Chase the Flag
Compete Level
Legend
- player
- defender
- cones
- ball
How it works
Build competitive intensity by having players race to pull flags in a fun, low-pressure game scenario.
What you need
- football
- flags
- cones
Your focus
Young players learn that competing hard is fun and rewarding when the stakes feel real. Chasing a moving target with a flag develops urgency and effort habits. Celebrating effort over outcome builds a compete mindset early.
Set up a 10-yard box with cones and pair players, one ball carrier, one defender.
Ball carrier runs freely inside the box trying to protect their flags for 10 seconds.
Defender works to pull at least one flag before time expires.
Switch roles after each round and track who pulled the most flags across five rounds.
Goal
You've got it when you sprint for every flag on the ground, not jogging over, actually racing.
Helpful cues
- Stay low and stay after it
- Never give up on the play
- Compete every single second
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Shrink the box to 7 yards so the defender has less ground to cover.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a second defender to pressure the ball carrier from multiple angles.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.