While coaching elementary flag football one of the hardest things to get my flag football players to do was to run north and south rather than east and west.
Flag Football Drill
For this drill I set up a box 8’x8′ with cones. Half the team is on south side and half the team is the north side. The object is to get to the north side of the box.
First: I have one from the north (defense) and one from the south (offense) run at each with the north runner trying to grab the flags from the south runner. Play ends if they step outside the box or lose your flags.
Second: after they get comfortable I give the south runner a ball to carry.
Third: I add a center and a quarterback so the runner gets used to receiving a hand off.
Fourth: I add another north defensive player. The two runners enter the box from the north cones/corners.
Fifth: I add a third defensive runner who comes in from the side of the play slightly after the hand off. This player is added to prevent the runner stalling when confronted by the north runners/defense.
Results were impressive!
