This is what it takes for a flag football team to be successful.

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Flag Football Tenets of Success

1. No negative or bad attitudes.
2. Players who desire to be a part of a winning team.
3. Humility -- from EVERYONE.
4. Easy acceptance of criticism. (even the best player on the team is going to routinely make mistakes)
5. Practice.
6. Practice.
7. Practice.
8. 4 Dimensions:
   • Run game.
   • Long / Short passing game.
   • Backwards Lateral game.
   • QB Read option game.
9. Team captains that don't walk off the field when they're upset.
10. Team captains that are good at bringing people together, not pushing them a part.
11. A non-player coach who is the supreme leader and has final say on anything and everything.
12. More practice than you reasonably have time for.
13. Simple, short plays with options that can be audibled from the line with easy code language.
14. Simple defensive schemes.
15. BACKWARDS LATERALS -- This saves you, complicated plays break down too easily. If you have a good lateral game, you can run the field with simple plays by dumping before tackles.
16. Sacrifice during the season.
    • Take care of your body.
    • Stay in shape.
    • Don't go out drinking before game day.
    • Hydrate.
    • Practice.
    • Work on your deficiencies.
17. Relentless positional practice. (Everyone should be great at catching a ball, if they're not, the whole team should be okay with spending an entire practice coaching one player on how to better catch balls.)
18. People should be great at their assignments on both offense and defense. If they're not, it should be a team effort to help coach the player in a positive way (during practice, not the game) on how to improve.
19. In-game adjustments should be capped, kept to a minimum, and only explained to a player during a time-out, or when they're not on the field. Otherwise, it discourages players, and they play worse.