Football
Flag Football
Flag football is one of those sports that are fun but not as much pressure is on the players. It is a version of our American football that is popular all-over the world. The game is practically the same just not with all the heavy gears on top of the players. It’s rules are twins to the regular football except the tackling is replaced with the players pulling the flag off the player that is holding the ball. Flag football is known for its non-dominant sport which means it’s very common to have co-ed.
The history of flag football goes way back to the 19th century when tackle football has just come to life. Modern football is obviously known to be super violent. Back then was even worst, with the amount of injuries and even deaths that were occurring on the field, people were looking for a way to play the game and enjoy football without exposing themselves to the severe injuries and consequences. Touch and tail football started in the 1930s then eventually branched off to flag football during the beginning of World War II. Troops needed a way to entertain themselves, and since traditional football was too risky, flag football came as a compromise.
On offense there are 3 main positions in flag football: quarterback, blockers and wide receivers. The quarterback is responsible for distributing the ball offensively. The wide receiver is suppose to catch the balls from the quarterback and run down the field to the touchdown. Blockers are necessary so that they can try and stop the opposing team from getting to the quarterback. On offense, the two main positions are corners and linemen. Corners defend against the wide receivers from catching the ball. Linemen are usually the ones to rush the quarterback.In flag football, the rules are similar to the usual tackle football except on how to stop the wide receiver from getting to the touchdown area. Instead of tackling, they pull the flags off of the player. Usually the whole belt or single flags that
Flag football is one of those sports that are fun but not as much pressure is on the players. It is a version of our American football that is popular all-over the world. The game is practically the same just not with all the heavy gears on top of the players. It’s rules are twins to the regular football except the tackling is replaced with the players pulling the flag off the player that is holding the ball. Flag football is known for its non-dominant sport which means it’s very common to have co-ed.
The history of flag football goes way back to the 19th century when tackle football has just come to life. Modern football is obviously known to be super violent. Back then was even worst, with the amount of injuries and even deaths that were occurring on the field, people were looking for a way to play the game and enjoy football without exposing themselves to the severe injuries and consequences. Touch and tail football started in the 1930s then eventually branched off to flag football during the beginning of World War II. Troops needed a way to entertain themselves, and since traditional football was too risky, flag football came as a compromise.
On offense there are 3 main positions in flag football: quarterback, blockers and wide receivers. The quarterback is responsible for distributing the ball offensively. The wide receiver is suppose to catch the balls from the quarterback and run down the field to the touchdown. Blockers are necessary so that they can try and stop the opposing team from getting to the quarterback. On offense, the two main positions are corners and linemen. Corners defend against the wide receivers from catching the ball. Linemen are usually the ones to rush the quarterback.In flag football, the rules are similar to the usual tackle football except on how to stop the wide receiver from getting to the touchdown area. Instead of tackling, they pull the flags off of the player. Usually the whole belt or single flags that