| In youth football sometimes we do things for the | | | | left end that has run about an 8 yard slant. Since |
| long term benefit of the team that may have | | | | the "pass" is blind it needs to have a bit of an arc |
| minimal short term benefits. | | | | on it so the left end can run under it, as the pass |
| One of these things may be the trick plays we | | | | is rarely right on target. The offensive line just |
| add to our football playbook near the end of | | | | forms a wedge but does not take the wedge |
| every season. We will often put in a trick play or | | | | downfield. We run this in goal line situations where |
| two in the last third of the season just to keep | | | | the other team is expecting a wedge type play |
| the kids interest levels high and to use as carrots | | | | and the safety is playing up. |
| for meeting certain football practice goals. We all | | | | In 2006 we ran this play 4 times and completed |
| know the kids get into a groove as the season | | | | 3, they were all extra point plays in games we |
| progresses, which is good, but it can also get | | | | had well in hand. The kids and parents were all |
| monotonous and crush a bit of the enthusiasm | | | | smiles. Most trick plays have lost their uniqueness, |
| we like our teams to have. Adding a trick play in | | | | they have been done and redone. The flap jack |
| at this point in the season, whether it works or | | | | pass is one I really doubt ANYONE in your league |
| not, or even if you just run it once, is probably | | | | will have seen before and unless they are playing |
| the wise thing to do. | | | | your team, will not see again. Here is another |
| You may have seen a "trick" play on the entry | | | | youth football teams version of the play: flap jack |
| highlights of your DVDs that is not in the playbook | | | | pass. I have yet to figure out how to upload my |
| part of the book. At the clinics I do, I always play | | | | own clips to youtube, sorry guys, our kids look |
| a highlight reel before we start and during breaks. | | | | better, you will just have to take my word for it |
| That play always seems to get even veteran | | | | if you don't have my DVDs yet. |
| coaches giggling and pointing. | | | | While I'm not a huge fan of trick plays in youth |
| Here is how we run that goofy football play that | | | | football, this one served it's purpose for our team. |
| the kids love and beg for, the "flap-jack pass". It | | | | We do have 2 trick kickoff returns we will run to |
| is a play we borrowed from Jeff Bayeral from | | | | get a quick turnaround in games, the entire |
| the Menominee High School Frosh team: | | | | momentum of games often changes with big |
| Lining up in our traditional double tight set we snap | | | | special teams plays right after scores. While we |
| to the fullback for what appears to be another | | | | have trailed in just 6 games in the last 6 years |
| fullback wedge play, our blocking back at the snap | | | | and have not got to use these returns often, of |
| turns his back to the line of scrimmage and as | | | | the 12 or so times we have run these returns in |
| the fullback passes the blocking back on his way | | | | the last 6 years, we scored on 5 of them. |
| to the line, the fullback hands the ball off to the | | | | 150 free youth football coaching tips for you here: |
| blocking back. The fullback continues on a fake | | | | Youth Football |
| and plunges into the line. The blocking back once | | | | This has been another post into Dave Cisar's |
| he gets control of the ball stays with his back to | | | | Winning Youth Football Site |
| the line of scrimmage and just flings the football | | | | Copyright 2007 Cisar Management Services |
| with 2 bands blindly over his back, end over end | | | | Reprint is allowed if the resource box and links are |
| and with a fairly high arc. The receiver is a waiting | | | | kept intact. |
