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NFL Flag Football
5 on 5 non contact
Bernd von Lapp
NFL Flag Football Manager Europe
February 2004
What is NFL Flag Football ?
NFL Flag Football is the non-contact version of American
Football. Players wear a „Flag Belt“ with two Velcro flags
attached, one at each side. A „Tackle“ is substituted by
removing a flag from this belt. The fear of injury because of
unfamiliar physical exercise is not given. Therefore NFL Flag
Football is specially suited for young beginners and also for
leisure activities. Because the playing field is smaller than in
American Football, NFL Flag Football can be played Indoors
or Outdoors. Teams only consist of 5 players each and boys
and girls can play equally. The essence of the NFL can be
found in the passing game, which NFL Flag Football
promotes.
Regular Football Field
Flag Football Field
How Does It Work in Europe?
• NFL Flag Football is designed to teach a simple form of non-contact
American Football in a fun and safe environment.
• Target group are boys and girls in school (Primary and Secondary
Schools).
• NFL Flag Football is a program that allows an active integration of the
target group into an attractive and new sport within their community.
• NFL Flag Football is the introduction of Tackle Football. Children and
teenagers come in contact with the world of American Football
through active participation.
• NFL Flag Football is the primary Fan Development program for the
NFL’s International activities.
How Does It Work in Europe?
• By working with strategic partners i.e local American Football
Federations and government educational authorities, NFL Flag
Football is gaining in local acceptance as a fun and exciting game for
kids.
• Currently NFL Flag Football is run in Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Scotland, Spain and Sweden.
• Coaches’, kids’ and teaching materials have been designed and
handed out for the development of the sport.
• As incentive and motivational tool, the NFL is organizing tournaments
which culminate in the NFL Flag Football World Championships. 2004
the 5th World Championships will be held in Canada with 10 countries
participating.
NFL Flag Football
European School Final
Each year at the World Bowl (Final of the NFL Europe Season), the NFL
Europe crowns the best NFL Flag Football Team in Europe. More than
5.000 Kids at the age of 12 - 14 years from Schools all over Europe
compete in local tournaments to qualify for their national title.
Once they have become the national school finalist, the NFL Europe
invites the teams to participate at the European School Final during the
World Bowl weekend. But that’s not all; besides the chance of becoming
the best school flag team in Europe, all Teams will see the World Bowl live
inside the stadium and will receive their Trophy on the field during the
game and on top of that, the two best European teams will be invited to
the NFL Flag Football World Championships in August 2004.
NFL Flag Football
World Championships
Schedule 2004
February 2004
Galaxy Bowl / Frankfurt / Germany
Finland
March 2004
Rhein Fire Bowl / Gelsenkirchen / Germany
Thunder Bowl / Berlin / Germany
April 2004
Claymores Bowl / Glasgow / Scotland
England Bowl / Brimingham / England
Finland Bowl / Helsinki / Finland
Denmark Bowl / Copenhagen / Denmark
Austria Bowl / Vienna / Austria
French Bowl / Le Havre / France
Denmark
UK
Netherlands
Mai 2004
German School Final / Berlin / Germany
Germany
Belgium
June 2004
European School Final / Gelsenkirchen / Germany
Luxembourg
France
Swiss
Austria
August 2004
Flag Football World Championships / Europe
Yellow:
Expected Returnees 2004
Spain
Orange:
Targeted new Participants
2004
NFL Flag Football Tournaments 2004
organized by NFL Europe
Why 5 on 5 Flag in Schools
Integrates Students of All
Abilities
School - Club
Coeducational
Cheerleading
Progessional Practices Develop
Core skills and Movements for
Key Stages 1 and 2
Integration in Regular Sports
Curriculum (Flags – Balls)
Integration in Other Curriculum
Subjects (e.g. History / English)
Rules and Playing Field Can Be
Adjusted to Abilities of the Students
Spans Classes /Grades /
Age Groups
Transfer of Learning
for Other Sports
Can Be Played Basically
Anywhere
Various Types of
Competition
Low Costs
(Equipment &
Uniforms)
Integration in AfterSchool Clubs
Teaches Key Citizenship Skills:
Social Competence
Communication and Teamwork
Sense of Responsibility
Non-Contact Version
Trend Sport / American Way Of Life
Can Be played in
Break and Lunch
Times
Highly Stimulative in Nature
Less Demanding of skills
Step One - Contact
• Introduction to Schools
You should now actively contact schools and ask for an
introduction clinic in the school.
• Ask your youth players which school they attend and if
you find a couple of the same school, you found yourself
great helpers and advertisers.
• This introduction should be used to eliminate prejudices
about the rough contact sport ”American Football”.
• Teachers that have been contacted and are interested,
should be informed by the Teams about upcoming
Teacher Seminars.
Step Two - Preparation
• Use Games to introduce Flag Football. It is more fun and everyone
can participate.
• Use Games that Teachers and kids already know and make a few
changes, use a football in basketball for example (see step 3).
• Introduce new terms step by step and make Teachers and kids feel
they are involved in this process.
• Don’t just rely on drills, even when you have assistant coaches
helping you. The teacher will not be able to run the same drills all by
himself once you have left him.
• Keep the Teacher involved, don’t let him take his coffee break while
you are running his class.
Step Three – In School
Game Concept
Start
10 Count
Quarterback- Ball & Progressions
(Complete & Incomplete Pass, Interception, Man-Coverage)
(Count, Snap, Downs, Breaks, Plays, Position: Safety)
Basket-Football
(Flags, Open Field Running)
Air It Out
(Scoring areas, Fast breaks)
Hunter Ball
Ultimate
(End zone, Touchdown)
Foreword Ultimate
(Gain, Line of Scrimmage, Zone Coverage)
(Flags, Under Pressure Plays)
Step Four – Follow Up
• Try to motivate teachers to participate in a Teacher Seminar
• Every Teacher that passed the Seminar should be visited at least one
more time by a Coach to help adapt the given information to their
respective school situation (e.g. Gym Size, number of students, etc.)
• Set up Tournaments to motivate players and teachers to practice and
play the game.
Invite Parents to the tournaments and encourage girls that might not
want to play flag football to be Cheerleaders.
Older Players or youth players can assist as referees etc.
• These tournaments can be organized for all kids in one school, or for
several schools to compete against each other.
Stress the fact that this is for fun.
Starter Kit Order
Name of Instructor :
(person who gave
instructor’s Course)
Date of Instruction Course :
School / Club name:
How often do you intend to teach
Flag Football per Week, over
which amount of time?
Flag Teacher :
first & last
name
Number of students
participating in
the Flag Football course :
Flag Teacher :
E-mail
Age of the students
participating in
the Flag Football course :
Flag Teacher:
Telephone
When do you play
Flag Football, in curriculum,
after school, leisure time, etc. :
Shipping Address:
Street
Postal-Code
Contactperson CAFF
City
fax
e-mail:
Questions
Questions
• Here are some questions that will help us work out the next steps for
the Czech Republic School Flag Program:
- what is the status of your Flag program, e.g. number of kids playing,
age levels, club based teams, school based teams.
- have there been any teacher seminars organized (up to date)? Is
this planned within the next year (2004)?
- what is the name of the institution that organizes P.E. teacher
seminars?
• - what is the number of schools you try to target for in 2004?
- are you able to fulfill the regulations (attached) to participate at the
European championships, leading up to the World Championships?
- please name one flag football coordinator in your federation.
Contact
Bernd von Lapp
NFL Flag Football Manager Europe
NFL Europe - German Office
Westerbachstr. 47
60489 Frankfurt
Germany
Tel: +49-69-978 279 77
Fax: +49-69-978 279 95
e-mail: [email protected]