Winning Flag Football

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Finale and Fond Farewell 07/21/2023

Finale and Fond Farewell Coch Art wishes you a fond farewell in this final episode of Winning Flag Football. You can keep up with Coach Art's ongoing adventures in bringing football to the masses in his hit board game "Breakaway Football," named a 2021 Game of the Year by Board Game Quest. The expansion "Dynasty Mode" hits crowdfunding in 2024. Billed as "Madden for your tabletop," Breakaway Football: Dynasty Mode converts Breakaway Football into a legacy board game complete with injuries, player contracts, progression and regression, pro drafting & free agency, and much more! To connect with Coach Art in the future, use the contact form on to reach out with questions, requests for advice, and episode suggestions. /episode/index/show/wff/id/27526527

Getting in Sync with Your QB 07/14/2023

Getting in Sync with Your QB Coach Art shares four main strategies on how to establish a rapport with your QB to ensure a healthy working relationship come game day: Building Trust Demanding the QB Model the Right Behavior to the Team Game Planning to Suit Their Skills Forgiving Mistakes To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/27456207

Simple Offense Audibles 07/07/2023

Simple Offense Audibles Video Podcast - Join Coach Art on a fast look a three easy to install audible concepts for your team. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/27396672

Simple Pre-Snap Reads 06/30/2023

Simple Pre-Snap Reads Coach Art offers a simple but effective process to getting value out of your pre-snap reads. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/27331968

Teaching Play Diagrams 06/23/2023

Teaching Play Diagrams Great play diagrams don't guarantee instant success. Coach Art presents how players need to understand the "why" of the squiggle on the page when running your play. We explore two examples from Coach Art's playbook where teaching/coaching points go beyond the lines on the diagram to ensure the right results. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/27244323

Defense: Rushing Wide and Tight 06/16/2023

Defense: Rushing Wide and Tight Coach Art discusses two basic strategies of defensive lineup for dedicated rushers, rushing "wide" or "tight." Wide rushers typically split the difference between the sideline and Center, with a goal of cutting off rushing lanes for rollout QBs or working in tandem with another rusher. Useful when playing in screen blocking leagues, less so where Offenses typically leave the QB in an empty backfield. Tight rushers line up on the Center's shoulder and rush straight upfield to obstruct the QBs vision, disrupt timing on short middle routes, and force a poor rushing QB to abandon the pocket. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/27065448

Defense: Position Requirements 06/09/2023

Defense: Position Requirements Great coaching is more than just X's and O's. You've got to know how to spot talent and choose the right position to match your players' abilities. Coach Art breaks down the four (4) basic positions on a flag football defense and discusses the talents and skills needed to excel in those positions. Make sure you are putting your talent in the best position to succeed! To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/26907375

Defense Technique: Stance 06/02/2023

Defense Technique: Stance Coach Art covers the fundamentals on defensive stance pre-snap, discussing the coaching points of the three-point stance for defensive linemen rushing from the line of scrimmage, the two-point stance for a linebacker off the line of scrimmage, and a two-point stance for 1-on-1 defensive backs to shade coverage inside. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/26911524

Coaching Youth Flag Football - Assessing Eight Football Skills 05/26/2023

Coaching Youth Flag Football - Assessing Eight Football Skills Putting your players in position to succeed starts with determining what they are good at off the shelf. Coach Art outlines eight (8) key football skills to assess early in your team's season to ensure you have the right players in role. Unlike the 9 Key Talents, these 8 Football Skills are improvable with small amounts of focused effort. To contact Coach Art directly, visit for free downloads, archives episodes, blog posts, and a form to ask questions directly to Coach Art! /episode/index/show/wff/id/26957400

The Return of Winning Flag Football (Season 3) 05/22/2023

The Return of Winning Flag Football (Season 3) We're back after a long (6 year) hiatus! Coach Art shares a brief overview of some of the new episodes he is working on, kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into Defense over the next few episodes. Expect new episodes weekly on Fridays! Notes: Coach Art mentioned he was developing content for the board game from /episode/index/show/wff/id/26907345

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 9 Player Talents 06/04/2017

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 9 Player Talents Coach Art differentiates between football "talents" and football "skills" and offers 9 key talents that help you rate your players' abilities. Identifying what you have on your team will help you identify the right Offense or Defense philosophy. /episode/index/show/wff/id/5415840

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 10 Ways to Motivate 05/07/2017

Coaching Youth Flag Football - 10 Ways to Motivate Coach Art discusses the ways to motivate young players - kids and adolescents especially - through a blend of positive reinforcement, constructive feedback, and building mutual respect. /episode/index/show/wff/id/5334774

Coaching Adolescents - 8 Key Points 05/07/2017

Coaching Adolescents - 8 Key Points Coach Art discusses four basic modes of learning (Tactile, Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic) and how you can apply them to coaching flag football. Later, Coach Art dives into eight key points for coaching adolescents, making it easier both to relate to your players and to present the new learning in a way they can easily retain it. /episode/index/show/wff/id/5334285

Quarterbacking Chaos! 10/15/2016

Quarterbacking Chaos! Coach Art interviews experienced QB Mark Burlet (@DrunkIntellect) about his 8 seasons of quarterbacking in an 8-on-8 co-ed league. How do you use plays/playbooks? What kind of practice should you look at adopting in a purely social league? /episode/index/show/wff/id/4746834

Sideline Chat - Coaching Memories 10/01/2016

Sideline Chat - Coaching Memories Coach Art discusses a unique challenge in his coaching career in taking a team of teen girls from zero football knowledge to being champions of their league in a single season. /episode/index/show/wff/id/4710760

Winning Flag Football: Offensive Audibles 05/21/2015

Winning Flag Football: Offensive Audibles /episode/index/show/wff/id/3567351

What's a Route Tree? (027) 12/24/2012

What's a Route Tree? (027) Coach Art briefly describes the general design of a "route tree" and its potential uses. /episode/index/show/wff/id/2166531

Option Attack: Part 2 (026) 08/04/2012

Option Attack: Part 2 (026) /episode/index/show/wff/id/2026921

Option Attack -Strategy & Sample Play (025) 06/08/2012

Option Attack -Strategy & Sample Play (025) Coach Art describes the basic strategy behind Option Offense plays and explores a sample play diagram. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1970390

Can Option Really Work? (024) 05/28/2012

Can Option Really Work? (024) Coach Art introduces a multi-pod series on Option Offenses. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1959485

Fundamentals of Man Coverage (023) 01/07/2012

Fundamentals of Man Coverage (023) Coach Art discusses some basic tenants of Man Coverage that every defender should know. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1812290

Improving Week-to-Week (022) 12/22/2011

Improving Week-to-Week (022) Coach Art discusses why it's important and how to focus on strategic improvements between games. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1800043

Reading Defenses: Pt. 2 (021) 12/14/2011

Reading Defenses: Pt. 2 (021) Coach Art uses the digital whiteboard to review how to make changes in your pre-snap read. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1792532

Reading Defenses (020) 12/08/2011

Reading Defenses (020) Coach Art turns to the Whiteboard to offer steps on reading a defense in flag football. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1782726

Quarterback Intangibles (019) 11/28/2011

Quarterback Intangibles (019) Coach Art discusses some of the finer points of playing the Quarterback position - beyond arm strength. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1767513

Can Strategy Overcome Talent? (018) 11/21/2011

Can Strategy Overcome Talent? (018) Coach Art discusses one way that strategy can prevail over pure athleticism in flag football. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1762207

The "Pick" Play (017) 11/14/2011

The "Pick" Play (017) Sneaky Coach Art uses the Whiteboard and Digital Practice Field to divulge every Offense's dirty little secret - "Pick" plays. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1756286

Handling a Big Time Rush (016) 11/07/2011

Handling a Big Time Rush (016) Coach Art discusses several Offensive tactics for negating a dominant defensive rush. /episode/index/show/wff/id/1751078

Who Should Play Defense? (015) 10/28/2011

Who Should Play Defense? (015) In a Winning Flag Football "Two-Minute Offense" segment, Coach Art responds to audience questions. "Who Should Play Defense?" /episode/index/show/wff/id/1743469

Man or Zone? (014) 10/21/2011

Man or Zone? (014) In a Winning Flag Football "Two-Minute Offense" segment, Coach Art responds to audience questions. "Which defensive coverage is better - Man or Zone?" /episode/index/show/wff/id/1738265

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