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Midline Right

Quarterback reads the first defensive tackle over the guard and gives to the fullback up the middle or keeps.

Concept: Guard releases past the read tackle to the linebacker, leaving the interior lineman unblocked as the give-read.

Age version
TGCGTQBFBSSWRWR
Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add motion: Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge. Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. 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. 10UIntroduce: Nail the snap/exchange, aim the right hole, and finish downhill.
  2. 12UAdd the lead: Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole.
  3. 14UAdd motion: Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge. Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

QB

Ride the B-back on the midline and read the first defensive tackle over the guard — give up the middle if he stays outside, keep if he crashes.

Coach it with
QB Read and Keys Team Skelly Pass Period Progression Read (1-2-3)
B-back

Attack straight downhill through the A-gap/midline on a tight track for the give.

Coach it with
DL Stance and Get-Off DL Shed and Block Destruction DL Gap Control and Two-Gap Read
Playside A-back

Arc or lead to the alley defender on the QB keep.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block
Backside A-back

Motion into pitch/lead relationship for the keep phase.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track Scoop / Cutoff Block
Playside Guard

Release past the read tackle straight to the linebacker, leaving the tackle unblocked as the give-read.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block Screen Release & Block QB Read and Keys
Playside Tackle

Block the next man out (linebacker or end) so the give lane stays clean.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block DB Tackle in Space
Center

Block back or veto the nose away from the give lane.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block RB Blitz Pickup
Backside Guard

Scoop and protect the backside.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block
Backside Tackle

Hinge to seal backside pursuit.

Coach it with
Hinge Back-Side Block DB Tackle in Space Angle Tackle Drill
Split End

Stalk the corner or run off coverage.

Coach it with
Team Skelly Pass Period LB Coverage Drop DB Backpedal Technique
Playside Slot

Arc to the force man for the keep.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block

How to teach it

  • 1The guard must skip the read tackle and climb — rep the release so he doesn't get grabbed.
  • 2QB rides tight to the midline; teach him to read the tackle's charge, not his alignment.
  • 3Keep the mesh compact — the B-back is going almost straight ahead, not belly-wide.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Guard blocks the read tackle instead of climbing; fix by walking through the skip-release and IDing the give-read.
  • !QB gives when the tackle crashes down; fix by drilling 'crash = keep, stay = give' with a coach walking the tackle both ways.
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