Game version
Flag-reach game: a partner jogs with flags and you reach and pull one flag, with no body contact. Put the flag back and swap.
Hanging Flag Pulls
A solo home drill: hang a flag belt on a chair and practice a clean, quick pull.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Hang a flag belt on a chair at hip height.
Core: Jogs. Beat your own count of clean pulls.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 6 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Small room
- Bring
- Flag belt, chair or fence
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Flag Pulling
The steps
How it works
- Hang a flag belt on a chair at hip height.
- Get into a low stance a step away.
- Step in, pull one flag straight out and hold it high.
- Put it back and do 30 pulls, both hands.
Coaching point
Step, pull, show it.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (partner walks), Core (jogs), More (changes direction). Beat your own count of clean pulls.
Story
You are a picker plucking one ripe fruit from the tree.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own count of clean pulls. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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