Flex Flag, or "Flex Football" is a variation of flag football that provides young players a "bridge" from traditional flag football to tackle football.

The Basics:

• 9 on 9 play
• Traditional first downs
• Limited contact.
• Players are introduced to blocking.
• No shoulder blocking
• No tackling.
• Players wear flags, just like traditional flag football
• Players wear soft-shell helmets and soft-shell shoulder pads.

Flex football is growing in popularity in Central Massachusetts .  Most other youth football associations in the local area will be offering flex flag style football at the 2nd/3rd grade level this coming season.

Among other reasons, GraftonYFC has adopted Flex Football so that it can offer a flag program for this age level while maintaining the ability to assemble a competitively balanced schedule which avoids redundant opponents and minimizes travel for families.

Below is a link to a brief video:

https://vimeo.com/233674571