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  • Coaching Tips

    Whether you are an experienced coach or a novice taking the reins of your first team, your main goal should be to create a fun and safe learning environment for your players. Many of the skills your players will practice and play with are just like those of their NFL heroes. Feel free to emphasize this connection to the real-life game!

  • Ten Coaching Guidelines

    Whether you are an experienced coach or a novice taking the reins of your first team, your main goal should be to create a fun and safe learning environment for your players. Many of the skills your players will practice and play with are just like those of their NFL heroes. Feel free to emphasize this connection to the real-life game!

Rules

  • 2010 NFL FLAG Football Rule Book

    The National Football League provides NFL FLAG leagues a rule book offering suggestive rules to govern their leagues by. Leagues may adapt certain rules variations to better suit their league. Please note that NFL FLAG is a "non-contact" sport and that your league should be using the official jerseys and flag belts provided.

Equipment

  • 2010 NFL FLAG Football Equipment

    Get in gear with our newly-designed NFL team-identified jerseys and equipment. Each registered player will receive a jersey, a set of NFL FLAG flag belts and for every 10 players, your league will receive 2 NFL youth footballs.

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Rules

  • 2010 NFL FLAG Football Rule Book

    The National Football League provides NFL FLAG leagues a rule book offering suggestive rules to govern their leagues by. Leagues may adapt certain rules variations to better suit their league. Please note that NFL FLAG is a "non-contact" sport and that your league should be using the official jerseys and flag belts provided.

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  • NFL FLAG Logo Usage

    Leagues shall have no right to use the NFL Marks (as defined below) for any purpose whatsoever without the prior written approval of the NFL Entities in each instance (such approval is granted or withheld in the NFL Entities’ sole discretion after a formal logo request process has been initiated by the league organizer).

  • NFL FLAG Poster

    Promote your league to the community by using this official NFL FLAG poster.

  • Seasons

    NFL FLAG suggests that there are two main seasons throughout the year: spring and fall.

  • Promotion

    We suggest promoting fall leagues in May or June and spring leagues in mid-January, with a minimum of 10 weeks of promotional time.

NFL Flag Plays

Passing

  • Passing Tree

    The Passing Tree is a numbered system used for the passing routes. The passing tree system is designed so that all even-numbered routes (2,4,6,8) are run towards the middle of the field and all odd-numbered routes (1,3,5,7,9) are be run towards the sideline. These routes are used for all positions on the field. The running back has extra routes that are always be referred to by name. Since the ball is always placed in the middle of the field, the center faces the dilemma, and all of the center’s routes should be based on the play design.

  • Receiver Route Definitions

    Receiver routes may need to be reduced by half for younger participants.

Play Examples

  • Plays Examples - 1

    This system is based on the passing tree routes, and using our formula of calling your receiver routes from left to right followed by the running back route then the center route.

  • Plays Examples - 2

    If we move to a three receiver set with no running back, (a Trips formation or Twins with a single receiver split opposite the call side), we now have a middle, or M receiver. Our play call formula remains the same – the play call is your receivers from left to right followed by the center call (since there is no running back in these formations there are no running back calls).

Advanced Play Calling

  • Advanced Play Calling

    If you want a more advanced system to call plays, you can use the actual numbers attached to the routes on the passing tree to call your receiver routes (refer to passing tree for routes and the numbers associated with them). You are still calling your receiver routes from left to right. Instead of designating the receiver and the route he/ she will run, you call out a sequence of numbers that tells the receiver which route to run.

Parent Resources

Principles

  • Principles for Parents

    Parents, athletes and coaches must work together for the best possible youth football experience and performance. The following suggestions are meant as general guidelines for parents.

Rules

  • 2010 NFL FLAG Football Rule Book

    The National Football League provides NFL FLAG leagues a rule book offering suggestive rules to govern their leagues by. Leagues may adapt certain rules variations to better suit their league. Please note that NFL FLAG is a "non-contact" sport and that your league should be using the official jerseys and flag belts provided.

Equipment

  • 2010 NFL FLAG Football Equipment

    Get in gear with our newly-designed NFL team-identified jerseys and equipment. Each registered player will receive a jersey, a set of NFL FLAG flag belts and for every 10 players, your league will receive 2 NFL youth footballs.

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