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flag foot·ball
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flag footballnoun
A version of American football where the players must remove a flag, worn around the waist, from the ball carrier instead of tackling.
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Flag football
Flag football is a variant of American football where, instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier ("deflagging") to end a down. The sport has a strong amateur following with several national and international competitions each year sponsored by various associations but is most popularly played in America where it was invented. In flag football, contact is limited between players. The international governing body for the sport is the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). In 2022, flag football was shortlisted as a proposed discretionary event for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Flag football
Flag football is a version of American football or Canadian football where the basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game, but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flag football in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flag football in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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My son is 6 and he played (flag) football last year and probably will this year. If he does play tackle football next year, it will be under two conditions. One is whether we can find equipment that fits and the second condition is that the league will have to go through Heads-Up Football, after going through these three years of study, I believe that coaching education should be mandatory.
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