5v5 flag football play
Smash Pivot
Same smash shell, but the short route adds an inside fake that makes man defenders jump the wrong way. Tell your players: 'Pivot girl — one violent jab inside, then get back out and face your QB.'
How to run it
- 1
WR2: jab hard inside like a slant, then pivot back out to the sideline at four — the inside fake is what buys your separation.
- 2
WR3: your corner breaks off the same stem every time — six yards up, then to the pylon spot.
- 3
QB: read high to low — corner first off the deep defender, then the pivot spinning free underneath.
Who the quarterback reads
- 1. Y
- 2. Z
- 3. C
The corner is read first because the high-low starts at the deep defender — only when she runs with the corner does the QB come down to the pivot.
The concepts in this play
- Smash
- A short hitch underneath a deep corner route over the same defender. He can't cover both; the QB throws off whichever one he leaves open.
Who should run it
Developing. Teams with a season together, or middle-school age. A couple of reps to lock the spacing in.
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