CAPTURE THE FLAG Mr.

Kicherer
(aka Mr. K)
Grade level : 3-8
GOAL: CAPTURE THE OPPONENT’S FLAG (FOOTBALL) AND RETURN BACK
TO YOUR TEAM’S SIDE OF THE FIELD
Movement Concepts :
California State
Standards:
1.1 Chase, flee, and move
away from others in a
constantly changing
environment.
1.3 Demonstrate basic
offensive and defensive
skills and strategies in
team physical activities.
THE FIELD
 SKILLS : Spacial awareness
Agility Chasing
Footwork Evading
Offensive and
Defensive strategy
RULES
• Every player must have a belt attached to
their body with 2 flags that detach easily

• Every player is safe on their side of the field

and cannot lose their flag on their own side
RULES (Continued) • To capture the flag
(the football in this
case) the ball must
cross the midline of
the field to the
capturers side, the
ball may be kicked,
thrown, or ran across
as long as it doesn’t
touch the ground
before making it
passed the line.
• The orange cones are safe zones on
the opposing team’s side where you
cannot have your flags pulled

• Once flags have been pulled you are

to report to the “Prison Zone” and
wait for a teammate to bring back a
set of flags
SAFETY:
• Non contact

• Look where you’re going,

watch out for uneven
ground/cones and
other people.
Strategies:
• Think about your teammates
• How do you win the game?
• Defense
• Offense
• Sacrifice for the greater good
of the team
On average 13/20 games are won by being ran
across
EXAMPLES OF SPEED AND AGILITY TRAINING