5v5 flag football play
Center Throwback
You flood one side until the defense sprints that way, then throw back to the center standing alone on the opposite sideline. Tell your players: 'Sell it right with your eyes and your feet — the acting is the play.'
How to run it
- 1
Everything — QB roll, drag, flat — flows right for two full counts before C bends back left; if the flow doesn't look real, the throwback dies.
- 2
QB: stop and square your shoulders before the throwback — a cross-body throw back to the left gets intercepted.
- 3
C: drift with the play first, then break left when the defense turns its hips — wide open beats fast.
Who the quarterback reads
- 1. C
- 2. Y
The whole play exists to free C on the throwback, so she is the first look — the right flat is only the safety valve if the defense never bites on the flow.
The concepts in this play
- Trick play
- A designed surprise — a double pass or flea-flicker. High reward, but call it once, at the right moment, not as a staple.
Who should run it
Advanced. Experienced or high-school rosters. Timing-dependent — rep it before you call it on Saturday.
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