Winning Flag Football

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, progression and regression, pro drafting & free agency, and much more!   To connect with Coach Art in the future, use the contact form on www.winningflagfootball.com to reach out with questions, requests for advice, and episode suggestions. 

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!

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!

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!

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 QBs vision, disrupt timing on short middle routes, and force a poor rushing QB to abandon the pocket. 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!

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 a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art!

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!

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 to Coach Art!

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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