14U Flag Football Practice Plan (60 minutes for 13 and 14 year olds)
A 60-minute practice plan for 13 and 14 year olds. The drills are shorter and faster, the install focuses on timing and reading coverage, and the scrimmage uses real game situations.
Goal for today
Run routes at exact depths on time, throw on the move against a rusher, rush and drop into zones with discipline, and install Spread Verticals, Flood and Smash.
The schedule
- 0:00
Warm-upWarm-up5 min
Player-led: the captains run a jog, lunges, skips and 3 sprints while coaches set up the drills.
- 0:05
DrillRoute Tree on Cones7 min
Full speed only. Take the cones away after the first round and check depths.
- 0:12
DrillQB Rollout Throw Drill8 min
Add a live rusher from 7 yards for the second half of the drill.
- 0:20
Drill7-Yard Rusher Drill7 min
Add a receiver so the rusher has to force a quick throw.
- 0:27
DrillZone Drop and Break Drill7 min
The QB uses pump fakes. Defenders who jump the fake stay in the drill until they don't.
- 0:34
WaterWater break3 min
Everyone drinks, even the kids who say they are not thirsty. Coaches set up the next station while they drink.
- 0:37
Team installTeam install11 min
Walk each concept once, then run it against the coverage it beats. Ask the QB to say out loud where the throw goes before the snap.
- 0:48
ScrimmageTwo-minute drill9 min
Offense gets the ball at midfield with 2 minutes on the clock and no timeouts. Defense rotates coverages. Run it twice, switching offense and defense.
- 0:57
HuddleCool-down huddle3 min
Captains lead the wrap-up. Coaches name the plays that make the game day wristband.
- 1:00
Done
What to say to the kids
- "Route depth is a promise to your QB. Same depth every time."
- "Rushers: hands up at 3 yards, never touch the QB."
- "We are reading the deep defenders today. Where they go tells the QB where to throw."
- At the end: "Captains, tell us one thing we fixed today and one thing we work on next time."
What to bring
- Flag belts in two colors
- 12 cones
- 4 Youth size footballs
- Wristband cards
- A clipboard to chart plays
- Water
Drills in this practice
Plays to install
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