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Screen/QuickBest for: Quick game / vs blitz12U+ · Advanced

Tight End Screen

Passer drops after a run fake and flips a screen to the end with linemen releasing to block.

Concept: Two linemen release downfield to lead for the end after letting the rush come upfield.

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

TB

Set up as the passer, drop after a run fake, and flip the screen to the end.

Coach it with
QB Stance and Footwork Screen Release & Block Zone Drop & Pattern Read
FB

Fake a run path, then release or protect.

Coach it with
WR Route Running Stems WR Release Off the Line TE Seal and Arc Block
WB

Fake or run a route to hold a defender.

Coach it with
WR Hands and Catching Team Skelly Pass Period Check-Release & Swing Route
QB

Block or serve as a protector.

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

Show a block or brief route, then slip out and catch the screen.

Coach it with
WR Hands and Catching Screen Setup & Block in Space WR Route Running Stems
Playside Tackle

Let the rush come, then release downfield to lead-block for the end.

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

Let the rush come, then release to lead-block for the end.

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

Snap the ball, then set and release if clear as an extra blocker.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block Screen Release & Block WR Route Running Stems
Backside Guard

Set and protect the backside so the passer stays clean.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block
Backside Tackle

Set and protect the backside edge.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block DB Tackle in Space Heads Up Form Tackle Progression

How to teach it

  • 1Two linemen let the rush come upfield, then release to lead for the end.
  • 2The end slips out after the rush passes and catches behind the line.
  • 3Passer sells the drop to draw the rush before flipping the screen.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !Linemen release too early and tip the screen — fix by timing the release with the rush.
  • !End releases too fast — fix by having him let the rush pass first.
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