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RunBest for: Base down6U+ · Basic

Trap Option

Trap action shows inside while the quarterback keeps and reads the edge for keep or pitch.

Concept: Backside guard traps inside as the quarterback attacks the contain defender to keep or pitch to the wing.

Age version
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Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
10U — Master it: Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.
Play movement — schematic, not to scale

Grows with your players

Same play, more layers as they age up — teach it once and build on it every season for a consistent program.

  1. 6UIntroduce: Nail the snap/exchange, aim the right hole, and finish downhill.
  2. 8UAdd the lead: Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole.
  3. 10UMaster it: Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

QB

Show the trap action, then keep and read the contain defender to keep or pitch to the wing.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery QB Read and Keys Team Skelly Pass Period
FB

Fake the trap up the middle to hold the interior.

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle Field Goal / PAT Operation
Playside Wingback

Run the pitch relationship outside the QB as the pitch option.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track TE Option & Settle vs Zone
Backside Wingback

Fake or seal the backside to sell the play.

Coach it with
Down Block Angle Drive Combo Double-Team to Linebacker Hinge Back-Side Block
Backside Guard

Pull and trap the first inside defender.

Coach it with
Pull and Kick Technique Trap Block Angle Scoop / Cutoff Block
Center

Snap the ball, then block back on the backside gap.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block
Playside Guard

Block down inside to seal the trap lane.

Coach it with
Down Block Angle Drive TE Seal and Arc Block Combo Double-Team to Linebacker
Playside Tackle

Down-block or release to the linebacker.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block Screen Release & Block WR Route Running Stems
Playside End

Release to block the alley/pitch key downfield.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track
Backside Tackle

Hinge and cut off backside pursuit.

Coach it with
DB Tackle in Space Angle Tackle Drill Pass Set Kick-Slide

How to teach it

  • 1Trap action shows inside while the QB attacks the contain defender to keep or pitch.
  • 2Backside guard traps inside to sell the interior run.
  • 3QB reads the contain man: if he takes the QB, pitch; if he widens, keep.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !QB pitches into the contain man — fix by teaching him to read and pitch off him.
  • !Pitch relationship is too tight — fix by teaching the wing to stay a proper pitch distance.
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