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AMUSTSEE!
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TableofContents
AdditionalTools
UnderstandingthePlaybook Legend
PlayerAcronymsandLineups
FullColorPlays
Practice
Drills
OffensiveDrills
PassingDrills
CatchingDrills
RouteRunningDrills
BallCarryingDrills
QB
Mobility
Drills
DefensiveDrills
InterceptionDrills
CoverageDrills
PursuitDrills
BlitzingDrills
OffensePlayerDescriptions/Responsibilities
Center
Quarterback
Runningback
Fullback
WideReceiver
OffenseSkillsandFundamentals
Blocking
Runningtheball
Catchingtheball
Throwing
the
ball
RouteRunning(RouteTree)
EffectivePlayCalling
Useofmisdirection
Bootleg
Playaction
Settingupthedefense
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FinalNotes
DefensePlayerDescriptions/Responsibilities
Safety
Cornerback
Linebacker
Defensiveend
Defense skillsandfundamentals
FlagPulling
BackPeddling
Blitzing
SelectingaDefense
ManonMan
Zone
Tips
to
run
Successful
Defense
UsingWristbandInteractive
UsingFlipbooks
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Thisplaybookhashundredsofcolorcodedplaysforbothoffenseanddefense. Notethatthedefensiveplaysareattheendofthe
playbook.
UnderstandingthePlaybook
OffensiveTips
1.Each
player
is
assigned
aspecific
color.
The
avoid
confusion,
each
players
shouldremainthesamecolorthroughoutthegame(orforatleastanentire
drive)
2. Asmallnotchattheendofaplayersroutemeansblock(ifitsallowedin
yourleague).
3. Asmallnotchduringaplayersroutemeansblock/delay,thenrunyourroute.
4. Asmallfootballindicateswhoiscarryingtheball. Iftheballchangeshands,
youmayseemorethanoneball.
5. SmallnotchfromtheQBslineisaFAKEhandoff.
6. Ablackdottedlinemeansaplayerisinmotionorjetmotion. Blackdotted
linesarealsousedtoindicateaprimaryreceiverorpitchplay.
7. Areddottedlinemeansapassbehindthelineofscrimmageordoublepass.
8. IftheQBisrollingout,youwilltypicallyseealittleballattheendofhisline. IfyouseenoballwiththeQB,
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theyarestandinginthepocketandpassing.
9. AdottedlinebetweentheQBandthecenterindicatesashotgunformation. IftheQisattachedtothe
center,itsastandardundercentersnap.
10.Ifthereisnorouteforyourplayer,stayhomeandblock. Asmallnotchatthebeginningyourroute
meansthatthereisaslightdelay/block,priortorunningtheroute. Assignacolortoeachplayerfortheentire
game. Ifthereisasubstitution,thenewplayergetsthecoloroftheplayerleavingthefield.
11. Note: Someoffensiveplaysshowthetwolinemenasgreyplayers. Astheprogramdeveloped,webegan
makingeachoftheplayersdifferentcolors,onegrey,onelightblue. Thisisbecausemanyleagueshave
eligiblelinemen.
DefensiveTips:
1. Eachplayerisassignedaspecificcolor.
2. Biggreybubblesindicatedefensivezones.
3. Ifaplayerleaveshisbubble(zone),heisnolongerresponsiblefor
thatarea. Ifaplayerisin,orattachedto,azone,heisresponsibleforthat
areathroughouttheplay.
3. Arrowsattheendoftherouteindicateblitz.
4. AnXattheendofarouteindicatesmantomancoverage.
5.A
notch
at
the
end
of
aroute
indicates
abump
nrun
(if
it
is
legal
in
your
league).
*NotethatdefensiveplaysareattheendoftheoffensiveplaysinthisEbook.
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Typicalplayersandassociatedacronyms Note: Someplayersmaybeabsent,dependingyourleaguetype.
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Practice
Mostteamsareonlyabletoputinacouplehoursofpracticeeachweek,ifthat.Coverasmanythingsasyou
caninpracticewithoutskippingthefundamentals. Youshouldplanoutyourpractices,justasyoudoagame.
Priortopractice,makealistofitemsthatyouwanttoaddress.
Whatyouteachwillvaryfromweektoweekbasedonwhatyourteamstruggledwithintheirlastgameor
whattheplayersneedtobepreparedforthenextweek. Thelistcanrangefromcatchingballstoflagpulling.
Ifyourteamstruggledwithcoverage,thenteacheveryaspectofcoverage,frombackpeddlingtointerceptingtheball.
Practiceshouldbefunandengagingforyourplayers,neverdullorboring. Fillyourpracticeswithgamesand
drillsthatnotonlysharpenskills,butalsokeeptheminterestedandfocusedonthetaskathand.
Repetitionisakeycomponenttobecominggoodatanythinginlife. Itisnodifferentinflagfootball. Focuson
fundamentalsandpracticecatching,throwing,flagpulling,coverage,routerunning,blitzing,andhandoffs
regularly. Theplayerswillgetakickoutofit! Practiceplentyofingamesituationslikeextrapoints,4thand
longs,andtwominuteoffenses.
OffensiveDrills
PassingDrills
Drill1 Thisistheeasiestandmostcommonpassingdrill.
LineyourQBupwithalineofreceiversontheleftorrightsideoftheQB.Havethereceiversrunroutesatthe
sametimeandtheQBthrowtooneofthem.YoucanaddaDBintothemixtomakeitinteresting.
Drill2 Thisdrillhelpswithaccuracyanddecisionmaking.
Havetwo
receivers
line
up
5yards
apart
and
10
yards
away
from
the
QB.
Place
one
defender
in
between
the
receivers. HaveyourQBthreadtheneedleandkeeptheballoutofthedefendersreach.
CatchingDrills
Drill1 Thisdrillhelpsreceiverscatchunexpectedorerrantthrows.
HavetheWRlineup10yardsawayfromtheQBwiththeWR'sbacktotheQB. Assoonasyousaygo,theQB
willthrowtheballattheWRandtheWRshouldturnaroundandcatchtheball.TheWRwillhavenoidea
wheretheballisgoingtobeuntilthelastsecond. TheWRshouldreactquicklyandsnagtheballoutofthe
air.
Drill2 Thishelpsthereceivermakequickdecisionsandimprovecatchingdramatically.
TwoQBsshouldstandnexttoeachother,eachholdingtwoballsandfacingtheWR.TheWRshouldstand5
yardsbackfacingthetwoQBs. Whenyougivethesignal,thefirstQBshouldthrowtheball. Assoonasthe
balltouchestheWRshand,theotherQBshouldthrowtheball.Repeatuntilalltheballsarethrown.
RouteRunningDrills
Thebestwaytoimproverouterunningistopractice,practice,practice.Atfirst,breakitdownandgohalf
speed,focusinginonthereceiver'sbreaks. Donotthrowanyballsuntiltheroutesarerunproperly. Oncethe
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playersroutesarecrisp,startthrowingballstothem. Haveacontesttoseewhichplayerrunsthebest
routesandtheywillallcompeteandstriveforperfection! Thebestreceiverofalltime,JerryRice,wasnotthe
fastest,tallest,orthebestjumperinthegame. Hedid,however,runcrispdisciplineroutesthatsethimapart
fromalltheothers.
BallCarryingDrills
Drill1 Thisdrillhelpstheballcarriergetbetteratcuttingandjuking.
Setupanobstaclecoursewithcones. Tellyourballcarriertorunandjukewhentheyreacheachcone. Youcanalsousespinsorbackstepsinplaceofjukes.
Drill2 Thisdrillhelpstheballcarrierbeatdefendersinopenspace.
Setupa5x7yardsquarewithcones. Placeadefenderinthemiddle. Haveyourballcarriergooneonone
withadefender. Seeiftherunnercanmakeittotheotherendwithoutgettingcaught.
QBMobilityDrills
Drill1 ThisdrillteachesQBmobilityfromanacceleratedblitz.
HavetheQBlineupinshotgunbehindtheC. TheCshouldsnaptheballandruna7stephook. Havea
defenderblitztheQB,starting3yardscloserthantheusualblitzlocation. TheQBshouldavoidtheblitzas
bestaspossiblebeforehittingtheCastheCturnsandlooksfortheball.
Drill2 ThisdrillshowstheQBwhyvisionisimportant.
HavetheQBlineupinshotgunbehindtheC. HaveadefenderblitztheQBfromtheusualDBpositionfrom
differentangles. TheQBshouldeludethedefendersfor5secondsbeforetheythrowtheball.
DefensiveDrills
FlagPullingDrills
Drill1 Thisisagoodflagpullingandvisiondrill.
Setupa10x10yardsquare. Putallyourplayersinthemiddleofthesquare. Whenyougivethesignal,each
playermustpulltheotherplayersflagswhiledodgingotherstryingtopulltheirownflag. Lastplayerstanding
wins. ThisisFUN!
Drill2 Thisisagreatdrillfortakinganglesandpullingflags.
Setup
a15
x15
yard
triangle
with
cones.
Have
two
sets
of
lines,
one
on
each
bottom
corner.
One
side
is
the
ballcarrier,theothertheflagpuller. Whenyougivethesignal,theballcarriershouldsprinttowardsthepoint
ofthetrianglewhiletheflagpullercutstheballcarrieroffbeforetheyreacheithertopcone.
InterceptionDrills
Drill1 ThisdrillhelpstheDBmakeaplayoffatippedball.
Haveadefenderlineup5yardsfromtheQB. Haveanotherdefenderlineup3yardsbehindthefirst
defender. HavetheQBthrowahighballtothefirstdefender.Thefirstdefendershouldthen"tip"theball
backwards. Theseconddefenderthenmakesanattempttointercepttheball.
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Drill2 Thisdrillhelpsteachreceivershowto"jump"routesandstealtheball.
HaveaWRlineup10yardsawayfromtheQB. ThedefendershouldlineuptwoyardsbehindtheWRand1
yardoffsetleftorright. Onyoursignal,theQBshouldthrowtheballandthedefendershouldthen"jump"the
ball,cuttingthereceiveroffandinterceptingtheballinstride.
CoverageDrills
Drill1 Thisdrillhelpsteachreactionandfootwork.
AWRandadefendershouldfaceeachother,standing1yardapart.TheWRshouldthenshuffleleft,right,
forwards,andbackwards. ThedefendershouldstickwiththeWR,matchingtheireverymove. Itisalso
importantthatthebarrierof1yardstaysthesamethroughoutthewholedrill.
Drill2 Thisdrillteacheshowtomakeupspeedandcatchplayersfrombehind.
AWRfacesdownfield. ThedefenderlinesupdirectlybehindtheWRsotheyarebacktoback. Onyour
signal,thereceiverwillrunstraightforward. ThedefenderthenhastoturnaroundandcatchuptotheWR
beforethe
ball
is
thrown
by
the
QB.
PursuitDrills
Drill1 Thisdrillhelpsteachyourteamproperanglesofpursuit.
Haveyourdefenselineupintheirbasedefense. Yourfasterplayersshouldlineupasclosetothesidelineas
theycanbeforegoingoutofbounds. Onyourcommand,haveaRBtakeahandoffandrunacrosstheLOS
towardstheendzone,givinghimaslightheadstart. Oncehehascrossed5yardsbeyondthelineof
scrimmage,thedefensecanbegintochasehim. Everydefensiveplayerneedstopursuetheoffenseplayer
aggressively. Thisteachespursuitskillandteamflagpullingconcepts.
Drill2 Thisdrillhelpsteachdefendershowto"sniff"outaplay.
Lineupacenter,aQBinshotgun,andtwoRBsinwishbone. Lineuponedefender7yardsback. Oncethe
centersnapstheball,thetwoRBsshouldruntowardstheirnearestsideline.TheQBshouldthenpurposely
staredowntheRBhewantstohit. ThedefendershouldbewatchingtheQBandthenshuffleparallelwiththe
LOStowardstheRBtheQBiseyeing.TheQBshouldthenthrowthepassandthedefendershouldburst
towardtheRBasheisreceivingtheball. ThedefendershouldthencuttheRBoffandpulltheflagbeforethe
RBcangainpositiveyards. Repeatthisoverandover. Eachtime,theQBshouldmakeitlessobviouswhich
RBheistargeting.
BlitzingDrills
(Blitzer
=BZ)
Drill1 ThisdrillhelpsreducethetimeittakestosacktheQB.
HavetheBZattacktheQBliketheywouldinaregulargamebutadd3moreyardsontothedesignated
blitzinglocation. HavetheBZblitzfromthisnewspotonyourcommand. CounttofiveandiftheQBisnot
sacked,thentheQBwins. ButiftheBZgetsthesack,thentheBZwins.Withthisaddedyardageandtime
pressure,yourBZshouldhavemoreurgencyandfocuswhenblitzing.
Drill2 ThisdrillhelpssimulateWRscrossingthroughtheBZpathtotheQB.
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TheBZshouldlineupintheirnormallocation. StrategicallyplaceconesintheBZpath. Onyourwhistle,have
theBZattacktheQBwithoutknockingoveranycones. TheBZshoulddodgetheconesandstillbeabletoget
totheQBina5secondwindow.
Offense PlayerDescriptions/Responsibilities
Center(C)
TheC
lines
up
over
the
ball.
The
Cs
main
responsibility
is
to
give
clean
snaps
to
the
QB.
Also,
the
C
is
basically
areceiverandcancatchballs. Mostofthetime,Csareoverlookedbythedefenseandcanbeusedasa
dangerousweapon. TheCcanbeverysuccessfulinshortyardageandredzonesituations. TheCshouldtryto
keepalowprofileduringgamesandthenexposethedefensewhenitmattersthemost. Note: Aneligible
centeristhemostdangerousreceiveronthefield.
Quarterback(QB)
TheQBlinesupdirectlybehindthecenter,facingtheopposingteam'sendzone. TheQBcanlineupintwo
differentspots,eitherundercenter(directlybehindthecenter)orinshotgun(35yardsbehindthecenter).
TheQBistheoffensivecaptainandtheleaderoftheoffense. TherearethreemajorthingsthatyourQB
shouldbeabletodo:
1.Protecttheball. Turnovers(interceptions)aredetrimentaltoanoffense.
2.Throwaccurately. Accuracyismoreimportantthanarmstrength.
3.Havemobility. QBshouldhavetheabilitytoscrambleandeludetheBZs.
It'sfineifyourQBdoesn'thaveallthreeofthesequalities,buttwooutofthreewouldbehelpful. Youshould
warmupwiththeQBbeforetheybeginthrowinginthegame. RemindyourQBthatifthereceiversaren't
open,tothrowtheballaway. Awasteddownismuchbetterthanaturnover.
RunningBack(RB)
Therunningbackcanlineupinmultiplelocationsbutalmostalwayslinesupinthebackfield. Herearesome
formationsyourRBcansetupin:
1. The"I"formation 1yardbehindtheQB.
2. Wishbone 1yardbehindtheQBbutoffset2yardsfromtheball
3. Spread lineduplikeaWR.
TheRB'smainresponsibilitiesare:makingpositiveyardswhenrunningtheball,helpingsetupthepass,and
catchingoutofthebackfield. YourRBshouldneverbeafraidofdefendersandshouldalwaysrunforward,
nevermoving
laterally
or
backwards.
The
RB
needs
to
show
quickness
and
vision.
"Power
running
is
not
reallyanoptionwiththenoblockingrulessoyourRBshouldbehavelikeajackrabbit,notarhino. Also,the
RBneedstobeabletododgedefendersinopenspacewithvirtuallynocontact. Loweringtheshoulder,stiff
arming,andhurdlingarenotappropriatewaysto"shed"defenders. Jukes,spinmoves,andbackstepsarethe
bestoptions.
FullBack(FB)
TheFBisbasicallythesameasaRBexceptthattheFBlinesupbetweentheQBandRB.TheFBhasno
blockingdutiesandshouldbeconsideredasanotherRB.
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WideReceiver(WR)
WRscanlineupanywhereontheLOS. TheWR'sprimaryresponsibilityistocatchtheballforpositive
yardage. Ideally,theWRshouldcatchtheballinstride,butshouldalsobeabletocatchalargearrayof
imperfectpassesincludinghighpasses,lowpasses,andpassesbehindtheWR. TheWRshouldalsobequick
enoughtobeatcoverageandgetopen. IfyourWR'saren'tparticularlyfast,youcanworkaroundthiswith
crisprouterunningtechniquesthatwillallowthemtoeludetheDBsandgetopen.
Offense BasicSkillsandFundamentals
Beforeyouteachyourplayersanythingelse,startwiththebasicfundamentals. Workonsnappingtheball,
performingcleanhandoffs,fakehandoffs,playaction,pitches,shortpassesandbasicrouterunning. Giveat
least40%ofyourpracticeandpregamewarmupstofundamentalroutines. Otherwise,youwillbe
hauntedwithmishandoffs,badsnaps,andRBscrashingintoeachotherinthebackfield. Hereareafewflag
footballfundamentals:
Blocking
Blocking(orscreening)rulesvaryfromleaguetoleague. Inmostyouthflagfootballleagues,therulesfor
blockingareprettysensitive. Tokeepitclean,haveyourplayersrunuptothedefender,STOP,thenplacehis
handsbehindhisback. Youshouldntactuallyblockortouchthedefender(unlessyourleagueallowsit),but
creatingalittle
separation
for
one
or
two
seconds
is
usually
ok
with
the
referee.
Be
careful
not
to
shadow
block. Shadowblockingiswhenateammate/blockerrunsdownthefieldparallelwiththerunner,preventing
thedefenseaccesstotherunnersflags. Thisisapenaltyinsomeleagues.
RunningtheBall
Therearethreesimplestepstorunningtheball:
1.Theballcarriershouldkeeptheirbodylowtotheground. Flagslowtothegroundarehardertopull.
2.Theballcarriershouldkeeptheirarmsup. Theyshouldneverswingorslapawaydefender'shands. This
willresultinaflagguarding,auniversalpenaltyinflagfootball.
3.Theballcarriershouldrunfastandbeelusive. Encourageyourplaystojuke,cut,spin,backstep,andduck
pastdefenders. Remindthemtonevergobackwardsormakecontactwithdefenders.
CatchingtheBall
Therearejustafewstepsinbecomingagreatreceiver.
1. Theplayershouldalwayskeeptheireyeontheballandwatchitintotheirhands. Concentrationiskey.
DoNOTbescaredoftheball. Areceiverwhoisnervousorflinchesismorelikelytogethurtthanaplayerwho
keepshiseyeontheball. Dontrununtilyoucatchtheball!
2. Thereceivershouldalwayscatchwiththeirhandsawayfromtheirbody.Teachyourplayerstonot"TRex"
andavoidkeepingtheirarmstuckedintootight. Extendthearmstowardstheballandcatchitwithyour
hands,notyourbody.
3. Handplacement whentheballisthrownatthechestorhigher,theplayershouldspreadtheirfingers
outwardswiththeirpalmsfacingtheballandthetwothumbstouchingoneanother.Whentheballisthrown
low,thereceivershouldplacetheirhandswiththeirpalmsfacingtheskyandtheirpinkiestouching.
4. Thereceivershouldneverattacktheballbutabsorbit. Catchingshouldlooknaturalandsmooth.
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ThrowingtheBall
Placingtheballexactlywhereyouwantitcantakeyearsofpractice. EvenPROsmakebadthrows. Herearea
fewtechniquesandthrowingmechanicsplayersshouldknowbeforeplayingQB.
1. Theplayer'sbodyshouldbeparallelwiththesideline,neverfacingupfield.
2. Thepassermustmakesurethattheirfeetaren'ttoocloseortoofarapart. Theirfeetshouldbeslightly
widerthantheirhips.
3. Thepassershouldgriptheballtowardstheendorthenoseoftheball. Theyshouldnevergripitinthe
middle. TheQBspinkie,ring,andmiddlefingersshouldrestonthegripswhilethethumbandpointerfingers
griptheactualnose.
4. Thepassershouldgriptheballattheirchest,neverbelowthesternumorabovethechin.Thearmsshould
bebentwiththeirelbowsfacingtheground. Thisallowsforafasterrelease.
5. Thepassershouldneverdroptheirthrowingarmbeforepassing. Themotionshouldlooklikeaslingshot,
notawindmill.
6. Thefirstmotion. Whenthepasserfindsanopenreceiveranddecidestothrow,theywillperformthefirst
passingmotion. Thepassershouldraisetheirelbow,makingitparalleltotheground.
7. Thepassershouldnowloadtheball,pullingitfromthechestandplacingitbehindtheirheadquickly. This
shouldbedoneinaquickwipingmotion,likeawindshieldwipergoingfullspeed. Also,thepasser'sotherarm
shouldbebentandparalleltothegroundwiththeirnonpassinghandpointingtowardthesideline.
Simultaneously,thepassershouldshifthisweightbackwards,leaningonhisbackfoot.
8. Nowthattheballisloaded,theQBcanfire. Todothis,thepasserrollstheelbow,bringingtheballoverhis
shoulderpassinghisear,andflingstheballforwardtothereceiver.Whiletheballismovingforward,the
passer'sweight
should
be
too.
While
the
passers
arm
is
coming
forward,
their
other
arm
should
drop
to
their
side.
9. Thepassershouldreleasetheballbeforetheirarmiscompletelystraight. Whenreleasingtheball,they
shouldflicktheirwrist,givingtheballaspiralalongwithaddedvelocity. Thepassershouldnowbeleaning
forwardwithalltheirweightontheirfrontfootwhiletheirbacklegliftsslightlyoffthegroundatthepointof
release. Theballshouldrollsmoothlyoffthefingertips,creatingtherequiredtouchforaspiral.
10. Thepassermustfollowthroughtheirpass.Todothis,theyshouldswingtheirarmtowardtheiropposite
hip.Passingtheballandswingingthearmshouldbedoneinonemotion.Thepassershouldalwaysfollow
through.
Themotionsofapassshouldbedoneinlessthantwoseconds,fromraisingtheelbowtoswingingthearm.
RouteRunning
Routerunningisagreatskillforallplayerstolearn. Itisalsoagreatneutralizerforplayersthatarentvery
fast. ThegoalofrouterunningistoseparateaWRfromaDBsotheWRcangetopenforapass.
Thereareafewkeystobecomingagreatrouterunner:
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1. Footwork Receiversneedcleanfootworkcomingoutofbreaks.
2. Greatvision Thereceivershouldalwayslookforawaytobreakfree.
3. Deception Thereceivershouldalwaysbedeceptivetotheirdefender. Thisincludesmaskingtheirtrue
speed,beingabletotrickadefenderintojumpingrouteswhentheballisn'tthere,andmakingtheirdefender
believethey'regoingonewaythenbreaktheotherway.
4.Discipline
Receiver
should
run
crisp
routes
exactly
as
they
were
drawn
up.
Cut
hard
at
each
turn
and
do
nottakeshortcuts. Forexample,ona5nin,therunnershouldrunup5yardsandcutin90degrees.
PrecisionrouterunningwillallowtheWRtoseparatefromtheLBandallowtheQBtomakeasafepass.
Below,isaroutetreethatyourentireteamshouldmemorize. Itsagreattoolforrunningwarmroutesin
practice,butitsalsoniceforcallingindividualhotroutesfromthelinescrimmage. Noticethatodd
numbersgotowardsthecenterofthefieldandevennumbersgotowardsthesidelines. Thesamerulesapply
nomatterwhatsideofthefieldyouarerunningfrom. Forexample: A4routerunfromtheleftsideofthe
QBwouldbea10yardoutalso,buttotheleftsidelinenottheright. A3routerunfromtherightsideof
thequarterbackwouldbeaquickslant,runningfromtherighttoleft,towardsthecenterofthefield.
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Misdirection
Misdirectionisthesinglemosteffectivewaytobeatadefense. Misdirectionistheartofmakingadefense
thinkaplayisgoingoneway,whenitisactuallygoingtheother. Thekeytosuccessfulmisdirectionisfreezing
thedefenseforoneortwosecondsandthenattackingtheoppositesidetheythinkyouareattacking. Pull
themonewayandgotheother.
Bootleg
Abootlegisaformofplayactionthatallowsthequarterbacktofakeahandoffandthenscrambleoutsideof
thepocket. Thebootlegopensupthesecondaryandallowsthequarterbacktolocatehisreceiverwhile
scramblingoutofthepocket. Generallythequarterbackshouldscrambletothesidethatfavorshisthrowing
arm.
Playaction
Playactionisafakehandoffdesignedtomakethedefensethinktheplayisarun. Itwillgenerallypullthe
defenseuptothelineofscrimmage,creatingvulnerabilitiesinthesecondaryortheflats. Playactionisa
greatoptionforthrowingthelongerpassesandcreatingconfusionwithinadefense. Thefakehandoffalso
takesafewsecondstomatureanditallowsthereceiverstogetfurtherdownthefieldbythetimetheballis
thrown.
Settingupthedefense
Letsassumeyouhaveaplaybookfilledwitheasy,yeteffectiveplaysandagoodsystemfornamingyourplays.
Nowyouneedtoknowwhichplaystouseandcallindifferentsituations. Youcanstartoffthegamethree
ways:
1.Usingtheruntosetupthepass.
2.Usingthepasstosetuptherun.
3.Going"westcoast"andusingtheshortpasstosetupthelongballandtherunatthesametime.
Youshouldfeelthedefenseout: Whatschemedotheyuse? Aretheyagoodpassingdefense,running
defense,orboth? DotheyhaveafastBZ? Youcanusuallyanswerthesequestionsinthefirsttwoplays.Trya
runningplaythenapassingplayorviceversa.Thatleavesyouwithtwomoredownstoattacktheirweak
spots. IftheyhaveexceptionalcoverageskillsandkeepyourQBfromcompletingapass,runtheball. Iftheir
CBsaregreatflagpullers,runrightupthemiddle. Suckthedefensein,thenstrikedeepwithaplayaction
pass.
Useheightasanadvantage. IfoneofyourWRsisconsiderablytallerthantheirdefender,throwajumpball
rightoverthedefender'shead. Trytofindtheholesinthedefense. Findaspotwherenoonecoversand
attackit.
Find
bad
habits
and
techniques
from
defenders
and
exploit
them.
If
aCB
has
poor
speed,
send
your
WRonastreak. Ifthedefensetakespoorangles,runasweepandburnitupthesideline.
FinalNotes:
1.Protecttheball Atanyleveloffootball,includingthePROS,turnoversalmostalwaysdeterminethefinal
outcomeofagame.
Considerthisscenario. TeamAplaysTeamBandthematchupisperfect. Allathletesandcoacheshavethe
sameskilllevel:
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TeamA: Gets7drives(attemptstoscore)
TeamB: Gets3drives(attemptstoscore)
Whowilltypicallywinthisgame? TeamA,right?
WellthisiswhathappensifTeamBthrows2interceptions. TheyhavetwolessdrivesandTeamAgetstwo
moredrivesaswingof4drives.
Ifyou
want
to
win
tough
games,
you
MUST
win
the
turnover
ratio!
Sincetherearenofumblesinflagfootball,turnovers(interceptions)willalmostalwayscomefromyourQB.
PullyourQBasideandtrainhimthatanincompletionorasackismuchbetterthanthrowinganinterception.
Havehimpracticethrowingtheballawayifcoverageistight. Neverbecarelesswiththeball! Protectingit
shouldbeyourmainpriority.
2. Extrapointsmakingyourextrapointsarethesecondmostimportantaspectofrunningasuccessful
offense. Haveaspecificplaninplaceforyourextrapoints. Manycoaches/playersblowthisoffas
unimportant,butIhavefoundthat40%offlagfootballgamesaredeterminedby4pointsorless. Thisis
usuallybecause
one
team
made
their
extra
points
and
the
other
team
didnt.
For
example,
both
teams
may
scorethreetouchdowns,butthedifferenceistheextrapointtries(2218).
3.Rhythmisanimportantpartofanoffense.Trytochaintogetheragoodsetofpositiveplaysstartingwith
easierplaystobuildconfidenceintheoffense,especiallyintheearlydrivesofthegame.
4.Donotbeafraidtothrowinatrickplayeveryonceinawhile.Thiskeepsthingsexcitingforyourteamand
willusuallyresultinabigplay.
5.UseONEplaytosetupanother. Forexample,runa5noutafewtimesandthrowashortpasstoyour
receivernearthesideline. NowtheDBthinksyouwilldoitagainsoheislikelytomakeamoveonthenext
ballthrown.
After
your
WR
runs
a5nout,
have
your
QB
pump
the
ball
then
lob
it
deep
for
the
touchdown.
6.Operateoutofshotgunasmuchaspossible. Itaddsanother35yardsfortheBZtorun.
7. Remember,everyplayerwillbringadifferentskillorgifttothetable. Makesureyouplaytoeachplayers
skills. Ifyouplaytotheirskills,theywillobviouslyplaybetter. Aguywhoisreallyfastbutcantcatchwell
mightbeaRB. ThereallysmartplayerthatissomewhatslowmightbeagoodQB.
Defensivepositionsandresponsibilities
Safety
(SS
or
FS)
Inasinglesafetyset,thesafetyshouldlineupdirectlyovertheball1015yardsfromtheLOS. Thesafety's
primaryresponsibilityistomakesurenooffensiveplayergetsbehindhimandtheplayalwaysstaysinfrontof
him. Sincethesafetyisthelastlineofdefense,theyshouldhavesolidflagpullingskillstopreventbigplays
and/ortouchdowns. Thesafetymustbewillingtofightforjumpballsandbeaggressiveenoughtochase
downRBsthathaveescapedthefirstlinesofdefense. Intheeventthatthereare2safeties,thefieldissplitin
halfcreatingarightsideandaleftside. Safetiesshouldbefast,alert,andhavegoodhandsforinterceptingor
swattingdownballs.
DesignatedZones Thesafetyshouldcoverthewholefield15yardsfromtheLOSandback.
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Cornerback(CB)
TheCBshouldlineup35yardsfromtheLOS,dependingonthespeedofthereceiver.Theirinsideshoulder
shouldlineupwiththefarthestWR'soutsidefootinordertokeeptheplaytotheinside. TheCBsprimary
responsibilityistocontainthesidelinesandmakesuretheplaystaysinside. Thismainlyincludespass
coveragebutalsosomerunstopping. TheCBneedstohavecoverage,backpeddling,andflagpullingskills.
TheCBmustbeabletoholddownzonesandalsoplaymancoverage. TheCBmustbewillingto
swat/interceptballsandchasedownballcarriers. YourCBsshouldbefast.Agoodsetofhandsdoesnthurt
either!
DesignatedZones EachCBhasazoneontheirrespectedside.ThezonesrangefromtheLOSandback15
yards. Thezones,whichareontherightandleftsidesofthefield,shouldonlyreachabout7yardswide.
LineBacker(LB)
TheLBshouldlineupdirectlyovertheball7yardsfromtheLOS. TheLBhastwoprimaryresponsibilities,run
stoppingandpasscoverage. TheLBmusthavegreatvisionandtakeefficientangleswhenchasingdownthe
ballcarriers. TheLBalsoneedstohavegreatreflexesanddecisionmakingskills. TheLBiscoveringthemost
commonweakspotonthedefense,thecenterofthefield. Forpasscoverage,theLBshouldkeeptheireyeon
receiverscrossingthroughthemiddleofthefieldinadditiontokeepinganeyeontheQB. TheLBisoneof
themain
weapons
in
shutting
down
the
running
game.
Good
flag
pulling
skills
will
help
in
the
LB
position.
DesignatedZones TheLBzoneisfromtheLOSback15yards. Thezoneislocatedinthemiddleofthe
defense. TheLB'szoneshouldreachacrossthefieldwitheachsideendingwheretheCB'szonestarts. When
aDTisinthelineup,theLB'szoneispushedback5yards.
DefensiveTackle(DT)
TheDTshouldlineupdirectlyovertheball23yardsfromtheLOS. TheDTshouldberunstopperfirst,pass
defendersecond.TheDTresponsibilitiesincludepenetratingtheLOSandstoppingtheRB. Thebackfieldmay
becrowdedsoiftheDTcan'treachtheballcarrier,heshouldchasehimtoadefensiveplayerwhocanpullthe
flag.Iftheballisnothandedoff,theDTshoulddropintoazoneandshutdownpotentialpassrouteslikeflats
andscreens. TheDTdoesnothavetobefast,butsolidflagpullingskillsareimportant.
DesignatedZonesTheDT'szoneislocatedalongtheLOSontherightorleftside,andshouldonlybeabout3
to5yardsdeep.
DefensiveEnds(DE)
TheDEsprimaryresponsibilityittoSTAYHOMEandprotectagainstsweeps,reverses,screenpasses,orflat
routes. Heshouldalsoavoidlettingaballcarriergetaroundhimontheoutsideorsidelinepartofthefield.
TheDEshouldalwaysbeattherunnertothesideline,forcinghimbacktotheinsideofthefieldwhereother
defenderscanhelpout. Thisplayershouldbefastandalsoagoodflagpuller.
Defensiveskillsandfundamentals
FlagPulling
Whenpullingflags,thedefensiveplayermustremembersixthings:
1.Keeptheireyesontheballcarrier'sbellybutton. Theballcarrierwilltryto"juke"theflagpullerwithquick
movementsfromthehead,arms,legs,andhips,buttheirbellyisn'tgoinganywheresotheplayershould
alwaysfocusontherunnersbelly.
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2.Thedefensiveplayermustberelaxedandloose,nevertense. Keepbentkneesandbereadytolungeinany
direction.
3.Theflagpullermustbetheaggressor. Heshouldneverbackdownfromtheballcarrierandshouldwaitfor
therunnertocometohim.
4.Theplayershouldneverplantonefootandreachfortheflag.Heshouldalwayskeepashufflewithhisfeet
andbepreparedtolungeiftherunnerquicklychangesdirections.
5.Theflagpullershouldalwaysusetwohandswhengoingafterflags. Thisisthebesttechniqueandit
doublesthechanceofasuccessfulflagpull.
6.Theflagpullershouldneveryankaflagoff. Instead,theplayershouldsqueezetheflagandlettheball
carrierrunoutoftheirownflags. Thisreducesthechanceofmissingflags.
BackPeddling
Backpeddling,ahelpfuldefensiveskill,iseasytoteachanditwillbecomenaturaltoplayersoncetheylearn
thetechnique. Backpeddlingisrunningbackwardssoyoucancoverthereceiverandwatchthequarterback
atthe
same
time.
There
are
afew
simple
steps
to
become
agreat
back
peddler:
1.Thedefensiveplayer'sbodyshouldalwaysstaylowtothegroundinasquattingpositionwiththe
defender'sweightforward,standingontheballsoftheirfeet. Thisnotonlyhelpskeepbalancebutmakesthe
defenderaloadedspring,readytopounceonanyballsthatcometheirway.
2.Thedefender'sarmsshouldbepumping. Thishelpswithbalanceandalsomakesthewholemotion
smootherandlessawkward. Themotionofbackpeddlingshouldlookclean.
3.Thedefendershouldalwayskeeptheirfeetlowtotheground,almostdraggingthem. Thisalsohelpsthe
defenderchangedirectionsandbreakquickly.Whenthebackpeddlerraisestheirfeettoohighofftheground
itmakes
them
less
explosive
and
have
slower
reaction
time.
4.Whenstartingtobackpeddle,thedefendershouldnevermake"falsesteps"orturnhishipstheopposite
waythereceiverisgoing.
5.Thedefendershouldalwayskeeptheirheadup,neverlookingdownattheirfeetorthereceiver'sfeet. This
makesthebackpeddlermoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandputstheminabetterpositiontomakeaplay.
Blitzing
Blitzingisthemostvitalpartofsuccessfulflagfootballdefense. Aneffectiveblitzingplanwillshutdownany
offense.The
BZ
is
the
anchor
of
the
defense
and
his
performance
will
often
determine
the
outcome
of
each
play,eventhegame! SackingorhurryingtheQBistheprimarygoal. ApressuredQBwillmakemistakes.
Mistakesleadtobigplaysforthedefense. TheBZisalsothemainrunstopperbecausetheBZwillbeinthe
backfieldbeforeanyoneelse.
Hereareafewsimplestepsforblitzing:
1.TheBZshouldalwayslineupbehindthedesignatedblitzingspot(ifthereisone)andtwoyardstotheleftso
thatwhenheblitzes,itpushestheQBontohisbackfootwhichwillcauseforcedorinaccuratepasses.
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2.TheBZneedstosprinttowardstheQBeverytime,never"halfspeed". TheBZshouldslowdownoncethey
areinthebackfieldtoavoidoverpursuingtheplay. SubtheBZoutwithfreshlegsoftensincetheywillget
tired.
3.TheBZshouldalwayskeeptheirlefthanduptoswatawaytheballasitleavestheQB'shand(assumingthe
QBisrighthandedandispassing). TheBZshouldneverhittheQB'sthrowingarmorhand. Italsoallowsthe
QBagreatchancetoescape. TheBZsrighthandshouldbedownreachingfortheQB'sflag.
4.TheBZshouldneverjumpintheairtodistracttheQB.ThisjustwastestimewhentheBZcouldbesackingtheQB. TheBZshouldbeoneofyourfastestplayersontheteamandalsobeagoodflagpuller.
SelectingaDefense
ManDefense
Mandefenseiscoveragewhereeverydefensivebackisassignedtoaparticularplayer. Insteadofbeing
responsibleforacertainarea(zone),theyareresponsibleforanoffensiveplayernomatterwherehegoeson
thefield.
IfaWR
gets
away
from
the
defender,
there
is
usually
no
back
up
support
from
any
other
players.
In
most
cases,theCBsaretheonesthatplaymantomanbutsafetiesandLBscantoo. Whendefendersplayman
defense,thedefendermustchoosetheappropriatedistancefromtheWRpriortothesnap. IftheWRis
fasterthanthedefender,thenthedefenderneedstogivetheWRagoodcushionofspace. Ifthedefender
linesuptooclosetotheWR,thechancesofgettingbeatrightoffthelineareveryhigh. IftheWRisslower
thenthedefender,thenthedefendercangivetheWRasmallercushion. Whensettingupyourplayersin
mandefense,trytolineupyourdefenderssotheyareequalinheight,speed,andskilloftheoffensiveplayer
theyareguarding. Tobesuccessfulatman,followthesesteps:
1. Thedefenderneedstohavegoodbackpeddlingskills.
2.The
defender
must
know
when
to
turn
his
hips
and
run
with
the
receiver.
Turning
with
the
receiver
meansthedefendercomesoutoftheirbackpeddleandtransitionsintoaforwardsprinttofollowtheir
receiver. TheCBshouldalwaysbeontheirreceiver'ship. Playingontheinsidehip(hipclosesttotheball)is
moreriskybutcanyieldbigresults. Playingontheoutsidehip(thehipclosertotheendzone)issaferbecause
youkeeptheplayinfrontofyou.
3. Thedefenderneedstobeaggressiveenoughtoswatawayballsorinterceptiftheopportunityisright.
4. NeverlookattheQB. Keepyoureyesonyourreceiverswaist.
5.Give
asecond
effort.
Even
ifthe
receiver
catches
the
ball,
the
defender
needs
to
go
for
the
flag.
ZoneDefense
Unlikemandefensewhereyouhavetocoveraspecificreceiver,zonedefenseisguardingaspecificarea. If
receiversenteryour"zone"orarea,youareresponsibleforthemaslongastheyareinyourzone. Sometimes
youmighthaveseveralreceiversinyourzone,sobeready. Inzonedefense,itsokandrecommendedtolook
attheQB(unlikeinmancoverage). Hereareafewtipsforplayingzonedefense:
1. Thedefenderalwaysneedstohavethereceiversinfrontofthem. Thedefendercan'tmakeaplaywhen
thereceiversarebehindthem.
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2. Thedefendershouldtrytostayinthemiddleoftheirzoneandtrynottomovetooclosetoanyedge.
3. Thedefendershouldalwaysbepreparedtocovermultiplereceiversatonetimeandstayinthemiddleof
thereceiversifthereismorethanoneinyourzone.
4. Thesafetyshouldalwaystrytoassistifazonegetsoverloaded.
5. Oncetheballhasbeenpassedtoareceiver,thedefendersarefreetoattacktheballbutshouldalwaysbe
waryof
cut
backs.
TipstorunSuccessfulDefense
Thereareseveralstepstorunningasuccessfuldefense. Withalittlepractice,yourteamcanmasterthese
steps:
1. Yourteamneedstohavegoodcommunicationandteamwork.
2. Yourteamshouldalwaysbelookingforanopportunity,frombadpassestotippedballs. Gooddefense
createsoffense!
3. Yourdefenseisonlyasgoodasyourflagpulling. Youshouldpracticeflagpullingregularly.
4. Agooddefenseplaystheirtougheston3rd
and4thdowns,thelasttwominutes,andduringfinalgames.
Makesureyourteamisreadytostopthebigplays.
5. Makesureyouhaveagoodrotation. Atireddefenderisavulnerabledefender.
6. Makesureyourplayersattacktheballandteamtackle(pullflagstogether). Nevergiveuponaplay.
Top10
tips
for
asuccessful
season
1.Flagfootballplaybook anarchitectwouldneverattempttobuildahousewithoutablueprintor"plans".
Justthesame,ateamshouldnevershowuptoagamewithoutgoodplaysoranorganizedgameplan. Make
sureyouhavereliableflagfootballplaysandyourteammateshaveaccesstoit.
2.Wristbands havingyourflagfootballplaybook"portable"isalsoimportant. Determinewhatyourtop
playsareandtransferthemtoyourwristband. Notonlywillthishelptohurryupoffense,butitalsoreduces
timeinthehuddle.
3.Pressure
the
opposing
QB
Even
the
best
QBs
play
poorly
when
they
get
too
much
pressure.
Get
in
there
andgetintherefast! Mostinterceptionsarecreatedbyexcessivedefensivepressure. Oftentimes,the
slowerplayersareusedtorushtheQB. Instead,sendyourfastestandmostathleticplayersafterthatQB!
Speedandagilityareneededtoreallyshakethingsup. Keeping"freshlegs"forBZsisalsoimportant,soplan
onrotatingplayerseveryfewplays.
4.Pitchtheball! Inmostflagfootballleagues,afumbleisadeadball. Becauseofthis,pitchingtheballisa
MUST. Theriskrewardcontinuumisoutstandinginyourfavorandyourteamshouldtakefulladvantageof
this.Flippingtheballisateamconceptandeveryoneshouldbethinking"flip". Justbesurethatyourplayers
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knowthattheycanonlyflipitbehindthem. Thechanceofyouturningashortyardageplayintoatouchdown
faroutweighsthepossibilityofaturnover.
5.LearntheRouteTreeMakesurethateveryplayerontheteamlearnstheroutetree. Itsagreattool
forrunningwarmroutesinpractice,butitsalsoniceforcallingindividualhotroutesfromtheline
scrimmage.
6.PlaytoyourtalentsAllplayershavedifferentskillsandattributes. Someplayershavetheabilitytothink
throughcomplexsituationsandreactwellontheirfeet. Otherplayershavegreathands,goodspeed,oranuncannyabilitytopullflags. Putyourplayerswheretheyarelikelytoperformbest.
7.Turnovers Avoidingturnoversisthemostcriticalcomponentofthegame. Whenthegamebegins,you
canassumethatyourteamwillget6drives(possessions)andyouropponentwillget6drives. Ifyouthrow2
interceptions,theyget8drivesandyouget4. Allthingsequal,thisisatremendousobstacletoovercome.
Sincealmostallturnoversarepasses,trainyourQBtobewise. Onthoselowpercentagesordangerous
throws,don'tforceit.Justthrowitaway!
8.ExtraPoints Spendasubstantialpartofyourplanningtimeworkingontheconversions. Ifbothteams
scorethe
same
amount
of
touchdowns,
which
happens
quite
often,
the
deciding
factor
will
often
be
determinedwhomakestheextrapoints.
9.Misdirection Misdirectionisthesinglemosteffectivewaytobeatadefense. Misdirectionistheartof
makingadefensethinkaplayisgoingonewaywhen,infact,itsgoingtheother. Thekeytosuccessful
misdirectionistofreezethedefenseforoneortwoseconds,thenattacktheoppositesidetheythinkyouare
attacking. Pullthemonewayandthengotheother.
10.Pullingflags Everymissedflagmeans5to7moreyardsfortheotherteam. Makesureyoupractice
grabbingflags.Thisisoftenoverlookedbutveryimportantinstoppingyouropponent'soffense.
Wethank
you
for
your
purchase
and
we
wish
you
the
best
of
luck
with
your
season!
Sincerely,
Management
WristbandInteractive,LLC