My H has been coaching flag for 6 years. Everyone who wants the chance to play QB gets the chance for at least a full quarter. He offers it to everyone and some kids decline. The other 3 quarters are typically 3 kids who have been playing for awhile and can consistently hand off/throw. Flag is meant to teach the kids the mechanics of the games, especially in the younger grades. If kids don’t get the opportunity to try all the positions they will never know what they like/do well at.

This strategy works just fine they make it to the semis or finals every season. It’s a mix of different kids spanning 3 grade levels every year.

Anonymous wrote:In the flag league we’re in, the kids who wanted to play Q rotated the position. Usually kids who struggled in the position didn’t want to play it too long- it’s too much pressure.

If your kid wants to try it, they should ask.

Yes, it hasn’t been just the coach’s kid IMO. They let anyone who asks try it out. As PP said, when they don’t do well, they’re out. So it’s usually just one or two kids by the end of the season. As the kids get older, height starts to be a factor. It’s hard to get a sense of the field if you’re short. That’s unfortunate but true.

Anonymous wrote:In the flag league we’re in, the kids who wanted to play Q rotated the position. Usually kids who struggled in the position didn’t want to play it too long- it’s too much pressure.

If your kid wants to try it, they should ask.

this once a kid goes 0/4 with 2 ints, they dont really want to play anymore

In the flag league we’re in, the kids who wanted to play Q rotated the position. Usually kids who struggled in the position didn’t want to play it too long- it’s too much pressure.

If your kid wants to try it, they should ask.

Be the coach’s son at least this is the case on every team my kids have been on.

I'm a flag coach. And I'm daughter is the QB.

So, I get that maybe some parents think its nepotism.

But the first two practices, any kid that wanted to play QB raised their hands, and we measured their ability:

- ball speed
- ball distance
- ball accuracy

And the girls that placed top 3 were our QBs. Truthfully, after the drill, only 2 girls wanted to continue in the position.

We did the same for the RBs (30 yard dash, cone drill, etc) and for WRs (speed, cone drill, hands drill)

So, we have the underlying data to support our depth chart.

But I do believe there is a correlation between coaches and QB; you see it too often.

But you should probably ask yourself, is it due to nepotism, or is it because the coach is more likely to go into the backyard and just throw with their kid? On a regular basis? Weekly. For years.

My daughter was throwing a spiral when she was 4.

Now, in rec, everyone should have an opportunity. But at the same time, you also owe it to your team, as the coach, to put a competitive product on the field. And if a kid can't throw a spiral, or throw it more than 8-10 yards, or can only throw a rainbow, that's not fun for anybody. Bc its always going to be an interception, or incomplete.

So, if you want your kid to raise their hand and try out to the be the QB, please, at the very least, make sure they can throw a spiral and that they can put some gas on the ball

The qb is always the coaches son. My oldest started playing flag age 6 and all through flag it was the coaches son. In middle school tackle (league not associated with school) it was the coaches son. In high school it was more merit based. If you want your kid to be qb you must coach.

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Anonymous wrote:Have your kid ask if they want to play. You don’t ask. In my experience, it’s the kids who are fast.

Our QB mostly throw or pass to the RB. I don’t see the QB run often.

Yes, I know, but my in my experience in youth flag for some reason they made the fast kids QB. 2/3 of OP’s kids are still be egg young. All of her kids should ask if they want to play QB.

My kid played flag football and just asked to play qb and was given the opportunity. He was decent, so they let him play about half the time. They gave anyone a chance who asked.

However, the coach of that team did not have a kid on the team. So if you really want your kid to play Qb, volunteer to coach.

As they get older, the kids who are actually good get to play qb. In order to get good at it, you have to work with your kid at home or pay for private lessons. And they have to have natural talent for it and want to do it.

Anonymous wrote:Coach’s kid with the assistant coach’s kid getting some occasional snaps.

The exception being if there is the son of a higher level football coach (hs, college, pro) on the team. Then, that kid will also be a QB.

Spot on!