Youth Flag Football Drills

Take a look at this submission from David, one of my subscribers.   A great idea for [tag]youth flag football drills[/tag] for you to try with your team.

From David”¦
Although I have played sports most of my life, I’m now a first time [tag]football coach[/tag], coaching my son’s [tag]flag football[/tag] team (8-9 year old kids).

One flag pulling [tag]football drill[/tag] we do that the kids enjoy is–marking off a zone maybe 7-8 yards wide by 15-17 yards (+/-).

I put a player in the middle (defense) and on each end are 3-4 kids (offense).   An offensive player will try to make it past the player in the middle carrying the [tag]football[/tag].   As soon as the defensive player either pulls the flag or gets beat, he has to get back into position and a runner takes off from the opposite end.   The offensive player gets ready in line at the opposite they started.

I try and keep the pace moving along and it gives the defensive player a chance to experience runners with varying degree of skills. The player in the middle gets changed after he has faced all the runners from both ends.