5v5 flag football play
Flood Sail
The seam-then-bend sail route slices into the space between the deep defender and the flat defender, with routes above and below holding both of them. Tell your players: 'Push deep first, then bend — patience makes this route uncoverable.'
How to run it
- 1
WR3, you are the play: push vertical to six like a seam, then bend across to the left numbers at eleven — a smooth bend, never a stop.
- 2
WR1: take the top off — run your go through the deep defender's cushion so the sail crosses underneath into empty grass.
- 3
QB: peek the go, then throw the sail as WR3 clears the nearest underneath defender — lead her toward the sideline, away from trailing coverage.
Who the quarterback reads
- 1. X
- 2. Y
- 3. C
The go is checked first because the sail only works if the deep defender respects the vertical — and if she doesn't, the go itself is the touchdown.
The concepts in this play
- Flood
- Send three receivers to one side at three different depths so a zone defense can't cover every level at once — someone is always 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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