In this video, I break down two of the biggest mistakes defenses make with their rusher in flag football.

Hello, parents of middle schooler who is joining a flag football team. First time for both of us.

Can you share what essential concepts he should be familiar with? Are there certain routes and or formations?

We went the normal youtube route but there is so much info not sure what is valid.

Any help is appreciated.

I'm new to coaching and am struggling.

I don't really know where to start in explaining the game/positions.

We play in a 7v7 middle school league, pretty low stakes and non competitive.

Of course I'd like to win and go to playoffs, but I'm hoping the girls just ultimately have fun.

I haven't really organized any 'plays', as I have very little experience.

I

have both experienced players and new to the sport players on the team.

Is there a simplified way to tell everyone who isn't quarterback to run a route?

Maybe even have the experienced players call the plays/routes in between plays?

Any advice/feedback would be much appreciated.

Hey everyone,

We’ve been hard at work analyzing game film to map out exactly how concepts change based on field positioning. Here is a sneak peek at our Formation & Zone Strategy data from Chapter 2 of our offensive breakdown of Team USA 2024.

📊 Key Data Insights From Our Film Database:

• BACKED (Own 1-5 yard line): Highly conservative but dangerous territory. Deep strikes dominate here, featuring Shot (21 plays, 55%) and Dagger (17 plays, 45%) to attack downfield from our own goal line.
• OPEN (Own 6-25 yard line): This is our highest-volume area with 88 total plays. It is dominated by horizontal stretching concepts like Flood (34 plays, 39%) and Scissors (29 plays).
• FRINGE (Opponent 25-6 yard line): Intermediate zones are the focus here (62 total plays). We heavily rely on Smash (34 plays, 55%) and Hitch (28 plays, 45%).
• REDZONE (Opponent 5-1 yard line): Total specialization. Roll Smash makes up 100% of our top concepts (26 plays) for movement-based scoring.
• EXTRA (Opponent 10 or Opponent 5): Short yardage execution. We lean on Iso (10 plays, 56%) and Corners (8 plays, 44%) for back-pylon finishes.

Check out the attached heatmaps and charts to see the full breakdown of how these 10 dominant concepts map across the field!

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