GREEN BAY (WLUK) — On Saturday, the Don Hutson Center and Ray Nitschke Field were littered with football players, but none of the players compete for the Packers.

55 flag football teams from across the state and country were in Green Bay for NFL Flag’s Super Regional Tournament.

This is the fourth year the Packers have hosted an NFL FLAG Regional, but the first time they’ve had teams coming from all parts of the U.S.

“Literally we have teams from all across the country. Some coming as far as Florida, Massachusetts, Texas and Arizona,” Packers football outreach manager Ryan Fencl said. “It’s great to be able to have them fly into Green Bay and kind of have this ultimate Packers experience.”

Teams were made up of boys and girls ranging in age from 7 to 14 years old. There were also several high school girls flag teams competing, including Oneida Nation.

It’s not often you see an NFL team allowing the public access to their practice facilities, but Fencl says it’s something that makes the Packers unique.

“I think a lot of that has to do with being the only community owned team in the NFL. It means a lot for us to be able to give back to the community and be able to provide this unique, ultimate experience” Fencl said. “A lot of these teams here aren’t necessarily Packers fans because they’re from all over the country. But being able to come to an NFL facility and get to run around and play football where the pros play football is a treat.”

Their were 11 divisions in Saturday’s tournament. Winners from each division received a bid to compete in the NFL FLAG Championships, which will take place in July in Canton, Ohio.

The Packers also donated $5,000 to every team that won its division to aid in travel expenses to the FLAG Campionships.

Flag football is growing in Wisconsin and the Packers are helping make that happen. The team has a database on its website that shows which schools across the state already have flag football teams and which ones are working to form a team.

The Packers have already awarded $5,000 grantsto 20 Wisconsin schools with girls flag football teams. The hope is that so many Wisconsin flag football teams are formed and it eventually can become a WIAA sanctioned sport.