What is up people! On today’s Q & A we have Denny Yustiadi. Maybe for you streetballers out there this name is quite familiar. No shit. He is one of the Godfather of streetball. But you know what, he also happens to be the president of IFFA (Indonesia Flag Football Association). What to know more about flag football and IFFA? Well, check out our quick Q & A below. Scroll down to see it.

Q: When was IFFA made?
A: In the year 2009, in the 14th of February 2009 to be precise.

Q: How many teams are there now?
A: In Jakarta there are two leagues. A Major League and a Minor League. The Major League has six teams while the Minor League has five teams.

Q: What makes flag football different to the regular football?
A: What makes it different is the physical contact or tackle. You can also say that American football is tackle football. In flag football the “tackle” is replaced with deflagging / flag pulling, so that the physical contact that can cause injury can be reduced drastically. So basically the game is the same, but with some variation in the rules. You can say that flag football is like futsal for soccer.

Q: How do you want IFFA to be in the future?
A: I would like IFFA to grow even more bigger and be able to introduce this sport to the people, especially among schools and collage, because this sport can be played by anyone. The hopes is that there can be a regular agenda every year, such as various types of championships.

Q: Has anyone been injured or been in a fight in a game before?
A: Just like any other kinds of sports, injuries can happen. Fights also do happen, because we play a physical contact sport. But that rarely happens because in our league we have this strict rule about fighting. We will give severe penalties to the one who fights.

Q: Do you feel that you are great in playing flag football?
A: I’m far from great, until now I’m still learning about football, both on how to train the right way, from the drills and strategy of football.

Q: What does flag football mean to you?
A: This sport has a big influence for me, because it teaches me many things not only about sport, but also the meaning of teamwork, leadership. All of that can be applied in our daily lives.

Q: Describe flag football in 3 words.
A: Fun, fresh, new challenge!

There it is kids, our quick interview with Denny Yustiadi. If you guys want to know more about IFFA, swing by their website or here. Also check out on last season championship game video.