What is Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling?
Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for youth work. Use the setup notes and coaching cues below to add it to this week’s practice plan.
- Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling is part of FantasyHQ’s free football drills library.
- Focus: Youth.
How to run this drill
Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.
- Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo.
- Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish.
- Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
- Close with one coaching cue players can repeat in the huddle next period.
Full drill
After coaching [tag]flag football[/tag] for a few years now, I’ve noticed that one of the things a lot of kids do in the beginning is once they get touched, they stop running regardless, even if their flags are still on them. I came up with these [tag]flag football drills[/tag] to address this.
In order to teach them how many times a flag can be missed and the importance of keep running until you hear the whistle, I line my [tag]football[/tag] players up evenly in two lines about 5 yards apart.
Keep about 3 yards between the two lines–just enough room so the runner can run down the middle.
The rule is the defense is not allowed to take their left or right foot off the line so they can only reach out with one hand to pull the flag off the runner. So many times kids run through the entire football team with both flags still on.
It also teaches my players why they need to use the proper flag pulling technique when pulling flags and to keep running until you hear a whistle.
Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling FAQ
- What is the Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling drill?
- Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for youth work. Use the setup notes and coaching cues below to add it to this week’s practice plan.
- Who should use this football drill?
- Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.
- How do I run Flag Football Drills – Flag Pulling in practice?
- Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo. Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish. Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
- Is this drill free?
- Yes. Browse FantasyHQ football drills, youth plays, and coaching guides free on Football Coaching.
