The Intramural Flag Football League (IFFL) began its first season last month with four teams, the Main Event, the San Quentin Raiders, the 49ers, and The Untouchables.
The coaches offered their strategies for the upcoming season:
“Our approach is to maximize our potential,” said Abdur Raheem (Isaiah Thompson – Bonilla), a player and coach for the Main Event, who has a 5-0 record, “An efficient unit is our priority, and attaining that goal comes by hard work and cognition of the game. We look forward to facing every opponent and competing at a high level every game.”
Walter R. Frank Sr., the coach for the San Quentin Raiders, said his approach is to “showcase the raw talent that has been assembled before us here at San Quentin. We want to be intrepid on the football field and have a diet of just winning. A championship is all we want to taste.”
“As the great Vince Lombardi said, ‘Winning is not everything, it’s the only thing,’” Frank added. Frank’s Raiders are 3-2.
Aaron “Imam Jeddi” Taylor is the coach for the 49ers, who are 2-3. He said his approach to this first season of the ILFF is to “first and foremost, to have fun.”
“Coach K” coaches the Untouchables, who are 0-5. “My approach is to win and to win we must pursue excellence. To be excellent, we will be disciplined,” he said.