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Meet Phillip: Firefighter, Father, Gridiron Coach
Meet Phillip Sanchez. Firefighter, father and Gridiron New Mexico coach. In today's blog post, Coach Sanchez shares what first led him to coaching flag football, why it continues to be a...
Pro Athlete Teaches How to Catch the Football
Welcome back to the Gridiron Classroom. Over the past few weeks, pro athlete Manny Arceneaux and his son taught us the Wide Receiver Stance, Route Running and Making Cuts. And it...
Pro Football Athlete Shows How to Make Cuts
Welcome back to the Gridiron Classroom. Last week, we learned how to run a specific route, or path, down the field. Today pro athlete, Manny Arceneaux, and his son show us how...
Pro Football Athlete Shows How to Run A Route
Welcome back to the Gridiron Classroom. Today pro athlete, Manny Arceneaux, and his son show us how to run an effective route. Translation? Every receiver runs a predetermined path down the...
Learn Football with Pro Athlete, Manny Arceneaux
What does it take to become an expert? According to some– 10,000 hours of practice. Here at Gridiron Football, we love a good challenge. And we're fully committed to helping your...
Meet Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys' Rising Star
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2022 NFL Draft, Jake Ferguson finished his rookie season with 19 receptions, 2 TDs and 8 starts. Now he's set to take on...
Former NFL Pros, Josh Barrett and Rico Gathers, Take on the Gridiron Blitz
Introducing the Gridiron Blitz, a speed round of hard-hitting questions like… favorite pre-game snack, go-to Starbucks order and - in true Gridiron fashion - best song for Game Day. Yup,...
Top 10 Sports Movies for Kids
Benny "The Jet", Rudy Ruettiger, Sunshine, Gordon Bombay... the characters of our youth. Few things feel more quintessential to summer than a family movie night with one of these classic flicks. So...
Battle5 Gridiron Takes on Bean Town
Battle5 Gridiron / Massachusetts. Earlier this month, 500 youth flag football athletes from four states competed in the Battle5 Gridiron Massachusetts State Championship. As morning pool play transitioned into single-elimination playoffs,...
(Flag) Football + Fatherhood
In this week’s blog post, we hear from two Gridiron dads– one a commissioner, the other a coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss (flag) football and fatherhood, the influence each...
Battle5 Gridiron National Youth Flag Football Championship
Battle5 Gridiron / Dallas. The ultimate testing ground for the best youth flag football athletes in the country. This past weekend, more than 1,040 kids from nine states descended on...
Why is hydration important in flag football?
Hydration is important to daily life. No really. We can only survive for *three days* without water. But beyond a basic necessity, hydration also plays a crucial role in helping...