5v5 flag football play
Fake Bubble
Run the real bubble twice, then run this — the defender who jumped the bubble is the one who gets beat deep. Tell your players: 'Same play, same speed, one lie.'
How to run it
- 1
The fake only works at full speed — WR3 runs the exact bubble path from the real play, and QB gives a real two-handed pump.
- 2
WR2: freeze for one count like you're watching the bubble, then release vertical past the defender's outside shoulder.
- 3
QB: pump, reset your feet, then throw — launching deep without resetting is how balls sail out of bounds.
Who the quarterback reads
- 1. Z
- 2. X
- 3. C
WR2's go is first because the entire fake is designed to make her defender jump the bubble and abandon the sideline behind him.
The concepts in this play
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- The QB throws behind the line to a receiver with blockers already in front — it turns a pass rush into open running room.
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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