website statistics
Jump to content
  • Register/Login on Totallympics!

    Sign up to Totallympics to get full access to our website.

     

    Registration is free and allows you to participate in our community. You will then be able to reply to threads and access all pages.

     

    If you encounter any issues in the registration process, please send us a message in the Contact Us page.

     

    We are excited to see you on Totallympics, the home of Olympic Sports!

     

Flag Football Discussion | Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 Road to LA 2028


Recommended Posts

  • 4 months later...
12 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

 

 

Any idea how good NFL players are likely to be in flag football compared to professional flag football players?

.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689000
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Any idea how good NFL players are likely to be in flag football compared to professional flag football players?

I'd make the comparison between rugby union and sevens, but even more different.

 

Some NFL players would probably be good at flag football, but the skill set is different.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689002
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Any idea how good NFL players are likely to be in flag football compared to professional flag football players?

A big question mark is... how good are flag football players at flag football, exactly? It isn't a very well developed sport at the elite level (it's extremely popular as a recreational sport). It is possible that NFL QBs, Safeties and Wide Receivers have skills that don't translate super well to flag while still being better than the existing crop of elite flag players.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689003
Share on other sites

Yeah, the raw talent of those players may be enough to outweigh the nuance skills and strategy for flag football. I guess we'll see how a team like Nigeria will perform. American Samoa might be a team to watch, but Australia is also a good team and with six spots available they may not be able to squeeze in.

 

 

 

Interestingly enough, even though the NFL has agreed to release their players there's a restriction of one American and one international player per team. I wonder if that will cause some competition (particular for the international roster spot).

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689007
Share on other sites

Can’t say I’m a big fan of flag football even being at the Olympics… but having NFL players on the team just ruins it even more (and that’s not to mention half of the other changes that I hate) :facepalm:

 

I’d rather have seen karate back or ultimate, but at least it’s not as bad as breaking…

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689010
Share on other sites

9 hours ago, NearPup said:

A big question mark is... how good are flag football players at flag football, exactly? It isn't a very well developed sport at the elite level (it's extremely popular as a recreational sport). It is possible that NFL QBs, Safeties and Wide Receivers have skills that don't translate super well to flag while still being better than the existing crop of elite flag players.

Interesting. If the NFL players turn out to actually be better at it due to their experience and such, this seems like a good move. I'd say it is only logical to want the best possible players and competitors in any sport at the Olympics, otherwise we're just looking at people fighting for the gold medal while knowing it's kind of a B-level competition.

.

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689015
Share on other sites

22 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Interesting. If the NFL players turn out to actually be better at it due to their experience and such, this seems like a good move. I'd say it is only logical to want the best possible players and competitors in any sport at the Olympics, otherwise we're just looking at people fighting for the gold medal while knowing it's kind of a B-level competition.

To play devil’s advocate, if the NFL players turn out to make a big impact it’ll make for a cakewalk of a run to the Olympic gold with all of the matches being 100-0 (exaggerating but still) because 95% of the NFL is American :p 

 

Sure it might make Canada’s team better, as the country with the second highest number of NFLers, but as an avid NFL watcher, yeah nope I’d rather have not seen them take part. Complete joke. 

Link to comment
https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/28682-flag-football-discussion-qualification-to-summer-olympic-games-los-angeles-2028/#findComment-689016
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Posts around Totallympics

    • @bestmen Look, I've been reading your comments regarding Russia for quite some time, and I don't want to bite my tongue this time.   First, context matters. I agree with @copravolley. It’s not an insult to say that people who don’t live near Russia often underestimate what this war actually means for Europe. Out of the three of us, I can say with certainty that I feel the most directly affected by and concerned about this war.   In the same way I wouldn’t share my opinions on Africans and the conflicts on their continent, or lecture Palestinians about the war in Gaza, it’s reasonable to listen first when Europeans explain why this is not just a political disagreement that happens to block Russian athletes from competing, but an ongoing war of aggression that doesn’t only affect Ukraine, but also countless other countries located nearby with a long and dramatic history of communism and Russian influence. To make it clear, you're absolutely entitled to your opinion. However, you have repeatedly pushed the same narrative about the supposed injustice towards Russian competitors.   Second of all, the claim that Russian athletes have nothing to do with politics is blatantly wrong. It's a lie, and you know it. Countless Russians are actively supporting the crimes that Russia is committing on Ukrainian soil, advocating for further military operations, and show little to no remorse. Many Russians supported Putin throughout his presidential campaigns and continued doing so even after the invasion. Just look at their public statements made over the past three years. They are expected to align with the state’s narrative. That’s not an individual moral judgment, it’s how the system works.   Major Russian sports clubs are directly linked to or derived from the military. Hockey players wear war symbols and slogans on their jerseys, and this is only the tip of the iceberg. Russian sports and politics are two sides of the same coin, closely related ever since the state began pouring money into centralised doping programs and sporting propaganda. Bringing up Netanyahu or Israeli doping is pretty much just whataboutism. If there is proven, systematic wrongdoing in sport, it should be addressed through proper investigations and sanctions. That does not magically erase or excuse Russia’s actions, nor does it justify pretending this war doesn’t exist when it becomes inconvenient.
    • This video is just about the poic "Russia-Ukraine Crisis Consequences in Sports"    
    • got the gold medal for the 2nd time as the best biological oil of olive   
    • and if Russia decreases the price of Gas , europe will forget ukraine ...it all about money
    • alcohol during christmass  has been banned by the european parliament in  Brussels this year 
    • Russian athletes have  nothing to do in politic , ...if you support  justice  ,why don't you ban Satanyahu from sport too ?  , they even use doping without any control 
    • Team Slovakia   Goaltenders:   Leonardo Roberto Henriquez (Green Bay Gamblers, )  Alan Lenďák (Fargo Force, )  Michal Prádel (Tri City Storm, )    Defencers:   Adam Beluško (Green Bay Gamblers, )  Michal Čapoš (Wenatchee Wild, )  Andrej Fabuš (HC Slovan Bratislava) Adam Goljer (HK Dukla Trenčín) Adam Kalman (HC Nové Zámky) Filip Kovalčík (Drummondville Voltiguers, )  Matúš Lisý (Red Deer Rebels, )  Luka Radivojevič (Boston College, )          Forwards:   Jakub Dubravík (Vlci Žilina - Juniors) Alex Gašo (Mountfield HK, ) Ján Chovan (Sudbury Wolves, )  Tomáš Chrenko (HK Nitra) Michal Liščinský (HC Košice) Alex Mišiak (Erie Otters, )  Samuel Murín (Tri City Storm, )  Adam Nemec (HK Nitra) Tobias Pitka (Northern Michigan University, )  Tomáš Pobežal (Kingston Frontenacs, )  Andreas Straka (Quebec Remparts, )  Michal Svrček (Brynäs IF Gävle, )  Tobias Tomík (Vancouver Giants, )  Lukáš Tomka (HC’05 Banská Bystrica)
    • Slovakia pulled the goalie out in the Overtime and played 4 vs 3  for more than 2 minutes    We suddeenly pulled out goalie and have control of the puck for like 2 minutes in the first 2 minutes of the overtime but without soring than lost the puck and give up a 2 on 0 breakaway empty net goal for the czechs    Interesting strategy 
    • The doomongering made what I post on here seem positive. Everything possible to go wrong was predicted fo go wrong.
×
×
  • Create New...