Flag football wristband and play card template
Two printable sheets for a flag football team. A numbered insert sized for the flag wrist coach, to write your play calls on, and a set of play cards with the common 5v5 and 7v7 formations already drawn, so you only add the routes.
Free, no account, nothing to install. Flag wristband insert, 16 numbered calls, US Letter. Edit opens the football wristband maker on the flag insert and the flag call sheet.
How to use this template
Choose the insert or the cards
The insert is a numbered list for the window of a flag wristband, for calling plays by number. The play cards are index-card sized pictures of a formation, for teaching a play or keeping in the coach's pocket.
Print it at actual size
Choose 100 percent or actual size, and switch off fit to page. The bar at the foot of the sheet is exactly 50 mm long; measure it before you cut.
Fill it in
Write a play on each numbered row of the insert. On a play card, draw each player's route from the dot where they line up, with an arrow where the route ends.
Cut, protect and hand out
Cut along the crop marks. Card stock and a strip of clear tape over the face will last a season of Saturday mornings.
Download the template
- Flag wristband insert, 16 numbered callsUS Letter · PDF · 5 KB
- Flag wristband insert, 16 numbered callsA4 · PDF · 5 KB
- Flag play cards, four formationsUS Letter · PDF · 129 KB
- Flag play cards, four formationsA4 · PDF · 128 KB
Would rather type than write? The free football wristband maker makes the same sheet from what you type.
Two templates, because a flag team needs both
Flag football coaches use two kinds of paper on game day, and they are easy to mix up. The wristband insert is a numbered list: the coach calls "twelve", the quarterback finds row twelve, and the whole team runs it. The play card is a picture: the formation, who goes where, and the route each player runs. One is for calling plays fast, the other is for teaching them.
So this page has both. The insert is sized for the flag wrist coach, which has a squarer window than a tackle band, and holds sixteen numbered rows. The play cards are five by three inch index cards, one formation on each, drawn on a real flag field.
The formations on the cards
The cards carry four formations from the Playmaker template library: a 5v5 spread and a 5v5 stack, a 7v7 trips and a 7v7 bunch. Every player is placed where the formation puts them, with the centre on the ball and the quarterback behind. The routes are left off on purpose, because the routes are your playbook, not ours. Draw them in with a pen, or open the formations in the play wristband maker and draw them on screen, so the cards print with the routes on.
Each formation has its own page in the template library, with a short explanation of when to use it, starting with the 5v5 spread.
Calling plays in flag football
Flag has no down and distance in the tackle sense. You have four downs to cross midfield and three or four more to score, depending on whose rules your league plays, two no-run zones, and a quarterback who cannot run the ball. A play list for flag is organised around those situations, not around 3rd and 7. The flag call sheet in the football call sheet template is built that way, and the edit button here opens the football wristband maker on the flag insert and the flag call sheet together, so the number on the wrist and the number on your sheet come from one list.
For the practices in between games, the football practice plan template is a timed session built from flag drills.
Common questions
What size is a flag football wristband insert?
Most flag wrist coaches have a window about four inches wide and three tall, squarer than a tackle band. The insert in this template is printed at that size. Measure the window on your own band before you print a team's worth.
How do I make flag football play cards?
Print the play card template, then draw each player's route from the dot where they line up, ending in an arrow. If you would rather draw them on screen, the play wristband maker opens with the same formations and prints the cards with your routes on them.
How many plays should a flag football team have?
Fewer than most coaches think. Young players run six to ten plays well, which is why the insert has sixteen rows: room for your plays and their mirror images, with space left over.
Is the flag football template free?
Yes. Both PDFs are free to download and print, with no account and no email address. Each one carries a small Playmaker mark.
Does it work for 5v5 and 7v7?
Yes. The play cards include two 5v5 and two 7v7 formations, and the wristband insert is a plain numbered list, so it works for any format your league plays.
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Fill it in on screen instead
The free football wristband maker opens on this template. Type instead of writing, print as many copies as you need, and change it next week without starting again.
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