HOLES ARE AS FOLLOWS: ODDS LEFT/EVENS RIGHT
POSITIONS ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: X = SPLIT END, T = TACKLE,
G=GUARD, C=CENTER, Y=TIGHT END, Z = SLOT RECEIVER,
QB=QUARTERBACK, 3=FULLBACK, 2=TAILBACK
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PLAY CALLING: THE PLAY CALL STARTS WITH THE “Y” POSITION,
IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE “SLOT” OR ‘Z’ POSITION, THEN THE
BALL CARRIER IS DESIGNATED, THEN THE HOLE HE IS RUNNING
TO IS GIVEN ALONG WITH THE TYPE OF PLAY. THE “X” POSITION
ALWAYS LINES UP OPPOSITE THE “Y”.
THEREFORE, A PLAY CALL IN THE HUDDLE WOULD SOUND LIKE;
Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT, 24 LEAD.
THIS MEANS THAT THE “Y” OR TIGHT END POSITION LINES UP
ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE SLOT OR “Z” POSITION LINES UP ON
THE RIGHT, THE “X” POSITION LINES UP LEFT, THE TAILBACK
WILL BE GETTING THE BALL AND RUNNING TO THE 4 HOLE.
IN THE MANY DIAGRAMS THAT FOLLOW YOU CAN SEE THIS
ILLUSTRATED.
HUDDLE - LINEMAN STAND WITH THEIR HANDS ON THEIR KNEES, QB GETS PLAY
FROM THE COACH, THEN KNEELS AND CALLS THE PLAY TWICE, EVERYONE
BREAKS THE HUDDLE AND LINES UP FOR THE PLAY. HUDDLE IS CALLED BY
CENTER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PREVIOUS PLAY.
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QB
LINE OF SCRIMMAGE ______________________________
Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD VS. 6-3 – 2 BACK THROUGH THE 4 HOLE. 3- BACK BLOCKS THE FIRST
PLAYER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE HOLE. BASIC RULE OF THUMB ON ALL LEAD PLAYS IS POSITION OF DT.
IF DT IS HEAD UP OR OUTSIDE OF PLAYSIDE OT THEN THE PLAY IS RUN INSIDE THE TACKLE, IF DT IS
INSIDE OT PLAY IS RUN OUTSIDE OF TACKLE. ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE RARE 5-2 DEFENSE THEN THE PLAY
IS RUN THROUGH THE 2 HOLE AND THE NOSE IS DOUBLE-TEAMED. REMEMBER FB DOES NOT HAVE TO
DESTROY DEFENDER, IF TB IS GOING FULL SPEED MERELY MAKING CONTACT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
ALLOW TB TO BREAK FREE, BUT HE MUST MAKE CONTACT.
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X AND Z STALK BLOCK
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WE CAN RUN THE SAME PLAYS OUT OF A ‘SPLIT BACK’ FORMATION AS SHOWN
BELOW. WE CALL THIS FORMATION ‘PRO’. THE BLOCKING ASSIGNMENTS
REMAIN THE SAME. EX: PRO, Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD
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ANOTHER FORMATION WE RUN IS ‘DOUBLE TIGHT’. IN DOUBLE TIGHT
THE ‘X’ MOVES IN TIGHT TO THE LINE AS SHOWN. EX: PRO, DOUBLE
TIGHT RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD
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WE ALSO CAN PUT THE SLOT RECEIVER IN MOTION TO THE OPPOSITE
SIDE BY CALLING ‘ZOOM’. EX: PRO Y
RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT
ZOOM, 24 LEAD
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Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD VS. 6-2 (DT IN GAP) –NOTE DT IS INSIDE THEREFORE; PLAY
WIDENS AND IS RUN OUTSIDE THE OT. 3- BACK BLOCKS THE FIRST PLAYER INSIDE OR
OUTSIDE THE HOLE.
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Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD VS. 5-3 – 2 BACK THROUGH THE 4 HOLE. 3- BACK BLOCKS
THE FIRST PLAYER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE HOLE. TACKLE CAN BRUSH BLOCK INSIDE
DEFENDER AND GO AFTER MLB.
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Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD VS. ALL LINEMAN COVERED – 2 BACK THROUGH THE 4
HOLE. 3- BACK BLOCKS THE FIRST PLAYER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE HOLE
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Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 24 LEAD VS. 6-3 – 2 BACK THROUGH THE 2 HOLE. PLAYSIDE GUARD
AND CENTER DOUBLE TEAM THE NOSE.
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Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 6-3
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PRO Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 6-3 NOSEGUARDS IN GAPS
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PRO Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 6-3 NOSEGUARDS IN HEAD UP ON
GUARDS
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Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 5-2
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Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 6-1
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Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. 5-3 STACK
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Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT 28 PITCH VS. ALL LINEMAN COVERED
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PRO Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 33 COUNTER VS. 6-3 NOTE: THE BACKSIDE
GUARD PULLS AND THE PLAYSIDE TACKLE BLOCKS DOWN. THE FB
TAKES ONE STEP RIGHT AND COMES BACK FOR THE HANDOFF. THE
QB FAKES THE PITCH AND HANDS OFF TO FB. FB MUST CUT INSIDE
PULLING GUARD.
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Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 33 COUNTER VS. 6-3 (I FORMATION) NOTE: THE
BACKSIDE GUARD PULLS AND THE PLAYSIDE TACKLE BLOCKS DOWN.
THE FB TAKES ONE STEP RIGHT AND COMES BACK FOR THE HANDOFF.
THE QB FAKES THE PITCH AND HANDS OFF TO FB. FB MUST CUT
INSIDE PULLING GUARD.
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PRO Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 34 COUNTER VS. 5 – 3 NOTE: WHEN
GUARD/CENTER/GUARD ARE COVERED ABANDON THE TRAP
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PRO Y RIGHT SLOT RIGHT 34 COUNTER VS. 5 – 2
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Y LEFT, SLOT RIGHT – SLOT REVERSE NOTE: QB AND BACKFIELD
START RIGHT AS IF DOING A SWEEP, QB HANDS OFF TO SLOT GOING
OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BLOCKING IS SAME AS SWEEP.
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PASSING TREE FOR FTW’S - NOTE: ALL ROUTES RUN TOWARD QB EXCEPT ARROW AND 4.
PASS PLAYS CALL THE FORMATION FOLLOWED BY THE ROUTE NUMBERS WHICH ARE
CALLED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE FIGURES THAT FOLLOW. ALL QB
DROPS ARE 3 STEPS EXCEPT THE ROLLOUT.
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QB
RB - CHECK SWING
‘FLEX’ MEANS Y SPLITS AWAY FROM THE LINE 4 YARDS
.PRO, Y RIGHT, FLEX, SLOT RIGHT 9,1,9
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PRO Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT, 666
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PRO Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT, ZOOM - 999
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Y RIGHT, SLOT LEFT FAKE 23 LEAD 75 NOTE: WEAKSIDE GUARD PULLS TO
BLOCK AND GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION TO ROLLOUT PASS, FB BLOCKS INTO
VACATED HOLE, QB FAKES TO TAILBACK AND ROLES RIGHT. Z RUNS 5 STEPS
AND DRAGS TOWARD SIDELINE AND X RUNS 8 STEPS AND DRAGS TOWARD
SIDELINE.
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DOUBLE TIGHT RIGHT SLOT RIGHT ZOOM - FB ARROW
NOTE: RUN FAKE 24 LEAD PASS TO FB OUT OF DOUBLE TIGHTEND
FORMATION (X MOVES TO TIGHTEND)
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PRO Y RIGHT, SLOT RIGHT - 999 CHECK SWING NOTE: BACK BLOCKS
AND ROLES TO FLATS, IF NO ONE TO BLOCK JUST RUN TO FLAT.
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