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Flag Football Field Dimensions: Why Smaller Fields Make a Better Game

Aerial view of a flag football field showing the end zones, markings, and two teams

Quick Answer An NFL Flag 5v5 field is 30 yards wide and 70 yards long, which includes two 10 yard end zones, leaving 50 yards between the goal lines. A 7v7 field is bigger at 40 by 80 yards. Both formats use 5 yard no run zones before each end zone and on either side … Read more

Flag Football Positions by Positions: What Each Spot Does

Youth flag football quarterback with a flag belt dropping back to throw

Quick Answer Flag football positions are simpler than tackle. In 5v5 you have a quarterback, a center, and three receiver defenders who play both ways. In 7v7 you carry a quarterback, a center, and five receiver defenders. On defense one player is the designated rusher and the deepest is the safety. There are no linemen, … Read more

12 Lacrosse Drills That Build Stick Skills Fast

Beginner lacrosse player practicing wall ball against a wall to build stick skills

Quick Answer The best lacrosse drills for beginners are the boring, high rep ones: wall ball, ground balls, passing, dodging, and shooting, in that order of priority. Wall ball alone builds stick skills faster than any video, because it is pure repetition on both hands. Below are 12 drills with rep counts and a 60 … Read more

Lacrosse Field Dimensions, From Box to High School to NCAA

Overhead view of a full lacrosse field showing the lines, creases, and goals

Quick Answer A men’s lacrosse field is 110 by 60 yards at both the NCAA and high school level, with the goals 80 yards apart and an 18 foot crease circle around each. Women’s fields run larger, up to 120 by 70 yards, and add scoring arcs. Youth fields scale down by age, and box … Read more

Lacrosse Positions: Who Does What on a Lacrosse Field

Lacrosse attacker dodging past a long pole defender toward the goal

Quick Answer Men’s field lacrosse has 10 players in four position groups: 3 attackmen who score, 3 midfielders who run the whole field, 3 defensemen with long poles, and 1 goalie. Inside those groups are specialists like the FOGO who takes face offs, the LSM who defends with a long pole in the midfield, and … Read more

Rugby Positions: All 15 Roles on a Union Pitch

Two rugby packs of eight forwards binding together in a scrum on a union pitch

Quick Answer Rugby union has 15 positions on the pitch, each with a number from 1 to 15 and a specific job. Numbers 1 to 8 are the forwards, the bigger players who contest the scrum and lineout. Numbers 9 to 15 are the backs, the faster players who move the ball and score the … Read more

Wrestling Weight Classes by Level, Year by Year

Wrestler stepping on the scale at an official weigh in for his weight class

Quick Answer Wrestling weight classes change at every level. High school wrestling uses 14 weight classes under NFHS rules, from 106 to 285 pounds for boys. College wrestling uses 10 NCAA weight classes, from 125 to 285 pounds. Youth weights are flexible and set by age bracket, and international freestyle uses metric classes. Strict certification … Read more

15 Soccer Drills That Work for 5 Year Olds (and 15 Year Olds)

Coach running a soccer drill for beginners with young players dribbling through cones

Quick Answer The best soccer drills for beginners build four skills in order: ball mastery, passing, shooting, and small sided games. Start young players with simple footwork and dribbling, then layer in passing and finishing as they grow. The same fifteen drills work from age 5 to age 15 by changing the speed, the spacing, … Read more

What Is a Hat Trick in Soccer (and Where the Name Came From)

Soccer player holding three fingers up and clutching the match ball after a hat trick

Quick Answer A hat trick in soccer is when one player scores three goals in a single match. The term comes from cricket, not soccer, dating back to 1858, when a bowler who took three wickets with three straight balls was rewarded with a hat. The player who scores a hat trick traditionally gets to … Read more

What Is a Safety in Football? The Two Point Play No One Understands

Quarterback tackled in his own end zone for a safety in football

Quick Answer A safety in football is a scoring play worth 2 points, awarded to the defense when the offense is tackled or commits a violation in its own end zone. After a safety, the team that gave it up also has to kick the ball back to the other side, so the defense gets … Read more