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Flag Football

Flag football is a reduced-contact American football variant in which tackles are replaced by pulling a flag. It is often played 5v5 with passing, routes, end zones and quick downs rather than helmet-and-pad tackling.

LevelVariant FamilyFootball Codes CategoryBall sport

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Classification

Category Ball sport

Family Football Codes

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Football code with flag pulling instead of tackling and focus on routes, passes and space.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to learn football tactics with lower contact.

Cost Low: ball, flag belts, field markers and team are enough. Club fee, league/event entry, shoes, mouthguard by rule and team kit. Flag football club, school, university sport, NFL Flag or IFAF/national federation context. Do not claim tackling or helmet/pad equipment as standard.

First progress Simple routes quickly; playbook and defensive reads take time.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

football
flag belts
field
markers
team
rules

First steps

practise catching
run short routes
train flag pulling
explain downs
play small scrimmage

Flag football club, school, university sport, recreational league or NFL Flag programme.

No tackling, clear contact rules, warm up and use secure flag belts.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Flag football 5v5, Flag Football 5v5

Tags team, outdoor, flag-football, gridiron, non-tackle, ball-sport, football-codes, ballsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score touchdowns through passing/running and stop the opposing offense by pulling flags.

Teilnehmer

Teams; IFAF/Olympic-style format is commonly 5v5.

Teamgröße

Usually 5v5 in the international format.

Spielfeld

Football field with end zones, smaller than tackle-football full field.

Dauer

Match time by league/event.

Wertung

Touchdowns and conversions under rules.

Gewinnbedingung

More points after match time.

Ausrüstung

football
flag belts
field markers

Wichtige Regelpunkte

tackling
illegal contact
flag guarding
illegal run/pass
offside

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
International Federation of American Football (IFAF)

IFAF Rules International Federation of American Football · federation · high
Flag Football Rules and Rulebooks USA Football · rules-guide · high
NFL Flag Football Rules NFL Flag · beginner-guide · medium