By: Mary, Shontrell, Julius, Brayden, Makenzie, Martez

THE FALCONS

HISTORY OF FLAG FOOTBALL• Flag football started because it was safer than tackle

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• Flag football was really popular on military bases.

• Flag football is officially dated back to 1933.

• The first flag football organization was formed in the 1960s

• The University of New Orleans hosted the first college flag football championship in 1979.

FLAG FOOTBALL RULES• Each team can only have 14 players

• There are no fumbles. The ball is dead where it lands.

• Each team has two time outs per half

• There are no fake punts on 4th down.

• Players can’t wear hats or bandanas

EQUIPMENT• Flags

• Cleats

• Jerseys

• Footballs

• Field

FLAG FOOTBALL VIDEO• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8TSyoq0ws

FLAG FOOTBALL IN THE USA• American Football Association

• International Women’s Flag Football Association

• National Touch Football League