Flag Football Notes.pdf

Flag Football
Grades 8/9/10
Learning Outcomes – Students will be able to:
1) Understand basic rules and field dimensions
2) Identify, describe and demonstrate player positions
3) Identify playing techniques, penalties and strategies
4) Demonstrate basic skills including passing, receiving and running patterns
Rules
Field dimension –60 - 80 by 20 - 30 yards. End zone 10 yards deep.
Downs within 5 yards of end zone may not execute running plays.
Coin toss determines choice of possession and zone to defend.
All changes of possessions except interceptions have offensive team starting
at their own 5-yard line.
Teams have 3 downs (starting at their own 5 yard line) to cross centre and 3
more downs or plays to score a touchdown. A touchdown is 6 pts. Kicked
convert 1 pt. 2point conversion is at played the 12-yard line. (Interception
return results in 2 pts. to the defensive team and possession at their own 5-
yard line.
Only players 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage may rush the passer.
The passer (quarterback) has 7 seconds to release the ball or lose the down.
The passer may not run over the line of scrimmage.
Players lined up on the line of scrimmage may only rush once the passer has
released the ball.
All defensive penalties are 5 yards and automatic first down unless otherwise
noted. Exception pass interference which is 15-yards. All penalties can be
declined. Penalty examples – offside, illegal flag pull, illegal contact, illegal
rush.
Most offensive penalties result in loss of down and a 5-yard penalty. Penalty
examples – false start, illegal snap, illegal forward pass, flag guarding.
Individual pass patterns
5-yard curl – wide receiver runs up 5 yards and curls to QB.
5-yard out – wide receiver runs up 5 yards and cuts to the sideline.
8-yard post –wide receiver runs up 8 yards and cuts on a 45-dgree angel.
Streak- wide receiver runs straight up field as fast as possible.

Field lay-out
A B C D 12 5 10
20
60 yards
A – Goal line
B - 5-yard line (no run zone)
C – 12-yard 2-point conversion line
D – First down line (middle field)
Position Descriptions
Quarterback – Captain on offence. Calls all plays and is the leader of the
offence. Stands behind the centre and receives the snap to start the play.
Has the option to pass or hand off. Quarterback may not run. Has 7 seconds to
throw the ball.
Center - The center snaps the ball between the legs and then may block or
run out for a pass.
Wide Receiver – Responsible for catching passes and running with the ball.
There up to three wide receivers on offence.
Running Back – The running back stands behind or next to the QB. The running
back is responsible for receiving hand-offs and receiving passes from the QB.
Defensive Back – The DB is responsible for stopping players on offence by
trying intercept passes or preventing offensive yardage by pulling the player’s
flag.