FLAG FOOTBALL

WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLSPORT EDUCATION MODEL

EACH CLASS WILL HAVE TEAMS OF 5-7 PLAYERS

GIRLS DIVISION / BOYS DIVISION TEAMS WILL BE PICKED BY THE TEACHER EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A HEAD COACH,

ASSISTANT COACH, TWO ATHLETIC TRAINERS AND an EQUIPMENT MANAGERS.

GAME DAY ROLES (NON-PLAYING ROLES) ARE OFFICIALS, SCOREKEEPERS, Publicist.

TEAMS

FLAG FOOTBALL• WORN BY BOTH TEAMS INSTEAD OF JERSEYS (CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR FLAG COLOR)

• WORN PROPERLY – PLUGS IN

• PUT THE FLAGS BACK IN THE BAG OR CRATE WHEN WE ARE FINISHED!

REGULAR SEASON & SUPERBOWL

• REGULAR SEASON:• Team Practices• Fitness Days• Scrimmage (practice) games• Regular Season games• Playoffs

• SUPERBOWL: • Top teams will go to

Superbowl• Bottom team will have Game

Day Roles

HIGH SCHOOL – 7 on 7 rules One team starts on offense (other on

defense) 2 opportunities for 1st downs If your team fails to get a first down, you

switch from offense to defense. If the defense intercepts the ball, it’s a

dead ball, and they start on offense. A TD = 7 pts No kickoffs, punts, etc…

PLAYING RULES

THE FIELD

TREE LINE / SCHOOL

15 yds

15 yds

10 yds

10 yds

1st Dow

n

1st Dow

n

End Zone

X

FIELD LAYOUT

GREGG FIELD 1

GREGG FIELD 2

CAMPBELL FIELD 3

SCHLEG FIELD 5

SCHLEG FIELD 6

WASHINGTON

DRIV

EWAY

CAMPBELL FIELD 4

YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE A RUNNING BACK NO KICK-OFFS CENTER MUST SNAP THE BALL NO QB SNEAKS 8 ONE-THOUSAND RUSH (CALLED OUT LOUD) GET BACK TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AFTER EACH PLAY NO FUMBLES IF THE BALL IS CAUGHT IN FRONT OF THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE YOU

CAN’T THROW THE BALL FORWARD AGAIN. A LATERAL IS ALLOWED TO A PLAYER BEHIND YOU. YOU MAY BLOCK WITHOUT EXTENDING YOUR ARMS (ELBOWS BENT) YOUR TEAM IS ALLOWED ONE 1-MINUTE TIME OUT HUDDLES ARE LIMITED TO 15 SECONDS – REF GIVES A 5 SEC.

WARNING (THEN PENALTY) RUBBER CLEATS ARE ALLOWED, AS LONG AS YOU PUT THEM ON

OUTSIDE.

RULES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBbGsiqAc8o&feature=em-share_video_user

BOYS FOOTBALL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GtmTnCBxN8&feature=em-share_video_user

GIRLS FOOTBALL

Official Football ◦ Touchdown 6 points◦ Field goal 3 points◦ Safety 2 points◦ Extra-Points 1 (kicked) or 2 points (played)

Physical Education Football ◦ Touchdown 7 pts

SCORING

REFFEREE◦ 2 / TEAM

REPORTER- Publicist◦ 2 / TEAM

SCORE KEEPER◦ 2 / TEAM

ROLES

Offensive Team: Team with the ball attempting to score.

Defensive Team: The team without the ball. (Composed of Defensive Backs & Rushers)

Quarterback: Offensive player in charge of calling the plays, signaling the snap from the center, and starting the play (pass, handoff, etc)

Receiver: Offensive player who runs the designated pattern and works to get open to catch a pass from the quarterback.

Running Back: Offensive player that starts in the backfield and has the options of getting the ball from the Quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, blocking, or going out for a pass.

Center: Offensive player who hikes or snaps ball to quarterback and then blocks. In PE football the center may also be a receiver

TERMS

Fumble: When a player who has the ball loses control of it.

Handoff: A play where the ball is handed to another player who attempts to run for a gain. Usually performed by the quarterback to another back.

Lateral: A play where the ball is thrown, with a spiral, in an underhand manner to another player. The lateral cannot be thrown forward unless behind the line of scrimmage. Past the line of scrimmage it must be thrown to another player who is behind or to the side of the passer.

Line of Scrimmage: This is an imaginary line that marks the ends of the ball nearest each team's goal line. There is a line of scrimmage for each team, with the zone between the lines called the "neutral zone".

Offside: This is an infraction of the rules. It happens when a player on either team moves past his or her line of scrimmage, before the ball is snapped by the center.

TERMS CONT.

CALL OFF-SIDES MAKE SURE QUARTERBACK STAYS BEHIND THE LINE OF

SCRIMMAGE CALL DEFENSIVE INTERFERENCE – NO CONTACT BALL ON THE GROUND: CALL A DEAD BALL LISTEN FOR DEFENSIVE TEAM COUNTING FOR A RUSH CALL PLAYERS DOWN AND SPOT THE BALL ALL P.E. FOOTBALL INFRACTIONS RESULT IN A 5-

YARD PENALTY FROM THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE & THE DOWN IS REPLAYED.

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER – CONFIRM AFTER EACH SCORE.

REFEREE JOB DESCRIPTION

REFEREE SIGNALS

WATCH THE GAME AND TAKE NOTES INTERVIEW PLAYERS AT THE END OF THE

GAME HIGHLIGHT THE KEY PLAYS INCLUDE THE SCORE OF BOTH TEAMS WRITE UP A NEWS ARTICLE TURN IN TYPED ARTICLE NO LATER THAN 2

DAYS AFTER THE GAME

REPORTERS