Flag football drills for 11 year olds

At 11

The age at a glance

This year

Tackling and blocking drills, with or without contact, are never shown under 14 in SSTracker; at 11 it is flag skills: passing, catching, footwork, dodging and pulling a flag.

Drills this year

Developing drills start this year, beside the beginner ones. Advanced drills start at 14.

Flag rules

No blocking, no tackling, no contact: pull the flag, not the player, and never guard your flag. Stay on your feet; no diving for flags.

Contact

Tackling and blocking drills, with or without contact, are never shown under 14 in SSTracker; at 11 it is flag skills: passing, catching, footwork, dodging and pulling a flag.

At 11

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 11 hours for an 11 year old, with two rest days a week.

At home

SSTracker keeps one home session for an 11 year old within 45 minutes and plans at most 4 home days a week, with rest days between.

30 drills

Drills for 11 year olds

Every drill here is one the app opens for 11 year olds, at the level for the age. Each page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a practice log to print.

What you need at home

What you need at home at 11

44 of the 51 flag football drills for 11 year olds work at home, in a room, garage or yard. Most used: cones (26 of the 44 drills), flag football (22), flag belts (8), agility ladder or chalk lines (1), chair or fence (1), colored cones (1), laundry basket (1), tape (1). 2 drills need nothing but space. 29 are for two, and a parent can be the partner.

• Bear and Crab RelayAges 7 and up · 8 min
• First Three StepsAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Ladder In and OutAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Plant and Cut StepsAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Quick Feet in PlaceAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Self-Toss CatchesAges 7 and up · 6 min
• Sharp Cuts at the ConeAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Shuffle and BackpedalAges 7 and up · 8 min

New at 11

Drills that open at 11

These drills join the list at 11: the app opens them from this age, by its level and age rules. They were not on the page for 10 year olds.

• Bad Ball CatchesAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Break Down and PullAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Catch, Tuck and Turn UpfieldAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Catching Through a WaveAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Cone Reaction DrillAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Curl Route PracticeAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Cutback RunAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Funnel Angle PullAges 11 and up · 10 min

Questions parents ask

Flag football for 11 year olds: questions and answers