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In the impression of many people, rugby is a sport that men like to play, which involves fierce physical confrontation, tackle and interception, and impact melee. However, in Wuhan, a sport different from American football-flag football has made many girls enjoy it and become popular among young people in Wuhan.
Group photo of Wuhan Huddle participants
Waist flag football, a new choice for outdoor activities.
Waist flag rugby is named after the players wear the waist flag. It is not allowed to hug and push people in the game. When the defender pulls down any waist flag on the belt of the attacking player with the ball, the attack is stopped. It is a safe "non-collision" sport.
In Wuhan, the first gathering place for flag football fans is Wuhan Huddle. "Huddle" is a technical term in football. It is a signal that the team captain holds his fist high and calls the players together to discuss tactics. It also means unity.
In the flag football game
On August 30th, 2021, Wuhan Huddle organized the first activity in Xu Dong Pinmao. Since then, through the guidance of professional coaches and community promotion, flag football has gradually become popular among young people in Wuhan, and the registration for activities is often filled as soon as the registration link is released. From the initial increase of one activity a week to 3-4 activities a week now, it is still difficult to meet the demand.
On December 26, 2021, Wuhan Huddle held the first theme event: the flag was holy-the Christmas flag fight. The event was full of laughter and laughter, without losing the impression of competitive games. Everyone felt the double happiness of Christmas and flag football.
The reporter learned that in more than four months, Wuhan Huddle successfully held more than 30 events, served more than 800 people, and the community has grown to nearly 600 people.
Catch the ball instantly
"I come to the Optics Valley Training Ground once a week to participate in the training of waist flag football. After two classes with the coach, I can already participate in the competition." Zhu Xiaoyan, a flag football fan from a state-owned enterprise in Optics Valley, told reporters. Zhu Xiaoyan accidentally fell and hurt her left foot in the flag football match a week before Women’s Day, and several layers of bandages were still wrapped on her foot. Although she could not go to the training ground, she still came to the training ground to train with her friends on the training day. Her love for this sport can be seen.
Qin Chuan, the manager of Wuhan Huddle, told Jimu journalists the vision of preparing for the event. "Vigorously promote the flag football in Wuhan, so that everyone who comes into contact with the flag football can feel the fun of football, and then select a group of fans who have the ability and ideas to form a flag football team in Wuhan and build a flag football match belonging to Wuhan."
Break through with the ball
Wuhan’s first women’s flag football team came into being.
With more and more flag football fans joining the team of Wuhan Huddle, the first and only women’s flag football team in Wuhan came into being, which added a touch of beautiful color to the passionate stadium on weekdays.
Waist flag rugby women’s team photo
Wang Shida, the head coach who has been training with the women’s team, told the Jimu journalist, "The Wuhan Waist Flag Rugby Women’s Team was established after 2022. At present, it is training 16 players once a week, and now it is ready to make an appointment with the Shanghai team. The game will be held during May 1 this year." Since most of the women’s team members are not professional players, Wang Shida will give serious and meticulous technical explanations to the girls one by one on the training ground. When passing and catching the ball in training, every time the players receive a beautiful long pass, Wang Shida will shout loudly to the players present. "Nice!" To show encouragement, during the interval of training, Wang Shida raised his fist and shouted "Huddle!" Gather the players into a ball, and the unity spirit of football appears at this moment.
Why do girls like flag football? Wang Shida gave the answer: "The flag-raising form in the process of waist flag football match is similar to tearing famous brands, which is very entertaining. Moreover, it doesn’t need sports foundation, it is easy to get started, and there is no requirement for the number of people. It can also achieve mixed team competition between men and women. At the same time, it retains the unique charm of the football game, requires tactical design, division of labor and cooperation, and requires the combination of physical strength and brain power, so it is popular among young people, especially women. "
It is understood that Wang Shida, as a professional athlete, has won the championship of China Professional Rugby League and the national championship of National Rugby League. At present, he is the head coach in Wuhan Huddle, and he is focusing on adult flag rugby teaching, passing on his professional flag rugby knowledge to every participant in an entertaining atmosphere.
In the training of women’s team members
"Football brings me a lot of emotional memories."
"In real life, I am a psychological counselor who is engaged in a job that seems to be full of negative energy and heavy pressure. Exercise has become one of the most effective ways for me to decompress. I have been in contact with Wuhan Waist Flag Rugby for nearly half a year and participated in Wuhan Waist Flag Rugby Women’s Training for almost three months. During these days, rugby not only brought me pleasure, but also gave me an opportunity to link with the past college life complex. " Bing Bing, a member of the women’s football team of Wuhan Huddle Waist Flag, told reporters that football brought her many emotional memories.
In the women’s football team competition with waist flag
Bing Bing studied at the University of Alabama in the United States. The school is famous for having the most legendary football team in the United States, the Red Tide Storm Team of the University of Alabama, and the strongest sports atmosphere. It is also in the college era that Bing Bing began to pay attention to football, from not knowing the rules to watching the game with the season, and his love for football became stronger and stronger. After returning to China to settle in Wuhan, Bingbing didn’t have a chance to get in touch with rugby again. It was not until she entered the Wuhan Huddle waist flag rugby women’s team that she regained her obsession with rugby.
"In the past few months, I have pushed away a lot of socializing and strived for a training session. In addition to my love of football, I feel the strength of the female team in it. Our paranoia, love and competitiveness in sports are vividly reflected in the sport of flag football. In real life, our occupation and origin are just a background, and the dynamic characters on the court bring emotional exchange and experience transfer, which I think is one of the greatest charms of this sport. I will try my best to keep this exercise habit. It is a link to my emotional memories and my obsession and love for this sport. " Bing Bing told reporters.
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