SOUTH OC FNL · K–8 · LAKE FOREST

Six on
six.
Friday nights.

The unofficial coach's resource for Friday Night Lights South Orange County — plays, drills, the jersey database, and game-day wisdom built around the 6-on-6 flag football game we play every Friday under the lights.

6v6
The South OC Game
K–8
Every Division
1000+
Kids · 100+ Teams
Practice Plans
6v6 Schemes
Roster Tools
Jersey Database
6v6
The Format
Six on the field per side. Four quarters. Every kid stays involved.
4Q
Four Quarters
Midfield first down. Touchdown in the end zone. No-run zones at midfield and the goal line.
0·
No Contact
Defenders cover, rush, and pull flags — no tackles, no blocking. Footwork wins.
1x
Single Elimination
Every season ends with a tournament. Top spring teams advance to the Tournament of Champions.
/ 01 — DIVISIONS

Every grade, every ball.

K
/ Mini Ball
Kindergarten
1–2
/ Mini Ball
1st & 2nd Grade
3–4
/ Pee-Wee
3rd & 4th Grade
5–6
/ Pee-Wee
5th & 6th Grade
7–8
/ Junior Ball
7th & 8th Grade — Highest Level
ALL
/ Gender Inclusive
Boys & Girls Welcome at Every Level
/ 02 — RESOURCES

The coach's toolkit.

/ 6v6 Offense
Pass Concepts

Mesh, flood, smash, and stick — pre-built route trees that work in the South OC 6-on-6 game. Built around no-run zones and the midfield first down. Whiteboard PDFs and animated diagrams included.

Open the binder
/ 6v6 Defense
Coverage Schemes

Cover 1, Cover 2, Cover 3, and zone blitz packages adapted for six defenders on a shorter field. The flag-pull mechanics and rush lanes that actually work in K–8 flag.

Break it down
/ The Database
Jersey Database

Every jersey from every season — searchable by team, year, division, and color. Colors, numbers, sponsors, mockups, and historical designs, all indexed.

Enter the database
/ Practice
Drill Library

32 game-tested drills with animated diagrams, organized by skill. Coaching points, variations, and common mistakes for every drill.

Run it back
/ Game Day
Wristband Builder

Build, print, and laminate play-call wristbands. 12, 24, or 48-play templates sized for the South OC 6v6 playbook.

Build yours
/ Operations
Roster & Lineups

Track positions, playing time, and substitution rotations across six positions. Designed for the dad coaching with a clipboard in one hand.

Manage roster
/ 03 — FROM THE SIDELINE

Coach's notes.

FUNDAMENTALS · 5 MIN READ

Why pulling flags is 80% of the game

Every season I see teams stack the playbook with trick plays and reverses. They lose to the team that pulls flags cleanly. Here's the drill progression that works for every South OC division from K to 7/8.

  • Chase angle — the shoulders-square approach
  • Two-handed pull mechanics
  • The "no missed flag" Friday tradition
  • Why we never tell defenders to "wrap up"
6V6 STRATEGY · 4 MIN READ

Attacking the no-run zones

The midfield and goal-line no-run zones are the most under-coached part of the South OC game. Get the pass concepts right in those windows and you score on Fridays. Here's the framework I run.

  • The 3-step quick game inside the zone
  • How to use motion to stretch six defenders
  • Goal-line: pick concepts that aren't picks
  • The one play every 5/6 team should run
All Coach's Notes →
/ Community

Dispatches from Commissioner Keith.

Weekly emails from Commissioner Keith Marsicola to every head coach in the league. Schedules, rule reminders, playoff brackets, sportsmanship notes — archived here so they don't get lost in your inbox.

/ Dispatch · 04 · Latest
May 3
/ Playoffs

Friday playoff brackets posted.

The Spring 2026 regular season is in the books. Every team starts the playoffs 0–0, and last Spring only three of the eight #1 seeds won the championship. Here's how the brackets work, what to expect on May 8, and how to be ready for Championship Friday.

Read the dispatch →
/ Dispatch · 03
Apr 27
/ Final Week

Final regular season games.

Conference champions get crowned this week. Standings tiebreakers, medallion pickup at the Snack Bar, and how seedings will be set for the playoffs starting May 8.

Read the dispatch →
/ Dispatch · 02
Apr 20
/ Coach Update

Final 2 weeks, then playoffs.

Field closures, schedule changes for hotly contested conferences, the Coach Code of Conduct on debating referee calls, and a reminder that rosters are now locked.

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04 dispatches archived  ·  updated weekly during the season
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