IOC approves flag football (5x5) for 2028 Olympics

[LadyStanley]

IOC approves flag football for 2028 Olympics, and Tyreek Hill is interested: 'Sign the Cheetah up'

Flag football would be a 5-on-5 event played on a 50-yard field with no offensive or defensive linemen.

sports.yahoo.com

Hmmmmmm. One more venue to build?

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[rojac]

IOC approves flag football for 2028 Olympics, and Tyreek Hill is interested: 'Sign the Cheetah up'

Flag football would be a 5-on-5 event played on a 50-yard field with no offensive or defensive linemen.

sports.yahoo.com

Hmmmmmm. One more venue to build?

This is the Los Angeles games. I imagine there are plenty of football fields (at colleges and such). For that matter, is the main stadium usually used for something during the first week? Track and field events usually don't start until the second week.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Some college dudes in run and shoot offenses that don’t make the nfl should start training for this after this season. They would ball out.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

What country aside from US and Canada can field a team for that?

 

[WarriorofTime]

What country aside from US and Canada can field a team for that?

In 5 years? Probably a lot. It's not like it doesn't exist.

IFAF Flag Football World Championship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[GindyDraws]

What country aside from US and Canada can field a team for that?

You're talking to the Austrians like they don't dominate the sport.

 

[joelef]

What country aside from US and Canada can field a team for that?

Japan Mexico Israel etc..

IOC approves flag football for 2028 Olympics, and Tyreek Hill is interested: 'Sign the Cheetah up'

Flag football would be a 5-on-5 event played on a 50-yard field with no offensive or defensive linemen.

sports.yahoo.com

Hmmmmmm. One more venue to build?

I’m guessing sofi stadium

 

[CTHabsfan]

Since they are including flag football, can we also add "capture the flag" as an Olympic sport?

 

[rojac]

Japan Mexico Israel etc..


I’m guessing sofi stadium

There's a fair bit of Soccer scheduled for SoFi. Also, they may want it in a smaller venue seatwise.

 

[joelef]

There's a fair bit of Soccer scheduled for SoFi. Also, they may want it in a smaller venue seatwise.

Weingart stadium the same stadium hosted the field hockey games in 1984

Weingart stadium the same stadium hosted the field hockey games in 1984

Or UCLA drake stadium

 

[End of Line]

Hopefully NFL players will be able to participate

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Hopefully NFL players will be able to participate

I find that very unlikely. Just like how NBA players don't play in the 3 on 3 tournament, or pro soccer players don't play in the Futsal or Beach World Cups.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Interesting. I know flag football as a kid's game - has anyone ever seen it played between adults? Is it interesting to watch?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

I officiated intramural flag football in college. We played 7v7, no rush counts so teams played with linemen, but everybody was eligible. Some of the teams were a lot of un to watch, including the IU Baseball team, that would usually win the top division (former coach/current Michigan baseball coach Tracy Smith would play QB, which was funny since he was so much older than everyone else). Also played a couple of seasons of rec in my early 20s.

It's fine for scaled down football, but not a sport I'd want to watch on TV. Rugby Sevens is a better game, IMO.

 

[joelef]

I find that very unlikely. Just like how NBA players don't play in the 3 on 3 tournament, or pro soccer players don't play in the Futsal or Beach World Cups.

The nfl was behind pushing for flag foo