6 Man Football Is Different
Here at FirstDown PlayBook we take a lot of pride in attempting to provide football playbook help for everyone. 6 man football coaches are no exception. One of the things that we have learned over the years as we created your 6 man football section is that you must be creative on offense. 6 man football is just a different game.
The more we have studied it over the years, the more intrigued we have become. It has many of the elements of 11 man football, but there are huge differences.
For instance, every player, including the center is eligible to catch a pass. In this regard, 6 man football is similar to flag football which is becoming ever more popular with each passing day. Good 6 man football coaches use this to their advantage and are sure to make the snapper a big part of their game plan.
Another big 6 man football difference is that the quarterback, or the player who takes the snap, is not eligible to run the ball before handing the ball off to another player first. This often will persuade coaches to have two players in the backfield at depths of 10-11 yards. Two quarterback systems are also a common thing in a flag football offense.
Some Of The Rules Are Similar To Some Of The Flag Football Rules We See
The play below is a good example of the creativity that we have found. You will see that the end is pulling across the formation and is a flip option for the quarterback. The quarterback has the option to pitch it to the end or running back or throw it to the other end on a corner!
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6 Man Football Shovel Option RPO
QUARTERBACK:
SEND THE WING IN MOTION ACROSS THE FORMATION.
-TAKE THE SNAP AND ATTACK THE WEAK SIDE EDGE.
-READ THE WEAK SIDE DEFENSIVE END (OR EMOL)
-EITHER KEEP THE BALL OR PITCH IT TO THE RB OR THE STRONG SIDE END.
-A THIRD OPTION CAN BE TO THROW THE CORNER TO THE WEAK END.
RUNNING BACK:
-ALIGN AT 10-11 YARDS DEEP TO INSURE THE PROPER SPACING WITH THE QB.
-ON THE SNAP GET IN PHASE WITH THE QB AS YOU TRAVEL TO THE WEAK SIDE.
-STAY AT A DISTANCE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE READ KEY TO DEFND BOTH YOU AND THE QB.
WING BACK:
-ON THE QB’S CUE COME IN MOTION ACROSS THE LOS.
-GET OUTSIDE OF THE READ KEY BEFORE THE BALL IS SNAPPED.
-ON THE SNAP TURN UP AND LOAD THE FIRST DEFENDER YOU SEE TO THE WEAK SIDE.
-LOOK TO BLOCK THE FIRST SECOND LEVEL DEFNDER YOU ENCOUNTER.
WEAK END:
-ON THE SNAP BEST RELEASE TO GET INTO YOUR ROUTE.
-PUSH UP TO 8-10 YARDS AND THEN PLANT INSIDE FOOT.
-ANGLE TO THE CORNER AND LOOK FOR THE BALL TO BE THROWN OUT FRONT.
CENTER:
-REACH BLOCK THE DEFENDER ON YOU TO THE WEAK SIDE OF THE FORMATION.
-IF UNCOVERED WORK TO SECOND LEVEL & BLOCK THE FIRST DEFENDER YOU FIND.
STRONG END:
-ON THE SNAP PUNCH THE FIRST DEFENDER ON TO OUTSIDE OF YOU.
-THEN OPEN TO THE WEAK SIDE AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE FORMATION.
-GET IN PHASE WITH THE QB SO THAT THE PITCH KEY CANNOT DEFEND BOTH YOU AND THE QB.
