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Designing Effective Trick Plays

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Overview

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Unleash your creativity on the football field with this in-depth course on designing and executing effective trick plays. From game-changing reverses to jaw-dropping double passes, this course equips you with everything you need to add deceptive plays to your playbook. Learn how to craft schemes that confuse defenses, maximize player strengths, and capitalize on key in-game moments.

This course covers:

  • Foundations of Trick Play Design: Understand the principles of deception, timing, and misdirection that make trick plays successful.
  • Player Roles & Positioning: Identify how to utilize player skills and alignments to disguise intent and optimize execution.
  • Building a Trick Play Arsenal: Explore a variety of proven schemes and how to adapt them to your team’s style.
  • Film Study & Game Examples: Break down famous trick plays from real games to see what worked, what didn’t, and why.
  • When & How to Call Trick Plays: Develop situational awareness to deploy these high-risk, high-reward plays effectively.

This course will give you the tools to revolutionize your playbook and surprise your opponents with creative, well-timed trick plays.

Syllabus

Bunch Q-Bump: Reverse

  • Concept #1: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #1: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #1: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #1: All-22

3x1 Heavy Q-Bump: Widlcat Sweep

  • Concept #2: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #2: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #2: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #2: All-22

Bunch: End Around Off GY

  • Concept #3: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #3: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #3: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #3: All-22

Pods: Reverse Pass

  • Concept #4: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #4: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #4: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #4: All-22

2x2 Ace H-Ap: Throwback Off False Pull

  • Concept #5: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #5: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #5: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #5: All-22

2x2 Attached Smoke: DBL Reverse Screen

  • Concept #6: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #6: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #6: Playbook Sheeet
  • Concept #6: All-22

Empty Ace: Wildcat Blast Keeper

  • Concept #7: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #7: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #7: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #7: All-22

3x1 Ace: Hotty Toddy

  • Concept #8: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #8: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #8: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #8: All-22

3x1 Wing Smoke: Direct Snap GY Counter

  • Concept #9: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #9: Film Breakdown
  • Concept 9: Playbook Sheet
  • Concept #9: All-22

Shift to Gate: Super Pick Flood

  • Concept #10: Rules & Responsibilities
  • Concept #10: Film Breakdown
  • Concept #10: Playbook
  • Concept #10: All-22

Designing Effective Trick Plays Playbook

  • Full Playbook
  • Downloadable Full Playbook Sheet

Defensive Terminology

  • Defensive Terminology
  • Defensive Terminology Sheet

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