Free Flag Football Wristband Template (Printable PDF)

Blank wristband inserts with 6, 8 or 12 numbered boxes, in two common sizes, with cut lines. Print them, write or draw your plays in the boxes, and slide them into your players' wristbands. Free, no sign-up.

Measure your wristband first

Wristband windows are not one standard size. Brands differ, and youth and adult bands differ. We made the template in two sizes we see often, but measure the clear window on your own band with a ruler before you print.

• Print at 100%. In the print dialog pick "Actual size" or 100%, not "Fit to page". Each page has a line that should measure exactly 1 inch; check it with a ruler before you cut.
• If your window is a bit smaller, trim the outside edge. If it is quite different, change the print scale (for example 90%) and measure the test line again.
• Card stock or regular paper both work. Regular paper is easier to fold; card stock holds up better in the rain.

6, 8 or 12 boxes?

Younger players look for their own circle and one arrow, so give them fewer, bigger boxes. Older players can read a name like "Trips Flood" and know the play, so 12 boxes works.

Numbering systems that work with kids

• Runs low, passes high. Runs 1 to 6, passes 7 to 12, trick plays after that. The QB knows what kind of play it is from the number alone.
• Formation in the tens. For 10U and up: plays in the 10s come from one formation, plays in the 20s from another. "23" means the third play from your second formation.
• Colors or animals for 6U. Five-year-olds remember "Blue" or "Tiger" better than "7". Write the word in the box and color the corner.
• Same card for everyone. Every player wears the same card with the same numbers, not just the QB. The coach calls "Seven" and all five kids look at box 7.
• Never renumber mid-season. Add new plays at the end instead. Kids who learned that 4 is the sweep will run the sweep when you call 4.

More on calling plays, huddles and signals: how to call flag football plays.

How to fit cards into a 3-window wristband

A 3-window wrist coach has clear sleeves stacked like pages, so a player can flip between up to three cards. Bands differ, so look at yours, but this is the usual way to use one:

1. Cut out each insert on the dashed line.
2. Decide what goes in each window. A common setup: window 1 is your main plays, window 2 is extra or red-zone plays, and window 3 is defense or a spare.
3. For more plays in one window, use the fold-over page in the PDF. It is two panels joined by a fold line. Fold it so the blank backs touch, and you get 12 plays on the front and 12 on the back. On the stacked version the back panel is printed upside down on purpose, so it reads the right way up when you turn the folded card over side to side, like a page.
4. Slide each card in with the numbers facing out, and check that it does not bunch up. If it does, trim a sliver off the long edge.

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