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Power Pass (Keeper)

Quarterback fakes power then keeps the ball with pass options downfield.

Concept: Pulling guard protects the edge while the tight end leaks up the seam.

Age version
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Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add the lead: Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole. Add the play-action throw off this run action. 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. 12UIntroduce: Learn the footwork and the primary read; protect first, then complete the easy throw.
  2. 14UAdd the lead: Add the pulling guard(s) leading through the hole. Add the play-action throw off this run action. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

QB

Fake power, then keep the ball with pass options downfield.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery Broad Jump Ladder TE Option & Settle vs Zone
RB

Run the power fake to hold the front and linebackers.

Coach it with
Field Goal / PAT Operation Broad Jump Ladder
Playside Guard

Down-block or set the edge in the keeper direction.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block Edge Rush & Bend the Corner
Backside Guard

Hinge or block back to protect the backside.

Coach it with
Pass Set Kick-Slide Hinge Back-Side Block Scoop / Cutoff Block
Center

Block back and protect the interior.

Coach it with
WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block RB Blitz Pickup
Playside Tackle

Hinge to protect the keeper-side edge.

Coach it with
Pass Set Kick-Slide Hinge Back-Side Block DB Tackle in Space
Backside Tackle

Hinge to cut off backside pursuit.

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

Leak up the seam behind the biting linebackers.

WB

Run the flat or arc-protect the edge.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block Edge Rush & Bend the Corner
Split End

Run a deep route to hold the top.

Coach it with
WR Route Running Stems WR Hands and Catching WR Release Off the Line
Flanker

Run a complementary route or clear out.

Coach it with
WR Route Running Stems WR Hands and Catching WR Release Off the Line

How to teach it

  • 1Pulling guard protects the edge while the tight end leaks up the seam.
  • 2QB sells the power fake before keeping with pass options.
  • 3TE releases up the seam behind the linebackers who bite on power.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Weak power fake — sell the run first.
  • !TE releases too early and gets covered — time the leak off the fake.
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