Flag Football Unit Plan

10th Grade, South Windsor High School

South Windsor, CT
Grade 10

September 11th - 19th

Tighe Dudeck
Psychomotor unit Reference Content taught Assessment
outcomes MA CF &
NASPE
Standards #

By the end of this MA CF 2.17 - Throwing - Checklist

unit students will be - Catching.
able to catch/throw NASPE standard 2 - Routes - Peer
a football. And Run - Qb drop assessment
the routes as a back
wide receiver.

Cognitive

By the end of this MA CF 2.17 - Pre quiz - Post unit

unit students will - Post quiz assessment
know the rules NASPE standard 2 - Teaching
used in class rules/expectations - Teacher
- Correctly display observation
rules during
gameplay - Exit Slip
- Scoring

MA CF 2.7 - Teaching defense - Observation

By the end of this when teaching
unit students will be NASPE standard 2 route running - Exit slip
able to understand
defensive
strategies

Affective

By the end of this MA CF ​2.1, 2.6 - Teach - Teacher

unit students will be expectations daily
able to know how to NASPE standard 4 - Flag football rules observation
play competitively - Routines
while maintaining
respect for their
opponents and the
equipment.
 - Daily
By the end of this MA CF ​2.1, 2.6 observation
unit students will be
able to work NASPE standard 4 - Teach
cooperatively, and expectations
communicate - Flag football rules
effectively with their - Routines
team.
 PRE / POST ASSESSMENT

Flag Football Pre assessment - Dudeck

* Required

Name ​*

How many downs does the offense have to get to the first down
marker? ​*
3
2
4
5
What is the name of the position who snaps the ball? ​*
Quarterback
Center
Wide receiver
Running back
True or false: All offensive players can receive a pass
True
False
If you throw with your right hand what foot do you step with when
throwing the ball ​*
Right
Left
Neither
You jump
How many points is a touchdown worth? ​*
 7
3
6
2
What route is the number 1 wide receiver doing? ​*

Fade out
Slant in
Out
Fly
What route is number 3 doing? ​*
 Fade out
Slant in
Out
Fly
What route is number 4 doing? ​*
 Fade out
Slant in
Out
Fly
Players are allowed to guard their flags with their hands when running
*
True
False
What is the name of the position that throws the ball? ​*
Coach
Wide receiver
Running back
Quarterback
 Checklist

Never Sometimes Always

Student runs routes
with correct shape
of the route, and
makes sharps cuts
when necessary.

Student runs the

routes at full speed.

Student tracks the

ball in the air when
running the route
and the ball is
thrown.

Always =3
Sometimes = 2
Never =1
Comments:

FINAL SCORE: /9
Handouts
Powerpoint:
 Exit Slip

1. How many yards is the field. (Not including end zone)

2. Draw a darker line on the yard line we would start
every change of possession if we played full field.
3. Circle the two end zones.
4. What are the two basic defenses you can play in flag
football.
5. Rate your team on the level of teammates they are as
a whole (Attitude, how engaged, willing to change
positions, communication). 1-10. 10 is the best
teammates you could have.
 Throwing / Catching Skill Cues

THROWING:

- turn sideways to target

- spread fingers on laces gripping ball toward the back (the end closest

to you)

- step forward with the foot opposite your throwing arm

- bring ball back to your ear

- snap wrist/follow thru across your body

CATCHING:

- Keep Eye on Ball

- Reach arms towards ball, Create diamond with hand

- Give with ball as ball hits hands (bring ball into body)

- Pinkies together if ball is below waist

 Results of Assessment

Throughout this flag football unit there were many different assessments used to

judge where the students were at in terms of their learning. Other then the typical

teacher daily observations I did, this pre test and posttest was the best way to

determine what the students needed to learn, and how I did with teaching them. Doing a

pre test is so important because I have students of all abilities in my class. I have some

students who have played football there entire life, and some students who have never

thrown a football before.

Students performed assessments that evaluated them cognitively, affectively and

in there psychomotor domain. They were assessed in there cognitive domain with

teacher observations and the pretest and posttest. They were assessed in there

affective domain with an exit slip. They were assessed in there psychomotor domain

with teacher observations, and a checklist.

Overall, I am very happy with the results on these assessments. Cognitively I

saw some very good improvements with their scores from the pretest to the posttest.

Also from my everyday observations I witnessed some very good improvements.

The affective domain was on the exit slip but I also checked in on the students just

about everyday during the closure of each class. We had multiple conversations about

how everyone felt throughout the unit, and what people thought of there teammates. By

the end of the unit you could see how much more confident each student was in there

ability to play football. The students confidence had a direct impact on there

psychomotor domain.
 Results of Pretest / Posttest

When calculating the scores of the pretest the students on average got a 79,

which is a C+. When calculating the results of the posttest, which was taken the last day

of the flag football unit, the average score was a 92.5 which is an A-. I was very pleased

with the results of this test, because it proves the majority of students knowledge of the

game flag football was increased during this unit. 18 of the 25 students increased there

score from the pretest to the posttest. The students did this by looking at there

handouts, studying the powerpoint, participating in conversation about flag football, and

paying attention in everyday learning during class. This is one of the many things that

confirms this unit was successful.

 Grading Policy

70% daily participation grade

30% skill / End quiz

Daily Participation - 5 Point Respect Rubric

R - Responsibility

E - Engagement

S - Safety

P - Principles

E - Empathy

C - Challenge

T - Trust
5 = 100
4 = 90
3 = 80
2 = 70
1 = 60
0 = 50
Level 5:​​ Does more than what is required. Helps others be successful. Is a

positive leader. Resolves conflicts. Sets, works on, evaluates goals.

Level 4:​​ Actively participates. Follows directions without reminders. Listens

when teachers and others talk. Admits errors and learns from mistakes.

Demonstrates safe physical behaviors. Sets and works on goals.

Level 3:​​ Tries new lessons without complaining. Helps when asked.

Follows directions most of the time or with reminders. Demonstrates safe

physical behaviors some of the time. Aware that behavior needs to change.

Level 2:​​ Participates some of the times. Easily gets off task. Occasionally

follows directions. Demonstrates safe physical behaviors some of the time.

Aware that behavior needs to change.

Level 1:​​ Disengaged. Disruptive. Argues, teases or blames. Demonstrates

unsafe physical behaviors. No evidence of goals.

Level 0:​​ No participation at all.

 References:
Drape, Joe, and Ken Belson. “The Future of Football Has Flags.” ​The New York Times​,

The New York Times, 20 Nov. 2018,

www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/sports/football/flag-football-nfl.html​.

“Activity Cues.” ​PE Central Cues View,​

www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/cues/archive9798/cues119798.html.

“Flag Football Rules.” 2003, doi:10.3897/bdj.4.e7720.figure2f.

“Flag Football Practice Games.” ​PE Central Cues View​,

www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=8538#.W_wvYnpKjOQ.

“Throwing a Spiral.” ​YouTube,​ YouTube, 9 Oct. 2012,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDw-Mo-AOEs.
Lesson plans: (6)
Lesson 1:

NAME: Tighe Dudeck

Flag football day 1:

Equipment: 20 Footballs
Cones=10

Goals:
- Learn how to properly hold the ball
- Learn how to throw the ball
- Learn how to catch the ball
- Learn how much the students already know from pretest

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION:
Bring kids into the circle of the gym. Pass out papers. Make sure
everyone has there chromebook laptop. Kids still need to fill in
there fitness information into the computer so give them 2 minutes
to do that.

Give the kids a pre assessment quiz on flag football, to help judge
how much they are learning, and what they know before the flag
football unit.

SKILL CUES:​ Give no skill cues first time around, to do a broad

assessment of students.

ACTIVITY 1:
Passing with a partner.
Everyone will get with a partner or 2 people if numbers are odd and
play pass, however they know how.

EXTENSION UP: Back up

EXTENSION DOWN: Move closer

EXTENSION FOR ACTIVITY:

Teach how to properly hold ball when throwing.
Skill cues:
- Finger tips on laces
- Hands toward back of ball

Teach the right stance for throwing.

- Sideways to target
- Ball back to ear (elbow away)
- Step with opposite foot
- Flick wrist
- Arm across body follow thru

Wait a couple minutes for that

Catching:
- Diamond with hand (If above waist)
- Pinkies together if its coming below

CLOSURE:
Review what was taught
5 minutes for changing time
 Lesson 2:

NAME: Tighe Dudeck

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION:
Walk students to outside turf field. Go over boundaries and make
sure playing area is safe, move benches if necessary. Talk about
bees in the field.
Warm up​ game of tag= Groups of three, everyone pick a color
either red blue or green, everyone a different color. Red is trying to
tag blue, blue trying to tag green, green trying to tag red. Everyone
is “IT”. Tell them they have 10 yrds by 10 yrds to run. If you get
tagged you have to do 10 jumping jacks.

Review day 1 passing and catching, skill cues of passing, catching,

and drop back passes.

ACTIVITY 1:
Everyone get with a partner.
Passes with a partner utilizing all of what was learned last class and
just gone over.

ACTIVITY 2:​ Teach ‘Out’ and ‘In’ routes along with ‘post’ and
‘corner’ routes. Go over difference in them. Show a demonstration.
Hand out picture of out and in routes alone with post and corner
routes.
Students practice running those routes

CLOSURE:​ Bring in the class and ask general questions about

routes. Ask them the difference between out and in routes and post
and corner routes.
 Lesson 3:

NAME: Tighe Dudeck

Flag Football

Equipment: 20 footballs, 20 cones, copy of route tree

Facility: Outside Turf
Grade: 10
Class size: 24 students
Focus of lesson: Learning how to get open by using the routes

Goals: - ​Learn the 4 routes

- Learn how to snap the ball
- Be able to name a difference between getting open in 1v1 and 2v2
- Demonstrate respect for the footballs and your classmates by not arguing with one
another during game play

Teacher​​: As a teacher I plan on using a loud clear voice, and grasping control of the classroom
when it is necessary.

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION: ​Walk out to field. Set meeting place @ 50 yard
line.
Go over Routes very quickly. In/Out route & Post/Corner route
- Use whiteboard next class
“We are going to get into groups of 3. There will be the QB, a
center, and a wide receiver. Both the wide receiver and the center
5-7 mins will go out for a pass. I will teach you how to snap the ball, in
regular football you snap it between your legs but it is most
common for the center to turn around and toss it to the QB to start
the play. In normal football the Center cannot go out for a pass but
in flag football he can. So for this warm up he will.

Warmup:
“When I break you off into groups you will get a football go to the
cone and start the activity of having a center snap the ball to the
QB, then a wide receiver Center go out for a short pass using the
same routes we just talked about, After the ball is caught switch
positions then repeat.”
- Put cones out next class
 **Call out groups**

Bring groups in to describe and show example of 1st activity

8-10

ACTIVITY 1:​ 1v1v1

Instead of a wide receiver there will be a center, a defender playing
defense on the center, and the quarterback. This is a 1 vs 1 drill the
quarterback will try and pass the ball to the wide receiver while the
defender tries to intercept or block the WR from catching it.
After every thrown ball switch positions
8-10 mins

Start @ ACTIVITY 2:​ 2v2

10:10 I will go around combining 2 groups at a time explaining how this
will be done.
1 of the groups will play defense on the other group.
The offense will have the center snap to the quarterback then the
center and WR go out for a pass while the QB tries to pass to one of
them. The other group will have 2 defenders trying to play defense
on the center and WR while 1 sits out and waits for offense.
Rotate every throw. Everyone should at least try QB but if someone
doesn’t like it then you don’t have to continue to play that position.

Safety:
**KEEP ROUTES CLOSE - DON'T GO TO FAR/BE MINDFUL
OF OTHER GROUPS**

10:20
CLOSURE:
Ask questions “What helped with getting open for your
quarterback”
“What did you need to focus on in 2v2 that you didn’t in 1v1?”
What is something you should remember for next class
YOU all did great today I’m very happy with the effort
Lesson 4:

Equipment: 20 footballs, 20 cones, copy of route tree

Facility: Outside Turf
Grade: 10
Class size: 24 students
Focus of lesson: Learning how to get open by using the routes

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION:
Attendance in the gymnasium - fix teams if necessary
Student to bring out balls and cones

Review everything from previous classes​.

Talk about defensive strategies

Warm up:
Introduce flags:
Play a tag game with all students wearing the flags.
- Everytime someones flag gets pulled they put that flag to
the side then reenter game.
- Once both flags are pulled step out the designated area.
- Make area smaller as you go
Play twice

ACTIVITY:
Same teams as last class
- Team practice

Students get with there teams everyone tries all the positions.
Students go through all routes.
Students create new routes if they want.
Students talk about strategies for offense and defense.

ACTIVITY:
Game play between there own teams.

Activity:
2v2 vs other teams.

Go around the field make sure to be explaining things as you go,

have football players help. Ask questions
CLOSURE: Period 4 pickup all cones and pennies.
Students bring in balls cones, pennies
Exit slip
 Lesson 5:

NAME: Tighe Dudeck

FLAG FOOTBALL lesson :

Equipment: 20 footballs, 20 cones, copy of route tree
Facility: Outside Turf
Grade: 10
Class size: 24 students
Focus of lesson: Know the rules of the game during gameplay

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION:
Attendance in the gymnasium - fix teams if necessary
Student to bring out balls and cones

Out on the field set up field​ (Same thing on other side of field)

Go over agenda for the day

We are going to do Gameplay
Warmup 1st:​ Passing with a partner. Running routes then
switching.
Then we will go over gameplay and basic rules.
RULES:
You will be on a team already assigned for you. 4v4
1 team starts with ball (R.P.S)
A snap must take place before every play, then everyone goes out
to run a route.
NO rushing quarterback
If someone catches it then it is 1 hand touch to stop play.
You have 4 plays to get past the different colored cones then if you
do you have another 4 to score a touchdown.
Every turnover you start from the first cone on your side of the
field.
QB has 5 seconds to throw ball

Game play:

Go around the field make sure to be explaining things as you go,

have football players help. Ask questions

CLOSURE: Period 4 pickup all cones and pennies.

Students bring in balls cones, pennies
 Lesson 6:

NAME: Tighe Dudeck

FLAG FOOTBALL lesson :

Equipment: 20 footballs, 20 cones, copy of route tree
Facility: Outside Turf
Grade: 10
Class size: 24 students
Focus of lesson: Work well with teammates

LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION:
Attendance

SKILL CUES:
- Drop step
- Open hips
- Toss behind you

ACTIVITY 1: Gameplay

Stop at each field - Introduce a running play

- Set up formation of running play
- Needs to be a toss
- Everyone needs to run route even if it is running

(No blocking)

Transition: Clean up - Walk inside

ACTIVITY 2:
Bring students inside for posttest

CLOSURE:
Rainy Day Lesson Plan:
NAME: Tighe Dudeck

LESSON PLAN FORM - Inside rain day

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON

INTRODUCTION: ​Inside Lesson (Rain)
EQUIPMENT: ​Gator skin ball, 8 cones for end zones, pennys
Bring kids in a circle - Keep them quiet for attendance
Explain to kids we are playing Ultimate ball
Give GOOD instructions
“Everyone in mine and Coach Warnock’s class bring it on over
here”
“Make a circle around me and take a seat while I take attendance”
“Because it is raining today we are going to stay inside and play a
game called Ultimate ball, I am sure you have all heard of it before
it is exactly Ultimate frisbee, except with a ball… and if you
haven’t I’m going to explain how it is played really quickly”
I am going to split everyone up into 3 teams, I have already made
the teams, one team will be sitting out each game, games will move
very quickly so be ready!”
“Some of the rules are...

INSTRUCTIONS​:
Two teams on the court/field at once. Starting on opposite ends
One team throws off to other to start the game
If you have the ball you cannot run or move both feet
Offense tries to advance the ball down the field with passes
If offensive player catches the ball in the endzone they get 1 point
Defense tries to stop them by knocking down a pass or intercepting
the ball
If they do one of those two things they turn to offense and try to
score in there endzone
Whatever team scores “throws off” to the other team to start again

ROTATION OF TEAMS PLAYING: Every 4 minutes

6 kids on a team in the game at a time! (SUBS)

***EDITS***
Do two games at once going sideways - More participation
 - Smaller teams
- More interaction
- Even if less play time - More touches

Give teams
1.
2.
3.
(Add another)

ACTIVITY 1: Ultimate ball

Rotate teams every 4 minutes

CLOSURE:
Bring class in to talk about how this relates to flag football.