Football & Flag Football
Whether you’re playing touch football with friends or joining a flag football league, this pathway helps you build throwing accuracy, catching skills, and game strategy. Learn offensive and defensive concepts while staying active and having fun with teammates.
Building your Award:
Find Bronze Award examples to support activity planning
Example SMART Goal: Football with friends is my favorite way to stay active! For 13 weeks, I’m organizing weekend games at the park for at least 2 hours each time. I’ll focus on improving my throwing accuracy and route running.
Example Assessor: Gym teacher, coach, or recreation center staff
Example Log: Played a full game today and completed 8 out of 10 passes. My spiral is getting tighter! Legs were tired but I pushed through the whole game. Practicing my footwork for sharper cuts next week.
Example SMART Goal: Video games can actually teach you sports strategy! I’m spending an hour each week on Madden NFL, focusing on learning offensive plays, defensive reads, and clock management. I’ll apply what I learn to real games.
Example Assessor: Teacher, coach, or community program coordinator
Example Log: Played a full season in franchise mode and learned so much about play-calling. Finally understand why coaches mix run and pass plays to keep defenses guessing. Studying defensive formations next.
Example SMART Goal: I want to share my love of football with younger kids! I’m volunteering an hour each week helping a youth coach run practices. I’ll teach basic skills and track how the kids improve.
Example Assessor: Youth league coach or recreation program coordinator
Example Log: Taught the kids proper throwing stance today: elbow up, step toward target, follow through. A few of them are already throwing better spirals! Running catching drills with them next session.
(Completed as a team. Participants will work together to plan and complete their journey.)
Example Activity: Take your football skills on the road! Plan a multi-stop journey where you play on different terrains like grass fields, beaches, or parks. Document how the surface affects your game and what adjustments you make.
Example Team Goal: Together we’ll play at least 4 different locations, photograph and rate each spot, record how we adapted our play style, and create a guide to the best local spots for pickup football.
Example Assessor/Supervisor: Gym teacher, coach, or Award Leader
