Author: Travis Burnett

What Makes a Good Flag Football Game Official?

By Darin Wissner - It's Just A Game Events Flag Football game officials get very little respect. In many cases, they haven't earned it. Often, organizers simply ask their friends. “It’s easy man! You know football, right?” Then these friends are put in to tough predicaments right away. “Man, that is face guarding! You can’t do that. That’s...

May 10, 2015

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Guide to the Ultimate Flag Football Routes Tree

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Running flag football routes isn't too different from running traditional football routes, but there are some nuances & differences, along with common terms and names for them that many new players aren't familiar with. Here is a list of 22 flag football routes, a football route tree that you can reference and some information to help...

May 3, 2015

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Tight Freak Nasty – 4 on 4 Football Plays

Tight Freak Nasty from our 4 on 4 football plays collection is a staple of some of the top teams in the country, especially around the goal line. I prefer to run the play without motion the first time (with the [2] just lined up at slot), and then if it's successful and we run it later...

April 29, 2015

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Tackle vs. Youth Flag Football: Which one and why?

By Darin Wissner with Just A Game Events Youth tackle football is not as dangerous as the news labels it to be. I am not going to bore you with statistics, but the fact is, that your 8-year old son just doesn't get hit hard enough to get concussions! Half the kids on defense don’t want to lay your...

April 27, 2015

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Base Crack Layers – 7on7 Flag Football Plays

Base Crack Layers from our 7on7 flag football plays collection is a fairly simple play to run and execute that has several options with easy reads. Lining up in a traditional 2 blocker 3 receiver set, the quarterback sprints to his right immediately at the snap, while the slot receiver steps inside to pick the rusher...

April 23, 2015

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45 Funny Flag Football Team Names

Do you have an adult flag football league or tournament coming up and looking for some creative or funny flag football team names? Some of these were scoured from other suggestions thrown out out across the webisphere, others are my creations or personal favorites of tournaments past. Hopefully one of these will help! (Updated 2/20/2018) FUNNY FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM NAMES Multiple...

April 20, 2015

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The Best 5 on 5 Flag Football Defense Strategy Guide

Recently in our LinkedIn Flag Football group we had a question come up about the best 5 on 5 flag football defense strategies to use, so we thought it would be a good intro to a breakdown of our top 5 recommended 5 on 5 flag football defenses that every team should implement at different times. [bsa_pro_ad_space id=7] Here...

April 17, 2015

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Adult & Youth Flag Football Concussions: What to Know

Football concussions can be very serious, and many people are attributing the increasing rise of youth flag football to the growing safety concerns of full contact football in pads. But even in flag football, concussions can still happen and as a player or youth flag football coach, it’s imperative you know how to recognize a football...

April 13, 2015

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Top 12 Traits of Youth Flag Football Coaches

Coaching kids is a pretty big deal. After all, you’ll be teaching them not only football, but teamwork, success, failure and life lessons all at the same time. We polled youth flag football parents on the top 12 traits they felt all youth football coaches should possess. Let us know what you think in the comments below! Make...

April 13, 2015

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Oopty – 8 on 8 Flag Football Plays

Oopty is one of my all time favorite 8 on 8 flag football plays, and works extremely well in long distance situations. Upon sending [3] in motion, most teams will try and employ a zone defense, typically with 1 safety over the top, and 2 in the short zone with one of them taking away the inside...

April 8, 2015

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Defending the Bunch Offense – 5 on 5 Flag Football Defense Tips

Many people have asked for some 5 on 5 flag football defense tips, and there's no better place to start than how to defend a bunch offense. The bunch offense might be one of the most difficult offenses to defend, but there are a couple of ways to make it easier for the team. You will...

April 3, 2015

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The Bucket List: Top 10 International Flag Football Tournaments

Here in Dallas, we are fortunate enough to have several different organizations running flag football tournaments almost every weekend and have been for the last 4 to 5+ years, so I've played my fair share and really there's no better place to hone your skills and hang out with friends than in a high pressure event. We have...

March 29, 2015

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Bunch Iso Blender – 5 on 5 Flag Football Plays

Bunch Iso Blender from our 5 on 5 flag football plays collection is a great all around play that can be effective against just about any defense you'll come up against. Your Center and [2] routes will be your primary reads. Out of this formation, many teams will lock up the [3] and play a combination of 2-1...

March 19, 2015

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7 Reasons Being a Flag Football Referee…Sucks.

This could just as easily have been titled "7 Things To Keep In Mind Next Time You Chew Out Your Referee" or "Give These Guys A Break, Seriously." But, if you've ever been a flag football referee, whether for a youth or adult league or tournament event, or any sport for that matter, you pretty much know...

March 8, 2015

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Bunch QB Wheel – 5 on 5 Flag Football Plays

The Bunch QB Wheel from our 5 on 5 flag football plays collection is one of our favorite plays to use against an overly aggressive rusher and a defense that likes to play man defense. There are a couple variations you can use out of different formations to get a similar result, but the idea is always the...

March 5, 2015

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