Flag football as a new direction in a physical educational environment

The article discusses the concepts of "physical education" in universities, "elective discipline" and the introduction of this discipline in the physical education and educational process. The history of the development of the flag-football sport is its rules and goals. The popularity of this game in the world, Russia and in the university of Petrozavodsk. The ability to use this sport in the physical education of the student and the acquisition of skills robots in a team.