This document describes two common flag football defensive formations: Cover 1 and Cover 2. Cover 1 uses one safety and positions cornerbacks and linebackers to defend against short and medium passes while also protecting against outside runs. Cover 2 adds a second safety to defend primarily against the pass, with linebackers focusing on stopping runs or blitzing the quarterback and one safety patrolling a deep zone.

1. 5 on 5 Flag Football Defense
Cover 1
CBCB
LBLB
S
●S – Safety, defends primarily against pass
●CB – Corner Back , defense short/med pass and
protects vs runs out side
●LB – Line Backer, blitz against QB and run defense
Cover 2
CBCB
LBS
S
Line of Scrimmage Line of Scrimmage
This is a defense primarily against the run or used to
blitz the QB. Defense can blitz with 1 or both LB.
●LB must stop the run first
●If a LB is not blitzing he covers middle.
This is a defense primarily against the pass. LB
plays run first or if there is no hand-off or no offensive
player lined up at running back, the LB covers the
short middle The coach or captain can also signal
the LB to blitz.
S drops back in to the second deep zone, or covers
the middle in the event of a blitz or read run.Legend
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