Power passing – Precision catching (various stations) – Precision flag pulling (various stations) – Volunteer assignments include fetching thrown balls, pulled flags and resetting the obstacle course after each set of competition NFL Combine Test competition (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament throughout the venue): – 10-20-40 yds sprint – Pro Shuttle drill – 3-cone L-drill – Broad jump – Vertical jump – Volunteer assignments include assisting athletes in each combine test station and test result administration Reaction Test competition (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament throughout the venue): – Reaction Game Machine - Dropping sticks – Reaction Game Machine - Touching sensors wall – Reaction Game Machine - Touching sensors shuffle – Volunteer assignments include assisting athletes in each combine test station and test result administration Assignments and staff needed: – Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition – 2x3 persons (two sets of groups) – Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition result administration – 1 person – NFL Combine Test competition – 2x5 persons (two sets of groups) – NFL Combine Test competition result administration – 2x1 person (two sets) – Reaction Test competition – 2x3 persons (two sets of groups) – Reaction Test competition result administration – 2x1 person (two sets) – Game & player statistics – 2x6 persons (two sets of groups) – Game result and statistics administration – 2x1 person (two sets) – Down markers – 2x3 persons (two sets of groups) – Scoreboards – 2x3 persons (two sets of groups) – Livestream – 2x3 persons (two sets of groups) – Kiosk service – 2x2 persons (two sets of groups) – Game commentary – 2x6 persons (two sets of groups) – Event and portrait photography – 2x2 persons (two sets of groups) – Referees – 4x4 persons (four sets of groups) Prior, during and after the event the following volunteers are needed: – Website updates – 1 person – Social Media updates – 1 person – Marketing – 1 person – Sponsorships – 1 person – Partnerships – 1 person – Bus transfer coordination – 1 person – Game schedule coordination – 1 person – Meal schedule coordination – 1 person – Accommodation schedule coordination – 1 person
When and where the opportunity takes place
Pumpkin Bowl is hosted in the majestic Prioritet Serneke Arena – the Nordic region's largest multisport arena! Address: Krutvägen 2-4 415 27 Göteborg Nearest tram stop: Kviberg (only 5 min walk from the arena) Preliminary event schedule of Pumpkin Bowl 2026 is as follows: – Thursday 29/10 20:00-22:00 – U15/U17 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown competition – Friday 30/10 08:00-17:00 – U15/U17 Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Friday 30/10 18:00-22:00 – Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Saturday 08:00-22:00 Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament) – Sunday 08:00-11:30 Senior Tournament + NFL Combine Test and Reaction Test competitions (drop-in participation in parallel to the tournament)
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Accessibility
Pumpkin Bowl actively works to make the event accessible to all participants and visitors. We offer accessible toilets and entrances, lifts where needed, as well as clear signage and assistance from staff. Kiosks and food sales take into account allergies and special diets. Sound systems are used to ensure that important information reaches everyone, and we also adapt schedules and roles for people with disabilities so that more people can actively participate, both as players and volunteers.
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Read more about Ales Flaggfotbollsförening
Pumpkin Bowl is an international indoor flag football event – one of the fastest growing team sports in the world and an Olympic sport at LA28! Our vision is to create joy, community and lifelong sporting memories through a world-class event for youth, men and women, that brings together teams from all over the world to Gothenburg, Sweden’s event capitol, similar to Gothia Cup and Partille Cup! As a volunteer, you will be part of a dedicated team in Prioritet Serneke Arena, where 50+ teams from all over the world compete during the Halloween weekend on 29/10-1/11. We are now looking for officials for: downmarkers, scoreboards, game statistics, score administration, livestream, NFL Combine tests, NFL Skills Showdown competitions, Reaction Test competitions, game commentary, photography and kiosk service, etc. Watch the introductory video for flag football: https://youtu.be/TC5Wz_PXS1E?si=V6EZf15G-MPWHpJt Become part of something bigger – create joy, community and sports memories for life with us at the Pumpkin Bowl!
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