A Variety Of Flag Football Snag Concepts
The flag football snag concept is good regardless of what style of football you are playing. It could be 5v5 NFL Flag football or really any numbers as long as you have three receivers. The Snag concept is especially good for adult flag football. Here’s why. One of the first things you learn about adult flag football is that it is played fast. Very fast. FirstDown PlayBook knows you will not have much time to get the ball out of your quarterback’s hand.
In the video below you will see a 2×2 formation version of the NFL Snag concept. It is made just for this situation. You are going to want your three receivers in this concept to be near one another at the snap. It is important that you plan your formation for the adult flag football play you want to run.
You will see that we have motioned the Z receiver to almost a bunch set at the snap. The idea with the Snag concept is to create a three-level concept. This forces the defense to defend all three receivers quickly. It is important that all receivers be accurate with the route depth.
Your Flag Football Field Size Can Affect Your Snag Concept Too
The Corner route wants to outside release on the snap. This may seem unimportant. You will soon see that we are making this look just like some other plays we are going to run.
You will also notice that this 5v5 NFL Flag version of the Snag concept has the Center running the corner route. Just one more creative way to create your vertical stretch!
Read This Adult Flag Snag Concept Your Way
In the video, we are reading the flat route first, then the Z snag, and then the Y corner. If you want, you could choose to read this concept deep to shallow. The only thing we strongly advise is to stay on the snag side. The only way to change this is if the quarterback breaks into a scramble.
Now that you know that the Snag concept can be run out of many different formations, you can start building them to fit your flag football numbers and formations. It can be run out of two backs and empty backfield formations. It is always a good idea to run the same concepts out of multiple formations. This allows your receivers to get better at the concepts. Only the defense sees something different.
FirstDown PlayBook offers youth and adult flag football plays and defenses just like the ones you see below. Click on any of the plays below to learn more about FirstDown PlayBook’s coaching help!
