Snag: a 7v7 flag football play
Snag makes a triangle of receivers on one side: a corner route high, a slot sitting at 5 yards in the middle, and a flat low. Two zone defenders can't cover three points. The QB reads the corner and flat defenders and throws to the open point.
Opens the free play maker with Snag added, ready to edit and print on a wristband card.
How Snag works
- Z pushes 6 yards and breaks to the corner.
- Y releases 5 yards and settles just inside (the snag).
- RB runs to the right flat.
- Backside: X slants, H hitches, C sits.
The quarterback's read
- Read the flat defender: they widen, throw the snag; they sit, throw the flat.
- If the deep defender drops down on the snag, throw the corner.
- The backside slant is the answer when the triangle is double-covered.
Coaching points
- The snag settles in the window between zone defenders; against man, Y keeps moving away from their defender.
- The corner has to stay outside the snag to keep the triangle wide.
- The RB's flat must be past the line.
When to call it
Against zone on first or second down; a high-percentage play on third and short.
For youth teams
10 and up. Teach it as 'high, middle, low.'
Rules check
IFAF (5v5, 7v7 and beach)
Legal as drawn and legal in the no-run zone.
NFL FLAG and other rulebooks
Built for IFAF 7v7. Many 7v7 leagues outside IFAF write their own rules on rushers, running backs and motion, so check your league's rulebook before you install it.
Rule numbers refer to the IFAF International Flag Football Rules 2023, the current edition. See the trick plays guide for the six rules that decide most plays.
Put Snag on a wristband
Add it to your playbook in the free play maker, change the routes to fit your team, and print numbered wristband cards and a coach's call sheet on regular paper.