WOW, now that the regular NFL season is over what do I do..what do I watch..lol. I guess this would be a good time to refocus on my blog for the 2323234 time...lol. Hey a man has to have a hobby right?.
Well today I am going to post about misdirection in flag football. I normally play 7 on 7 flag football , but the play(s) can apply to 5 on 5 or 8 on 8, also in the 4 on 4 arena misdirection is a big part of the offense.
Your team should have at least 6-10 flag football plays that include misdirection. There are several ways to include misdirection in your offense. The worst kept secret is to use your lineman, most teams will assign there slowest players to the line - but a better strategy is to either a mix of slow and fast or just stick your fast players on the line. The options open up when you do this
Here is a free flag football play - misdirection.
In 7 on 7, you want to line up where you have two recievers on either side of the formation and a slot reciever. The typical line formation of a center and two blocks at the line. The quarterback should take a deep drop. This is how the play will work, the slot will go in motion once behind the center the ball is snapped to the slot guy. The reciever on the slot side will run a deep slant pattern, the center once snapped will run a deep out to the slot side of the ball, away from the play. The reciever on the opposite side will run a quick out. blocker will try to funnell the rush inside, the slot and quarterback will be the option tandem. The slot can either drop back and do a quick throw..or a quick pitch to the quarterback which will have the option to run or pass. Another option is to simple run the option with the slot and quarterback. There are many options in this one play and it can be ran from either side.
Misdirection plays work well because usually the defense is not displcine enough to stay in there zones. Usually the rush in flag football is so fast that when using misdirection you will leave the defense open for big plays down the field - remember to practice your pitch as well.
It is vital that youPRACTICE the misdirection. No team can win without running some type of misdirection after maybe 12 plays. The field is small and the game is quick, having a trick play or misdirection will go a long way toward help with achieving victory.