What you can't watch without
The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.
B · Beginner · 5 rules · Step 1 of 4The game
- What is flag football and how big is the field?Flag football is American football without contact.
- How do downs work in flag football?A team starts on its own 5-yard line with four downs, which are four plays, to get the ball across the middle line.
- How do you score in flag football?A touchdown is worth six points.
Moving the ball
- What are the passing rules in flag football?A team may throw one forward pass on each down, from behind the scrimmage line.
- What is flag guarding in flag football?Flag guarding is anything a runner does to keep a defender's hand from the flag: covering it with a hand, an arm or the ball, waving a hand in front of it or holding an arm out.