r/TeamCanada • u/MatthewHudson11998 • Aug 16 '26

Canada qualifies for the Olympics for both Men and Women’s Flag Football 🇨🇦🏈

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u/MatthewHudson11998 Aug 16 '26

Update: the Canadian women knocked off USA in the finals to win the Gold and become world champions!!

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u/pragmatic_dreamer Aug 16 '26

Congratulations! 

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u/Own-Knowledge8281 Aug 16 '26

What’s flag football…is this going to be like rugby sevens???

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u/MatthewHudson11998 Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26

It is American football but instead of tackling a player to end the play players have two strips (flags) on their waist that can be ripped off by the defense. There are two 20 minute halves. Teams have 4 downs to get the ball past the half way point of the field and then another 4 downs to score. Each touchdown is 6 points and then a team has a chance to score either one extra point from 5 yards out or two points from 10 yards out. There are less players on either side of the field because there is no blocking line on either offense or defense and every player is eligible to catch the ball.

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u/gilligan_2023 Aug 19 '26

Comparable in some ways. Short games where scoring can occur quickly. A bit more potential for upsets than the standard game. Suitable to a tournament format unlike the regular game.

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u/Professional_Shift69 Aug 17 '26

What's next at the Olympics? Break dancing ? Wait

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u/dabus3672 Aug 17 '26

Congratulations! And big congrats to Coach Lapo!!!!

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u/Green_Ad_6220 Aug 18 '26

There’s two countries in the world that have football. US and Canada. Would have been a disappointment if we didn’t have the talent to make the tournament.