Story Written By: Damon Cook CHSAANow.com
AURORA, Colo. — The ThunderRidge flag football team is participating in the inaugural season of the sport, and is off to a hot 7-2 start this year. Under head coach Shane King, the Grizzlies are looking to usher in a new age of flag football, led by the trailblazing girls at the helm.
Overall Record at ThunderRidge: 7-2
Overall Record as Head Coach: 7-2
Previous Coaching Experience: Tackle football defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (17 years), track and field – sprints (11 years), freshman basketball (2 years), sports performance (15 years), head coach (12 years).
How did you get into coaching flag football?
I’m originally from Iowa; I coached football there and also did some coaching while I was at Legend High School, before going to ThunderRidge. I had coached boys football for 17 years before I got out of coaching. When flag football was introduced, our AD at ThunderRidge came to myself and another coach and basically said, ‘you guys are former football coaches, you’re not doing anything in the fall, I need you to coach flag football for me.’ So that’s kind of how we got into it.
What has it been like to have flag be a sanctioned sport and how has your team adapted to the rule changes?
Being sanctioned is awesome. It’s awesome in every way possible, especially as it adds another sport for the girls. I’m a girl dad, so it’s super exciting for me having another sport for the girls to play.
I was happy with the rule changes. I know there were some people who weren’t quite happy with the rule changes, but I like the bigger field dimension because I think it allows for a better game. Last year, everything felt really cramped trying to fit players into a 50×30 field. So, I was excited for the field dimensions changing.
Basically, it’s a little bit of a different strategy with the screen blocking and the rushers coming from a yard away. To…
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