Gunn’s founding in 1964 marked the beginning of the tackle football team, recently accompanied by the girls flag football program, starting this year. Tackle football and flag football share many basic similarities — scoring, defensive positioning, offensive roles and defensive roles — but the key difference lies in the method of stopping the ball carrier. In tackle football, full contact is required to physically tackle opponents to the ground to end a play. In contrast, flag football is a non-contact sport where players pull a flag.