Flag Football Basics
This is the main difference between flag football and tackle football.
What is a flag?
This player is responsible for calling the plays on offense.
Who is the quaterback.
The offensive team's primary goal is to do this.
What is advance the ball and score points?
The quarterback might choose to do this instead of passing the ball.
What is hand it off?
The area where the offense scores points.
What is the end zone?
In flag football, defensive players try to pull this instead of tackling the person with the ball.
What is a flag?
This position is responsible for catching passes.
Who is the wide receiver?
The defensive team tries to stop the offense by doing this to the ball carrier’s flag.
What is pulling it?
A wide receiver’s main skill involves doing this successfully.
What is catching passes / running routes?
What type of play do teams use instead of kicking for extra points?
What is a running or passing play?
The number of players on a flag football team.
What is five
This player is the last line of defense.
Who is the safety?
This defensive play occurs when a player catches a pass meant for the other team.
What is an interception?
A rushers main objective is to.
What is disrupt the QB and pull his/her flag?
What is the maximum number of points a team can score on a single play?
What is six points (touchdown)?
What type of field is typically used in flag football?
What is smaller
This defensive player tries to disrupt the quarterback by rushing across the line of scrimmage.
Who is the rusher or Line Backer?
This is the term for the act of moving the ball downfield by passing or running.
What is advancing?
Good defensive players need to focus on this area of the ball carrier to successfully pull their flag.
What is the waist or flag belt?
Defensive players cannot do this to stop the ball carrier.
What is tackle?
This imaginary line divides the teams before the play starts.
What is the line of scrimmage.
This offensive position receives handoffs to run the ball downfield.
Who is the running Back?
On defense, this strategy involves anticipating where the ball will go.
What is reading the offense?
Why is it important for safeties and linebackers to work together?
What is to cover both deep passes and short plays?
What determines whether a team earns extra points after a touchdown?
What is successfully running or passing into the end zone after the touchdown for 2 points?