Fundamentally, flag football is a hobby. We all know this. And in the eyes of some, it might seem...well... childish or foolish to spend a lot of time discussing, adjusting, correcting, and perfecting your approach to flag football.
But I say anything you're passionate about, however marginal, should be done exceptionally well. And I hope you feel the same way.
I have been passionate about football since age 6. I taught myself a better throwing motion by researching it in books (age 7). I wrote my first story about football with me as the coach, not the player (age 8). And I know this sounds ridiculous, but I taught myself how to throw a football with my left arm in case I lost my dominant right arm in some freak accident (age 12). The moral? I must have had too much idle time as a kid.
Regardless, as a man in his late 30's, I can say that I derive endless joy from the strategic cat and mouse of well-executed football. When I coach, I push my teams to perform like real professionals would - pay attention to details, know your assignments, understand why your route (which will never get thrown the ball on this play) is absolutely essential to the spacing of the defenders so that your teammate can get open.
Perhaps the biggest mistake in flag football is not having a strategy at all. Some teams are so loaded with talent, they can call almost anything and it will work. But when that talent comes up against a superior strategy, it's a coin flip whether the superstar will save the day. An entire team's fate rests on the individual making an outstanding play, which is a lot like gambling to me.
I hope this effort - "Winning Flag Football" - is a collaboration among many different coaches, players, and fans of flag football. There are a lot of ways to win. I'll present my favorites and the strategies and tactics that have worked for me. I hope you'll take the time to share with us all how you prefer to win.
But I say anything you're passionate about, however marginal, should be done exceptionally well. And I hope you feel the same way.
I have been passionate about football since age 6. I taught myself a better throwing motion by researching it in books (age 7). I wrote my first story about football with me as the coach, not the player (age 8). And I know this sounds ridiculous, but I taught myself how to throw a football with my left arm in case I lost my dominant right arm in some freak accident (age 12). The moral? I must have had too much idle time as a kid.
Regardless, as a man in his late 30's, I can say that I derive endless joy from the strategic cat and mouse of well-executed football. When I coach, I push my teams to perform like real professionals would - pay attention to details, know your assignments, understand why your route (which will never get thrown the ball on this play) is absolutely essential to the spacing of the defenders so that your teammate can get open.
Perhaps the biggest mistake in flag football is not having a strategy at all. Some teams are so loaded with talent, they can call almost anything and it will work. But when that talent comes up against a superior strategy, it's a coin flip whether the superstar will save the day. An entire team's fate rests on the individual making an outstanding play, which is a lot like gambling to me.
I hope this effort - "Winning Flag Football" - is a collaboration among many different coaches, players, and fans of flag football. There are a lot of ways to win. I'll present my favorites and the strategies and tactics that have worked for me. I hope you'll take the time to share with us all how you prefer to win.
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