Trick Offensive Football Plays

Throughout a football game the majority of offensive plays that will be run will be fairly basic. However, once in a great while an offense will decide to pull a trick play. These trick plays have a very high risk or reward - they can either gain major yardage for the offense or they can result in a turnover for the defense. Some trick plays are run more often than others and some have a higher risk or reward than others. It's no surprise that the offensive football plays that have the highest risk or reward are the plays that are run least often.

One play that is considered a trick play but is fairly common is the reverse. This is a running play that involves the running back taking either a pitch or a handoff and then running what appears to be a sweep. However, another player, usually a wide receiver, runs from the opposite side behind the running back and takes a pitch or a handoff from the running back and then runs the ball around the opposite end.

The reverse works best when the defense is over-pursuing to the ball. The offense hopes that they entire defense will be going the way the running back is going while the actual ball carrier is running around the opposite end.

A great offensive trick play that involves passing the ball is the hook and ladder. For this offensive football play, two receivers need to line-up on the same side of the field. Usually the play is run on the outside of the field near the sideline but recently running it in the middle of the field has become more popular.

What happens for this play is one receiver fakes like he's running straight down the field. That receiver suddenly stops and hooks back toward the quarterback. The quarterback throws the ball to that wide receiver. Then another offensive player runs down the same side. The receiver who hooked and caught the ball then laterals or pitches the ball to the other receiver.

The hope here is that the defense goes to tackle the first receiver while the player who gets the pitch takes off down the field with the ball. This type of offensive football play is popular at the end of the half or at the end of the game.

Another great trick play involves the quarterback catching the ball. For this play, the quarterback will take the snap and throw the ball backward to a receiver at one side of the field. The receiver will take a couple steps back and then catch the ball. The quarterback will then run around the opposite side of the formation and sprint down the field. The receiver with the ball will turn into a quarterback and try to throw the ball to the quarterback who has suddenly become the receiver.

The hope on this trick offensive football play is that the defense won't notice the quarterback going out and they won't cover him. In fact, many defensive players may think the play is simply a wide receiver screen. Of course this play works best when the wide receiver screen has already been run with success.

Most trick offensive football plays are designed to take advantage of a defense that is being too aggressive and over-pursuing to the ball. Though trick plays can have great results, they also have a fairly high probability of being disastrous. That's why an offense won't choose to run a trick play very often.

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