Pulling flags
Flags are the tackle.
Pulling a flag is the tackle. The play stops where the flag comes off.
- Eyes on the belt, not the feet.
- Break down two steps before the runner: short steps, knees bent, hands ready.
- Pull the flag, hold it up high, shout Flag!
- Ball carriers cannot block their flags with hands or arms. That is flag guarding, a penalty.
The practice plan starts with flag tag for this reason.
Words in this lesson
- Flags
- Every player wears a belt with flags. Pulling a flag is the tackle: the play stops where the flag came off.
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