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Details on Olympic Flag Football: Scoring, Rosters, Rules To Know

Chris Crouse by Chris Crouse
January 16, 2024
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Flag Football is on its way to becoming a part of the Olympic games as one of five additional sports being included in the 2028 games in Los Angeles. 

The games will be a variant of the rules used in American/Gridiron Football. Let’s examine some of the projected rules of the games (via Olympics.com).

Rosters

  • Flag Football games are 5-on-5 contests with rosters maxing out at 12 players.

Game Clock

  • Flag Football games consist of two 20-minute halves.
  • Clocks run consistently until the two-minute warning of each half.
  • During the last two minutes of each half, the clock stops during a normal stoppage.
  • Play starts on the five-yard line (no kickoffs).
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Scoring

  • There is no kicking in Flag Football, so no scoring via field goals or traditional extra points attempts.
  • All touchdowns are worth six points.
  • After each touchdown, teams will remain on offense for one play extra play and have the option of going for:
    • One point: via one play from the five-yard line to get the ball into the endzone.
    • Two points: via one play from the 10-yard line to get the ball into the endzone.

“Tackling”

  • All players will wear three flags and in place of tackling, defenders must obtain at least one of the flags from the ball carrier to have him/her be considered down.
  • There is no jumping or diving at ball carriers allowed.

Downs & Turnovers

  • Starting at the opposition’s five-yard line, the offense has four attempts (downs) to get to the midfield (halfway mark), which gives it a first down (four additional downs/attempts) to get the ball into the endzone.
  • Turnovers on downs result in the team getting the ball from the opposition’s five-yard line (as opposed to where the turnover on downs occurred).

The Field

  • The field (or the pitch as it might be referred to internationally) is smaller than a traditional American Football field. It’ll measure 70 yards by 30 yards with 10 yards of endzone on each end.

QB Rush?

  • It doesn’t sound like there will be rushing allowed by the QB, per the Olympics’ official site.

Play starts at a team’s own five-yard line with the centre snapping the ball back to the quarterback who either passes the ball forward to try and find a receiver, or hands off to a running back.

Other Rushing Flag Football Rules

  • No rushes are allowed when the offense is within five yards of the endzone.
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NFL QB Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills (via Getty Images).

What about Overtime?

  • If the score is tied after 40 minutes of play, sudden-death overtime begins, meaning the first team to score wins.

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