Winning Flag Football

Finale and Fond Farewell

Coch Art wishes you a fond farewell in this final episode of Winning Flag Football. You can keep up with Coach Art's ongoing adventures in bringing football to the masses in his hit board game "Breakaway Football," named a 2021 Game of the Year by Board Game Quest. The expansion "Dynasty Mode" hits crowdfunding in 2024. Billed as "Madden for your tabletop," Breakaway Football: Dynasty Mode converts Breakaway Football into a legacy board game complete with injuries, player contracts, progress...

Getting in Sync with Your QB

Coach Art shares four main strategies on how to establish a rapport with your QB to ensure a healthy working relationship come game day: Building Trust Demanding the QB Model the Right Behavior to the Team Game Planning to Suit Their Skills Forgiving Mistakes To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

Simple Offense Audibles

Video Podcast - Join Coach Art on a fast look a three easy to install audible concepts for your team. To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

Simple Pre-Snap Reads

Coach Art offers a simple but effective process to getting value out of your pre-snap reads. To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

Teaching Play Diagrams

Great play diagrams don't guarantee instant success. Coach Art presents how players need to understand the "why" of the squiggle on the page when running your play. We explore two examples from Coach Art's playbook where teaching/coaching points go beyond the lines on the diagram to ensure the right results. To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

Defense: Rushing Wide and Tight

Coach Art discusses two basic strategies of defensive lineup for dedicated rushers, rushing "wide" or "tight." Wide rushers typically split the difference between the sideline and Center, with a goal of cutting off rushing lanes for rollout QBs or working in tandem with another rusher. Useful when playing in screen blocking leagues, less so where Offenses typically leave the QB in an empty backfield. Tight rushers line up on the Center's shoulder and rush straight upfield to obstruct the...

Defense: Position Requirements

Great coaching is more than just X's and O's. You've got to know how to spot talent and choose the right position to match your players' abilities. Coach Art breaks down the four (4) basic positions on a flag football defense and discusses the talents and skills needed to excel in those positions. Make sure you are putting your talent in the best position to succeed!   To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and ...

Defense Technique: Stance

Coach Art covers the fundamentals on defensive stance pre-snap, discussing the coaching points of the three-point stance for defensive linemen rushing from the line of scrimmage, the two-point stance for a linebacker off the line of scrimmage, and a two-point stance for 1-on-1 defensive backs to shade coverage inside.   To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

Coaching Youth Flag Football - Assessing Eight Football Skills

Putting your players in position to succeed starts with determining what they are good at off the shelf. Coach Art outlines eight (8) key football skills to assess early in your team's season to ensure you have the right players in role. Unlike the 9 Key Talents, these 8 Football Skills are improvable with small amounts of focused effort. To contact Coach Art directly, visit www.winningflagfootball.com for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly ...

The Return of Winning Flag Football (Season 3)

We're back after a long (6 year) hiatus! Coach Art shares a brief overview of some of the new episodes he is working on, kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into Defense over the next few episodes. Expect new episodes weekly on Fridays! Notes: Coach Art mentioned he was developing content for the board game Breakaway Football from Uplink Underground Games.  

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 9 Player Talents

Coach Art differentiates between football "talents" and football "skills" and offers 9 key talents that help you rate your players' abilities. Identifying what you have on your team will help you identify the right Offense or Defense philosophy.

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 10 Ways to Motivate

Coach Art discusses the ways to motivate young players - kids and adolescents especially - through a blend of positive reinforcement, constructive feedback, and building mutual respect.

Coaching Adolescents - 8 Key Points

Coach Art discusses four basic modes of learning (Tactile, Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic) and how you can apply them to coaching flag football. Later, Coach Art dives into eight key points for coaching adolescents, making it easier both to relate to your players and to present the new learning in a way they can easily retain it.

Quarterbacking Chaos!

Coach Art interviews experienced QB Mark Burlet (@DrunkIntellect) about his 8 seasons of quarterbacking in an 8-on-8 co-ed league. How do you use plays/playbooks? What kind of practice should you look at adopting in a purely social league?

Sideline Chat - Coaching Memories

Coach Art discusses a unique challenge in his coaching career in taking a team of teen girls from zero football knowledge to being champions of their league in a single season.

Winning Flag Football: Offensive Audibles

What's a Route Tree? (027)

Coach Art briefly describes the general design of a "route tree" and its potential uses.

Option Attack: Part 2 (026)

Coach Art outlines the fundamentals of how option plays work.

Option Attack -Strategy & Sample Play (025)

Coach Art describes the basic strategy behind Option Offense plays and explores a sample play diagram.

Can Option Really Work? (024)

Coach Art introduces a multi-pod series on Option Offenses.

Fundamentals of Man Coverage (023)

Coach Art discusses some basic tenants of Man Coverage that every defender should know.

Improving Week-to-Week (022)

Coach Art discusses why it's important and how to focus on strategic improvements between games.

Reading Defenses: Pt. 2 (021)

Coach Art uses the digital whiteboard to review how to make changes in your pre-snap read.

Reading Defenses (020)

Coach Art turns to the Whiteboard to offer steps on reading a defense in flag football.

Quarterback Intangibles (019)

Coach Art discusses some of the finer points of playing the Quarterback position - beyond arm strength.

Can Strategy Overcome Talent? (018)

Coach Art discusses one way that strategy can prevail over pure athleticism in flag football.

The "Pick" Play (017)

Sneaky Coach Art uses the Whiteboard and Digital Practice Field to divulge every Offense's dirty little secret - "Pick" plays.

Handling a Big Time Rush (016)

Coach Art discusses several Offensive tactics for negating a dominant defensive rush.

Who Should Play Defense? (015)

In a Winning Flag Football "Two-Minute Offense" segment, Coach Art responds to audience questions.  "Who Should Play Defense?"

Man or Zone? (014)

In a Winning Flag Football "Two-Minute Offense" segment, Coach Art responds to audience questions.  "Which defensive coverage is better - Man or Zone?"

Working the Refs on Game Day (013)

In a Winning Flag Football "Two-Minute Offense" segment, Coach Art responds to audience questions.

Scouting Your Opponent's Offense (012)

Coach Art discusses both the benefits of scouting your flag football opponent and the methods of doing so during a game.

Out Route (011)

Coach Art uses the Whiteboard and Digital Practice Field to explore coaching points on running a clean Out route.

Converting on Short Yardage (010)

Coach Art discusses some best practices on designing your own short yardage plays to convert 3rd downs and score down on the goal line.

Using Playbook on Game Day

Coach Art discusses three different ways to call plays in your playbook on game day.  This episode focuses on the logistics of getting plays called so that players know what route to run or assignment to perform.

2-Man Stunt (008)

Coach Art uses the Whiteboard and Digital Practice Field to describe how to execute a specific defensive rush called a "2-man Stunt."

Designing an Offensive Playbook (007)

Coach Art answers the question, "How many plays do I really need?" and discusses some important decisions to make when building your team's playbook.

Post Pattern (006)

Coach Art uses the Whiteboard and Digital Practice Field to explore coaching tips on how receivers should run the Post pattern.

Flood Plays (005)

Coach Art uses the whiteboard and digital practice field to showcase the fundamentals of Flood Pass plays in flag football.

Succeeding as a Player-Coach (004)

Coach Art answers the question: "How can you improve player performance as a player-coach without wielding absolute authority?"  Get tips on how to influence fellow players and lead by consensus.

Building Blocks of Defense (003)

This video episode explores the topics of alignment, pressure, and coverage in defensive play design.

Gaining Separation (002)

Coach Art discusses the finer points of how Wide Receivers can widen the distance between them and their defenders.  Coach Art presents the 3-step process for getting wide open.

Taking Practice Seriously (001)

The "Kickoff" episode of Winning Flag Football features a justification for practice, regardless of skill level.  Also included, a detailed explanation of a typical practice schedule with examples.