A penalty flag is thrown onto the field to indicate when a foul has been committed.With a bit of craft and a few simple items, you can make a penalty flag at home to use in your next backyard game or in a professional officiating capacity.
Step 1: The necessary items need to be collected.
A square piece of fabric, rubber bouncing ball and rubber band are all you need to make a flag.
Step 2: If it's necessary, square the piece of fabric with scissors.
A penalty flag can be made from many materials around the house.Think about using dish rags, fabric samples, and swaths.For the most authentic flag, use either the luncheon or dinner sizes at 13 inches (33.0 cm), and 18 inches (45.7 cm) respectively, because a cloth napkin is a sure-fire winner.
Step 3: The bouncing ball should be placed in the middle of the fabric.
You will have the same amount of cloth on each side of the flag.The flag will look better and be more aerodynamic.Even placement of weight will allow your flag to be thrown farther and more accurately.
Step 4: Pull up the corners of the fabric
Pull the fabric around the bouncing ball.Pinch the twisted area of fabric shut when the ball seems tight.
Step 5: There is a rubber band around the fabric.
You need to wrap the rubber band around the twisted area of fabric several times in order to form a sturdier bundle.The flag can be kept in one piece if the ball is secured inside the fabric.
Step 6: The necessary items need to be collected.
The end result will look more authentic because this design is only slightly more involved.There are six items you need to make this flag.oz.The plastic bottle has a funnel and latex balloons and rubber band.fine grain sand
Step 7: The squares of the appropriate size should be cut into the fabric.
nylon is a light-weight, durable, and weather-resistant material that is often used in professional grade flags.The flags are 15 inch by 15 inches.
Step 8: You can fill a balloon with sand to make a weighted balloon.
The penalty flags used to be filled with a wide range of objects.Today, sand is widely used.It is better to put one balloon inside of the other.The first balloon should be stretched over the narrow end of the funnel.The second balloon should be stretched over the first.The double-layer balloon needs to be removed from the funnel and reserve.The bottle should be filled with sand.Sand can be poured into the bottle by placing the funnel into it.To make sure all of the sand is in the bottle, tap the funnel a few times.Make room for the sand by inflating the balloon with enough air.Keep air from escaping by twisting the balloon's spout.sand falls into the balloon when the spout is stretched over the bottle.Allow the sand to fill the balloon by twisting it.The bottle has a balloon in it.If there is excess air in the balloon, tie it shut at the spout.You have a set weight for your flag.
Step 9: The fabric has a weighted balloon in it.
This ensures the same amount of cloth on all sides of your flag, which makes it more aerodynamic.Using sand as a weight will allow you to throw a flag with even more accuracy.
Step 10: Pull up the corners of the fabric
Pull the fabric around the balloon.Hold the twisted area of fabric shut when the balloon is tightly wrapped.
Step 11: There is a rubber band around the fabric.
You need to wrap the rubber band around the twisted area of fabric several times in order to form a sturdier bundle.
Step 12: Decide what kind of flag you need.
There are different colors for penalty flags.American college football introduced penalty flags in 1941.They were originally white.Professional games used white penalty flags by 1948.In 1965, yellow flags became the standard color for flag football.Red penalty flags were used in American college games until the mid-1970s.Canadian and American football use orange and yellow penalty flags.A red flag can be used to contest a referee's yellow flag.
Step 13: The flag should be worn with excess material in your pocket and the weighted end hanging outside.
You can leave the weighted end at the tip of your fingers if you pull the excess material through the side of the belt.The flag is easy to grab.
Step 14: The flags need to be tested before the game.
The flags should be thrown around to make sure they are stable.It's important to become comfortable with it in your grip.