Flag Football Study Guide
Positions:
Offense:
- OC: Center- hikes ball to QB, blocks for QB on offense
- OG: Guard- R/L- next to center, blocks on offense
- OT: Tackle- R/L- next to guard, blocks on offense
- OE: End- R/L (receivers = split or tight), run pass patterns, catch forward passes, block for halfback
- QB: Quarterback- leads huddle, calls play, yells hike, receives hike, throws forward pass to receiver or handoff to halfback,
keeps ball and runs
- HB: Halfback- receives handoff, receives pass, blocks for other halfback, may make forward pass from behind line of
scrimmage.
Defense
- DB: Defensive back- defends halfback or guards against pass plays
- DE: Defensive end- guard/defend against running plays
- DC: Center- rushes QB on defense
- DG: Guard- R/L- next to center rushes on defense
- DT: Tackle- R/L- next to guard, rushes on defense
Rules:
Offense
- Only 1 running play per 4 downs
- Only 7 players on the field at a time
- Only 4 downs on each side of midfield line
- Center must stay in at all times (must be different center each time)
- Ball must be centered from ground.
- You may have 2 people in backfield (QB and ?)
- Blocking must be done above the waist, with arms held close to the body. NO HOLDING! You can’t leave feet to block.
- Runners can not use a straight arm, stiff arm or attempt to block someone from grabbing your flag.
- NO FUMBLES! The ball is dead when it touches the ground.
- Team members must stay behind the line on punts/kick-offs, until the ball has been kicked. You must tell the defense that you
are kicking.
Defense:
- Pass interference- you can not touch the receiver or pull their flag off until the ball has
been caught. (Automatic first down)
- Only 7 players on the field at a time
- Unlimited number of people rushing the quarterback, but must count to 3 before rushing.
- 1 blitz (rush without counting) per 4 downs.
- No holding the runner in order to grab flag.
- Only 2 people back to receive a punt. Everyone else must be on the line or in a zone defense.
- NO ROUGHING! Unnecessary roughness, pushing the runner out of bounds, etc., is not permitted. If this occurs, the player in
question may be removed from the game.