<p> FLAG FOOTBALL NOTES</p><p>SKILLS:</p><p>1) Passing Grip: Hold near end of the ball with a couple of fingers on the laces. Motion: Regular throwing motion while stepping toward target.</p><p>2) Catching: High pass: Thumbs together. Low pass: Pinkies together. *Either way, you are attemting to catch the ball in your hands, rather than your body.</p><p>3) Running Patterns: Patterns are predetermined selected routes for recievers.</p><p>A. SLANT (IN): Reciever takes 3 steps before “slanting in” toward the quarterback.</p><p>B. OUT : Receiver takes 3 steps before “slanting out” away from the quarterback.</p><p>C. POST : Receiver runs straight 10 yards, fakes out and heads toward the goal post. (Jerry Rice, the best receiver ever, is famous for running this pattern, among others.)</p><p>D. FLAG : Receiver runs straight 10 yards, fakes in and heads toward the endzone corner (called the flag pattern because endzone corners used to be marked by flagS).</p><p>E. FLY (STREAK): Receiver runs straight down the field for a long pass. (Randy Moss, an athletic receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, has redefined this route.)</p><p>4. Pulling Flags: Reach with both hands, trying to slap the side of the runner, while stripping the flags off (as opposed to just stabbing the flags with one hand). </p>