Take a look at this submission from David, one of my subscribers. A great idea for youth flag football drills for you to try with your team.
From David…
Although I have played sports most of my life, I’m now a first time football coach, coaching my son’s flag football team (8-9 year old kids).
One flag pulling football drill 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 football. 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.
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