Trips Archives - Flag Football Academy

Trips Formation – Quick Slant – Wheel Route

Play designed to be a quick hitter getting the ball into the hands of your best athlete. However, if the defense starts to play tighter, you can look for the 2 deep options. Setup: Trips Left – Wide, Slot, Slot Read: Short to Deep Wide Receiver – Quick Slant Center – Corner Route (Weak Side)… Continue Reading

Trips – Center Deep, Wide Underneath

Setup – Trips – Wide, Slot, Tight Read: Short to Deep or Deep to Short (depending on situation) Wide – Short Drag Center – Corner-Post to Trips side of the field Slot/Tight – Hook Description: Depending on the situation of the game and what you’re looking to do, this play can work with short or… Continue Reading

Trips Formation – Double Deep Flood with Opposite Crossing Routes

This play often overloads the safeties and allows the deep square in to be wide open. The center’s delayed out provides the quarterback a decent outlet if no one else is open. Continue Reading

Trips – Motion – Handoff or 4 Deep Options

5 man flag football play with a trips lineup and an option to run. Great play against man as most of the defense will shift to the trips side of the field. The wheel route can pay off with a big chuck of yards. Continue Reading

Trips – Double Drag

Trips flag football play with two underneath drag route should the deep route be covered. The deep is a post that continues to the corner. Switch this route whether your facing a 1 safety or 2 safety defense. Continue Reading

Trips – Center Loop Run

Common running flag football play for younger teams. Many leagues require the center to be at least one yard behind the line of scrimmage when taking a handoff. This play satisfies this requirement. Continue Reading

Trips – Motion – Quick Toss to Center

Against man defense, just have your best runner line as the Blue receiver and hand off. However, if the defense is playing zone and you need short yardage, the quick slant to the center should frequently be open. Continue Reading

Trips – Handoff Underneath with Option for Over the Top

A trips passing play with a run option. If the defense is in man, putting your fastest runner tight give him the ball for big yards. This can be a good extra point play hitting the Red receiver on the slant back to the middle once the Center has cleared out the defense. Continue Reading

Trips Formation – Wide Receiver Underneath

While the main focus of this play completing the short pass the Wide receiver coming on the Drag route, depending on how the defense is playing, the Tight receiver on the Corner route is a viable option as well. Continue Reading