Flag football system

Abstract

Systems and methods described herein may provide an adjustable magnetic attachment force for flag football and for determining a location in flag football. In some embodiments, a system comprises a flag and a wearable item, wherein the flag and the wearable item are configured such that a magnetic attachment force exerted between a first connector and a second connector attaches the flag to the wearable item. In some embodiments, a set comprises one or more flags and one or more wearable items, wherein an adjustable magnetic attachment force attaching the flags and wearable items is adjusted by replacing one or more magnetic components. In some embodiments, a system comprising a flag and a wearable item is configured to detect that contact between a first connector and a second connector has been broken and to automatically indicate a location associated with the contact being broken.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A system for monitoring flag football equipment, comprising:
 a first connector associated with a flag, wherein the first connector comprises a first magnetic portion;   a second connector associated with a wearable item, wherein the second connector comprises a second magnetic portion, wherein the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion are configured to exert a magnetic attachment force on one another to bring the first connector and the second connector into electrical contact with one another; and   one or more processors configured to:
 detect that electrical contact between the first connector and the second connector has been broken; and 
 in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, output an indication indicating a location associated with the breaking of the contact of the first connector and the second connector. 
   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, generate and transmit a signal indicating that the electrical contact has been broken. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, output an indication that the contact has been broken. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein outputting the indication that the contact has been broken comprises causing one or more output devices associated with one or more of the flag and the wearable item to illuminate. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors is configured to, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, determine the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact of the first connector and the second connector. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact of the first connector and the second connector comprises receiving an indication of the location from a location sensor. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact comprises determining a location of one or both of the first connector and the second connector at a time of the breaking of the electrical contact. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact comprises determining a geospatial location. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first connector is part of the flag; and   the second connector is part of the wearable item.   
     
     
         11 . A method for monitoring flag football equipment, the method performed at a system comprising a first connector associated with a flag, wherein the first connector comprises a first magnetic portion, and a second connector associated with a wearable item, wherein the second connector comprises a second magnetic portion, wherein the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion are configured to exert a magnetic attachment force on one another to bring the first connector and the second connector into electrical contact with one another, and one or more processors, the method comprising:
 detecting, by the one or more processors, that electrical contact between the first connector and the second connector has been broken; and   in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, outputting, by the one or more processors, an indication indicating a location associated with the breaking of the contact of the first connector and the second connector.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, generating and transmitting, by the one or more processors, a signal indicating that the electrical contact has been broken. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, outputting, by the one or more processors, an indication that the contact has been broken. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein outputting the indication that the contact has been broken comprises causing one or more output devices associated with one or more of the flag and the wearable item to illuminate. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising, in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, determining, by the one or more processors, the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact of the first connector and the second connector. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact of the first connector and the second connector comprises receiving an indication of the location from a location sensor. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact comprises determining a location of one or both of the first connector and the second connector at a time of the breaking of the electrical contact. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein determining the location associated with the breaking of the electrical contact comprises determining a geospatial location. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the first connector is part of the flag; and   the second connector is part of the wearable item.   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for monitoring flag football equipment, the instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors of a system comprising a first connector associated with a flag, wherein the first connector comprises a first magnetic portion, and a second connector associated with a wearable item, wherein the second connector comprises a second magnetic portion, wherein the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion are configured to exert a magnetic attachment force on one another to bring the first connector and the second connector into electrical contact with one another, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processors causes the system to:
 detect, by the one or more processors, that electrical contact between the first connector and the second connector has been broken; and   in response to detecting that the electrical contact has been broken, output, by the one or more processors, an indication indicating a location associated with the breaking of the contact of the first connector and the second connector.