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Flag Football Plays

Flag Football Play Schemes and PlaybooksWhether you’re a veteran of flag football orjust getting started, it always helps to havea few flag football plays prepared inadvance.

Below, I’ve included 15 assorted playswhich should get you started. They includeboth running and passing plays, and eachcan easily be adapted to smaller or largerflag football teams.

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While you’ll be able to uncover some more free plays, you’ll also come across a wide varietyof sites which offer plays for a fee. This might come in the form of a book, downloadablematerial or computer software. There are even programs available which allow you to useyour computer to design custom flag football plays for both offense and defense.

Now here are the 15 free flag football plays that you’ve been waiting for:

The Blast

Designed to go through the middle of the offensiveline, this running play is the bread and butter of manya championship flag football team.

Offensive lineman will block the defenders in front ofthem and attempt to drive them backwards, while afullback will be employed to run ahead of the ballcarrier and clear out additional space.

While much of the success of the play relies on thevision and athletic abilities of the runner, goodteamwork and blocking can turn a small gain into something far more substantial.

The Out and Up

Wide receivers are lined up on both sides of the field,

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and the play can be tailored to go to either side. Thequarterback quickly passes the ball to either receiverafter the snap, and the wideout then proceeds to runup the field for five yards.

After this distance, the receiver turns 90 degrees andheads towards the nearest sideline. Before running outof bounds, the receiver then turns upfield andcontinues running until either scoring or being“tackled.”

Quarterback Roll, Receiver Out

At the snap, the quarterback rolls left until he’soutside of the tackles. The running back runs avertical pattern straight up through the defense,while the left wide receiver runs an out pattern ataround the 8-yard mark.

As the receiver is about the make the cut, thequarterback throws them the ball.

If possible, the receiver can then turn upfield, orhe may simply step out of bounds.

Fade In, Fade Out

This play can go to either the left or right receiver. Following the snap, the quarterbackquickly passes the ball. After the catch, the wideout heads straight upfield for five yardsbefore turning 45 degrees and heading towards the center of the field.

Once he’s reached this area, the ball carrier turns and heads in a diagonal line towards theend zone. Meanwhile, the offensive players do their best to clear a path, relying on the factthat they know exactly where the receiver is headed.

Crossing Pattern

This play is designed for 7-on-7 flag football, but it can easily be modified for any sizeteam. When the ball is snapped, the two receivers on the left side of the field each run3-yard flat routes and cross paths in order to momentarily confuse their defenders.

As the receivers come out of these routes, the quarterback will hit the one closest to him.Keep in mind, however, that the quarterback should have time to see the crossing patternsdevelop, so he should be able to throw to the other receiver if he’s more open.

Counter

A tried and true running play, the counter relies on misdirection to force the opposing teamto commit to a particular direction. At the snap, the quarterback fakes a handoff to thefullback, who should be heading either left or right (depending on your preference).

The halfback, meanwhile, will take a step in the same direction as the fullback, but thenchange directions and head the opposite way. After the fake handoff, the quarterback willturn and hand the ball to the halfback.

Speed Kills

This play works best if you can get the ball intothe hands of your fastest wide receiver. At thesnap, the right receiver heads up the field andruns a deep slant route in an effort to clear outthe defense on that side.

Meanwhile, the left receiver closest to thequarterback runs an underneath route in front of


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the offensive line and catches the ball in the areacleared by the other wideout. Now it’s up to theball carrier to use his speed and the other offensive players to provide solid blocking.

Quarterback Draw

The quarterback takes the snap and should next fake a quick pass to one of his receivers.Having done this, he then secures the ball under his arm and heads up through the centerof the offensive line. On this play, it’s a good idea to keep any fullbacks or halfbacks closeto home in order to block for the quarterback.

Wideout Screen

An 8-man flag football play, this can also be tailored for smaller or larger teams. Basically,the receiver on the far left of the line cuts across to the center of the field following thesnap. If performed properly, the defense should be convinced that the pass will be headedto this receiver.

Instead, the quarterback has the option of either running the ball up through the middle ofthe line or passing to another receiver. This crossing receiver simply serves as a decoy todraw defenders to him.

The Super Fake

Prior to this play, your team should execute anoff-tackle run (out of the I-Formation works well).Prior to the following play, have your team line up inthe same formation. While it may not work, it’s not abad idea to try and fool the defense by letting themoverhear that the upcoming play is the same one asbefore.

Instead, the quarterback fakes the handoff and stopswith his back to the line of scrimmage for a second or two. By this point, the defense hashopefully committed to the run. The quarterback then runs around the opposite end of thefield.

The selling of this play is especially critical. While it may work better in a flag footballleague for kids, you might try it out anyway and see what happens. If used sparingly as atrick play, the results may be surprising.

Center Sneak

Here’s a play for those linemen who complain that they never get the ball. At the beginningof the play, the receivers to the right should head towards the center of the field. A receiverfrom the left side should head to the vacant right side of the field and stop as if waiting forthe pass. As this is unfolding (and timing is very critical on this play), the quarterbacksneaks the ball to the center.

The quarterback then runs to the right, while the center heads straight upfield. Of course, ifthe center has to commit to blocking a defender at the line, then this play can simply bechanged on the fly to a standard passing play, or the quarterback can keep the ball and runwith it.

Center Sneak: The Sequel

Once the ball is snapped, one receiver on each side of the line angles sharply towards thecenter of the field. Another receiver (lined up to the left) will go deep and draw away someof the defense. The quarterback then quickly hands the ball to the center, who proceeds torun forward and then cut sharply at a right angle.

Since the receivers should have drawn the defenders to either the left or center of the field,there should be a gap on the right side. The center should be able to exploit this for a nicegain.


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Bootleg

On this play, a single running back lines up near theleft side of the offensive line.

At the snap, the quarterback fakes passing him theball, then spins and starts running towards the rightside of the field.

If a fullback is used, he should also be sent to the leftin an attempt to draw as many defenders as possibleaway from the side the quarterback will be runningto. Receivers should run deep patterns and try to draw defenders away from the play.

Four Receiver Crossing Route

Originally intended for 8-man flag football, this play works especially well against aman-to-man defense. Before the play, two receivers should be lined up on each side of thefield. The remaining three players who aren’t the quarterback will stay on the line ofscrimmage.

When the ball is snapped, each receiver will run forward three steps. Then the outsidereceivers will cut towards the middle of the field. Inside receivers will take a total of foursteps after the snap and then cut to the outside of the field. Outside players should becertain to cut after the inside receivers. From there, the quarterback can sit back and throwthe ball to the most open receiver (which should be 1 of the two receivers running thecrossing routes in the middle of the field).

Misdirection Trap

This formation begins like the previous play (two receivers on each side, with threeoffensive linemen). However, in this case, you may want to make sure that the blocker onthe far right side of the offensive line is one of your faster players.

After the snap, the inside wideout on the right side will move down and block the defenderon the end of the line of scrimmage (this will free up that speedy lineman we were justtalking about). The outside receiver on the right side will move one step forward off the lineand then turn and run parallel towards the left side of the field. The quarterback will hit thisplayer on the run, and the speedy lineman will run towards the receiver. As the receiverruns left, the lineman will pass by him headed right. The receiver will quickly pitch thelineman the ball, and he will turn upfield (hopefully for a big gain).

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