REDZONE - ifm Razorbacks Football Magazine - No. 1 - english

Flag football
A growing game
The nice thing about when you are almost
finished with the season is that you can begin
to draw a conclusion before other teams
really start the season.
For example, the ifm Ravensburg Razorback‘s
U15 Flag youth team have their last
league game on June 9th, 2024 in the Flag
Landesliga Baden Württemberg (9 against
9) in Freiburg.
But even before the game, the outcome is
positive! Three victories, a narrow defeat
against Leonberg and a bigger one against
Reutlingen - means a finish in the middle of
the pack.But much more importantly, all of
this was achieved with a very young squad.
During the games, all coaches made sure
that there were a lot substitutions so that
all players got their playing time. And this
advance of trust was showed by the players
- whether an experienced player or rookie -
very good and exciting performances were
achieved. Of course there is still enough to
do: The coaches of the Flag youth team are
committed to training the youngest in the
development through
occasional training exercises
in the equipment.
Flag football is also played in the age group
of up to 13 years old (U13). Now, of course,
you might think that - given the high number
of players who go to the U17 - there
may not be enough players left for a U13.
But that‘s not the case. For the first time in
the history of the Razorbacks there are so
many players in the U13 that you can even
play in the game form 9 against 9 (as in the
U15). This is partly due to this year‘s, very
broad squad of the U15 and also to other
players in the age group up to 11 years, who
will then join the U13 in the fall. Fortunately,
the Flag footballers were also able to
record growth in the coaching team for this
age range, so that good training is guaranteed
in all areas.
Razorbacks family even more in terms of understanding
of the game, so that they can
start their journey into youth tackle football
in order to hopefully join the development
team or even the GFL later. In the fall,
the U17 league will begin in the field of tackle
football. 17 players of the current U15
are eligible to play for this and are already
being introduced to this next step in their