Launches August 1, 2026 · $79.99

Flag Football Analytics: The Course

Thirteen modules on data-driven decision-making, game management, and game preparation for flag football coaches who want to stop guessing and start coaching with evidence.

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Why this course exists

Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and an Olympic sport in 2028. The talent and competition are climbing fast. Tackle football has had an analytics layer for decades: scouting frameworks, decision math, situational data. For flag, that layer doesn't yet exist in any organized form.

This is the course I wish existed when I started analyzing the sport. Thirteen modules built specifically for flag, grounded in math and game theory rather than coaching folklore. Every worked example is anchored in the NFHS ruleset, with clear callouts wherever NFL Flag or NIRSA rules would flip a decision, so you learn to compute the answer for your own league, not memorize one. You don't need an analytics background to start. The course builds every idea from the ground up. By the end, you'll have a scouting system, a decision framework, and a season-long workflow you can run yourself.

What you'll learn

Thirteen modules, each with video lessons and downloadable worksheets. Module 1 is free; the rest unlock on August 1, 2026, and enrolling now gets you full access the day they go live. Finish all thirteen and you'll earn a verifiable digital completion badge.

FoundationsModules 1–6

  1. Why Flag Analytics, and Why Flag Is Different The case for coaching with evidence, and what makes flag a structurally different sport from tackle: fewer possessions, a smaller field, roster size, a constrained run game. The one idea the whole course turns on: games are won by managing a handful of possessions well.
  2. Analytics From Zero: First Principles for Coaches Everything you need to follow the rest of the course, assuming no analytics background. Possessions as currency, game state, field position, success rate, signal vs. noise, and playing to win probability, with every term defined the first time you meet it. Coming from tackle analytics? A short note on what transfers and what doesn't.
  3. Know Your Ruleset: NFHS, NFL Flag & NIRSA A clean map of the NFHS rules that drive the math, plus a side-by-side of the NFL Flag and NIRSA differences that actually change decisions. Includes a rule-variant audit worksheet you'll return to all course long.
  4. Stat Keeping and the Charting Stack Yards per play, success rate, points per drive, and how to chart a game in real time, whether by hand, by app, or by video. The floor every other module builds on.
  5. Small Samples, Honest Conclusions Sample-size discipline for a short, young sport: what a handful of games can and can't tell you, and how many plays of opponent film should actually change your plan.
  6. Expected Points and Win Probability The reasoning under every decision, taught as honest, reasoned thinking tools for a data-sparse sport, not black-box curves to obey. The foundation the late-game math is built on.

Scouting & PersonnelModules 7–10

  1. Scouting Opponent Defenses Safety counts, rusher counts, and coverage tendencies, plus tracking sheets that turn raw observation into a game plan.
  2. Scouting Opponent Offenses What offenses leak by personnel, formation, and down/distance, and how to use it.
  3. Self-Scouting What you're leaking on offense and defense, and how to break your own patterns before the opponent finds them.
  4. Personnel, Matchups, and Lineup Construction With seven on the field, individual matchups swing games and lineup construction becomes a real analytical question: rotations, matchup-based subs, and fatigue in short games.

Decisions & OperationsModules 11–13

  1. Conversion and Kicking Decisions The EV math behind the 1-vs-2 call and, in states that adopt kicking, the field-goal decision, including how the score, clock, and possessions left move the answer, and how it connects to the late-game retention call.
  2. Clock, Possessions, and the Retention Rule Possessions-remaining as the master variable, the "let them score" window, and a full worked breakdown of the new NFHS 2026-27 retention rule, a comeback lever with no existing analytics anywhere. The course's signature segment.
  3. The Sideline Operating System and Season Workflow Turning it all into a repeatable system: sideline roles and real-time decision-making, plus repping the rare situations that decide games (2-point calls, end-of-half drills, retention attempts) and a coach's calendar from preseason through playoffs.

Format

Video Lessons

Each module is taught through video lessons you can watch on any device, on your schedule.

Worksheets and Templates

Every module ships with downloadable tracking sheets, charts, and templates you can use directly with your team.

Who this is for

What this is not: a fundamentals course. This isn't about how to throw a route or pull a flag. It's the layer above that: the decisions, the data, and the system.

About the instructor

Dr. Stephen Hill

Dr. Stephen Hill

Dr. Stephen Hill is the founder of Flag Football Analytics and Illumined Analytics, and an associate professor of data analytics with a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. His research includes sports analytics and in-game modeling. He builds the rankings, simulations, and articles you'll find on this site, has taught analytical thinking in sports for years, and wrote this course.

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Launches August 1, 2026 · $79.99
$79.99

Welcome and Module 1 are free to start. All thirteen modules unlock on August 1, 2026. One payment of $79.99 gets you lifetime access, all future updates, and a verifiable digital badge when you finish the course.

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Frequently asked questions

How does access work, and when do I get the modules?

Welcome and Module 1 are free. The other twelve unlock with a one-time purchase, all together on launch day, August 1, 2026. Enroll now and you'll have full access the day they go live.

What format is the course in?

Video lessons plus downloadable worksheets and tracking templates with each module. You can watch on desktop, tablet, or phone.

What experience level is this for?

No analytics background required. The course teaches the analytical thinking from the ground up. Module 2 starts from zero, and every later module keeps the explanations plain. It does assume you coach or closely follow flag football; it's not a fundamentals course (it won't teach routes, coverages, or rules). Coaches who've dabbled in tackle-football analytics will find notes on what carries over to flag and what changes.

Do I need an account to access the course?

Yes. You'll create a free account right here on flagfootballanalytics.com to watch Module 1 and, after purchase, the rest of the course. Sign-in is by emailed link, so there's no password to remember.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. Finish all thirteen modules and you'll earn a verifiable digital badge you can add to LinkedIn or share anywhere.

What's the refund policy?

We stand behind the course with a 14-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee. If it's not the right fit, email stephen@illumined.io within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. Module 1 is free, so you can try the course before you buy. Your purchase includes all thirteen modules at launch on August 1, 2026 at no extra cost. And if we ever fail to deliver them, you're entitled to a full refund.

Will the course be updated as flag football evolves?

Yes. Anyone who buys the course retains access to future updates as the sport changes (new rules, new analytical findings, new examples). No additional cost.

Launches August 1, 2026 · $79.99
$79.99

Thirteen modules. Welcome and Module 1 free. Launches August 1, 2026. One payment of $79.99 for lifetime access, all future updates, and a completion badge when you finish.

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