Q&A for How to Play Flag Football

Knock the ball out of someone's hands, and then pick it up. As long as the football leaves the player's arms while the player still has their flags, you can pick up the ball as a fumble.

Yes.

Although the rules say that you can't push someone with your hands during a match, you are still allowed to shoulder-barge them out of the way if you need to.

It depends on how high of a level you play. An NFL game has more than a flag football game would have.

The most common one is holding, which is pretty self-explanatory. Pass interference is another, which is when a receiver or cornerback touches or holds someone in order to make a catch or prevent a catch before the ball is touched. Offside is when you pass the line of scrimmage before the play starts. These are the most common calls, but there are others.

It does not matter, but it will probably depend on your league's rules. It depends if the player is fast as well. If the player is fast, they can use the 3 point; if they are slower, they can stand up.

You grab it and pull it to your chest. Then you put the point of the football near ether armpit.

When someone pulls out your flag, the play ends. It is the same as being tackled in full-contact football.

Yes, you can hold the ball with either or both hands.

First, the only players who must "stay in" to block are the interior linemen (guards, tackles and center). Everyone else is permitted to go downfield, but usually only two to four players go downfield for a pass. Second, blocking is definitely allowed (and encouraged) in flag football.

Once the offense is "set," they must remain motionless until the ball is snapped, although a single player is allowed to go "in motion" laterally. If any other offensive player moves between the moment the quarterback "sets" the team and the moment the ball is snapped, an official will flag the team for a false start.

The positions in flag football are the same as in any other kind of football.

Center, receiver, running back, quarterback, cornerback/safety and linebacker.

That's a "fumble." Pick it up or fall on it. It's a "live" ball, and either team can grab it.

No, an official flag football field is 60 yards long (plus two 7-yards-deep end zones) and 30 yards wide. That's considerably smaller than a regular football field. Informal flag football may be played on a field of any size.

The play ends, players should stop moving, put the flags back on, and get ready for the next play.