Flex Football (Flex) is an innovative new game for boys and girls ages 6-8 designed to introduce football at the youth level, add a dynamic and realistic off-season program for youth and HS-level tackle players, and provide adults a limited contact game. Flex offers a realistic football experience at all levels. Strategically designed to fit right in the middle of flag and tackle, and to provide current tackle players with a safer and more realistic offseason alternative, Flex football is a year-round, 9 on 9, limited-impact style of football created by former NFL players.
Flex is played with 9 players on half of a full-sized field with the following positions:
Offense: 3 down linemen, 5 eligible receivers, QB on offense
Defense: 2 Defensive Ends, 7 Defensive Backs/LBs
Flag players are lacking the fundamental skills needed to safely and comfortably transition to tackle football and tackle players are unnecessarily exposed to unfamiliar situations by starting tackle at an early age. Flex adds to the overall experience of the youth athlete by offering another fun way to be introduced to the sport or to continue developing skills year-round.
NFL teams regularly wear our soft-shell protection system year-round to eliminate repetitive sub-concussive blows, while continuing to get better at their craft. Using that concept, we are creating an opportunity for young athletes to work on the fundamental football skills, including blocking at the line of scrimmage, downfield blocking, and even bump and run coverage on the outside.
Our rules and your coaches will not allow that to happen. Furthermore, introducing soft-shell shoulder pads and soft-shell helmets at a young age helps establish and promote that padding, whether hard-shell of soft-shell is not made to be used as a “weapon”. Having athletes reinforce the fundamental breaking down and pulling a flag or two hand touch with gear on, Flex will be instilling a natural path to proper tackling technique when the athlete returns to tackle football or is ready to start tackle football for the 1st time.
The registration fee for Flex Football is $135 per player. Please visit our REGISTRATION page to register.
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