Thanks to Chris, one of my subscribers, for sending this one in. If you’re looking for drills for coaching flag football, you should try this out!
From Chris…
Here is my flag football drill to contribute to the swap idea list - “Bengal-In-The-Middle” Drill
Drill Outline: Set up 25 yard wide x 25 yard long field of play.
• One or two players are chosen to start in the middle and play defense. The rest of the team starts at one end of the field of play and are considered offensive players.
• Give each offensive player a ball to carry if available. If there is not a football for everyone, have them take turns carrying the ball.
• On the whistle, all offensive players sprint to the other end of the playing field or other “goal line”. The defensive player(s) in the middle tries to pull as many flags as he can.
• If an offensive player gets his flag pulled, runs out of bounds, falls down, fumbles, or his flag just falls off, then he joins the defensive player in the middle. This goes on until there are no more offensive players left.
Purpose: For the offensive player, it develops running with the ball skills (including how to run an open area) and how to avoid the defensive player. For the defensive player, it teaches flag pulling. Make sure your defensive player is running to where the offensive player is “going” and not to where they are. Additionally, make sure your defense is watching the runner’s waist and not his head or shoulders.
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