How Should Your Team Start the Game?

Recently I was asked how a team should start off their flag football game: aggressive or at a pace?Flag Football is situational and momentum has a lot to do with the game. The short answer is neither. I want to start with the ball. I want good field position. Field...

The Importance of Women in Sports

Patricia Gorky is a political activist and writer for Liberation News (http://liberationnews.org), and the socialist feminist magazine Breaking the Chains (http://breakingthechainsmag.com). Sport is a universal language: all societies in history developed their own...

When Should You Go for it on Fourth Down?

Flag football is like no other sport. The mental side of the game is as important as the physical. Calling a good game, reading a defense, when to commit or not commit a penalty, when to accept or decline one,etc. can be the difference in a game. Flag football is...

Older Players – When to Stop and When to Play

I’ve played for 50 years. Football, softball, basketball, field hockey, and many made up games I can’t remember. I played in the streets and still have the scars from being tackled on asphalt. I ran in the house, threw on some band aids, and ran back out to play. I...