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6v6 flag football plays
Browse six-player flag concepts with a passing-first starter package. Six players includes the quarterback and center; eligibility, contact and running rules depend on the league.
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Library starting settings
Handoffs: allowed. Blocking: off. Center receiving: eligible. Forward catches behind the line: allowed. Direct QB runs: off.
These are XO starting settings, not a governing body’s certification. Your saved playbook rules may differ. The example below does not apply a league preset or change a diagram; configure your league’s actual rules before using it.
Rules reference: 6v6 flag · USA Flag 6v6 Contact rules example
- Six players does not define one ruleset. In this named 6v6 Contact format, every play requires a forward pass; the quarterback cannot run across the line, and handoffs and laterals are prohibited.
- Keep this starter package pass-only: no Sweep, quarterback keeper, handoff-based RPO, or reverse. A completion behind the line can be advanced in this ruleset; do not import that permission into a league that requires a catch beyond the line.
- The linked Contact format differs from XO’s non-contact 6v6 starting settings, which allow handoffs. For this pass-only ruleset, turn off handoffs and multi-handoff plays in your playbook. Confirm contact, receiver eligibility, rushing and timing separately; selecting six players does not apply this rulebook.
USA Flag rulebook: 6v6 Contact (printed page 69) · Check your current league and age-division amendments. The collection contains concepts for this player count, not a guarantee that every exchange, route or assignment is legal in your competition.
Which plays should I start with?
Six players means six total on offense, including the quarterback and center. Begin with three passing concepts and give each eligible receiver a separate lane. The extra player compared with 5v5 does not automatically mean another eligible receiver in every league.
A practical installation order
- Start with Curl-Flat: rehearse the outside curl and underneath flat against one coverage defender, with the remaining players in league-legal assignments.
- Add Stick for a stationary inside target. Keep the same underneath read and teach receivers to maintain separate lanes.
- Add Smash only when the quarterback can reach the corner route on time. If the pass is covered in practice, reset the rep and work on timing; do not install a run fallback.
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All 6v6 Flag plays
Bubble Screen
Quick perimeter screen to a slot receiver retreating behind the line of scrimmage.
basicCurl-Flat
High-low read on the flat defender — outside curl + underneath flat.
basicDive
North-south interior run — back takes the exchange and attacks the first open crease.
basicMesh
Two crossing drags meshing at 5-6 yards with 1 yard of vertical separation.
basicSlant-Flat
High-low on the flat defender — outside slant + flat underneath.
basicSlants
Mirrored quick slants that attack inside leverage on rhythm.
basicSmash
High-low corner-flat combo — outside hitch + corner over the top.
basicStick
3rd-down staple — slot sit + flat underneath, clear out over the top.
basicSweep
Wide perimeter run — back takes the exchange and attacks the edge.
basicCounter
Misdirection run — back jab-steps strong, then takes the handoff toward the weak side.
intermediateDraw
Late-developing interior run that sells pass first — back takes a delayed handoff into the open middle.
intermediateDrive
Same-side outside shallow under an inside Dig — a two-level middle stretch.
intermediateFlood
Three receivers stretching ONE side at three depths — Corner deep, Out mid, Flat low.
intermediateFour Verticals
FOUR receivers run vertical — outside Gos + inside Seams. Literally requires four verts.
intermediateJet Reverse
Multi-handoff misdirection — initial fake one way, reverse runner attacks the vacated side.
intermediateLevels
Two inside-breakers at two levels — low In (6-8) + high Dig (12-14).
intermediateSnag
Three-receiver triangle — slot snag + outside corner + back flat.
intermediateDagger
Same-side inside Seam clears for the outside Dig — a modern NFL shot play.
advancedDouble Reverse
Three-exchange misdirection — the ball changes direction twice before the final edge run.
advancedFlea Flicker
Trick play — back/WR pitches ball back to QB after fake rush, deep throw off run-action.
advancedY-Cross
Inside receiver (Y/slot) runs a deep crosser at 14-16 yds + deep clear + flat outlet.
advanced
Find your football format
Choose the matching collection for starter guidance, diagrams and rules context. Player count and the ruleset both matter.
7-on-7 passing / touch
XO has a 7v7 Touch editor format, but no dedicated passing-tournament library collection. The 7v7 Flag collection is not a tournament-ready substitute.
For example, USA Football’s 7on7 passing rules prohibit running plays and use a four-second release clock. Plan a passing progression within your event’s clock, and confirm center eligibility and permitted contact before adapting a concept.
8v8 and other formats
There is currently no dedicated 8v8 editor preset or library collection. The editor offers 4v4 Flag, but the library has no dedicated 4v4 collection either. Eight-player tackle and 8v8 flag are separate games; removing players from an 11-player diagram does not establish a legal formation.
Check your association’s field dimensions, line/back alignment, eligible receivers and blocking rules. Nebraska’s eight-player tackle differences illustrate the changes, but are not an 8v8 flag rulebook or a universal state standard.
21 6v6 Flag concepts. Library content uses the shared catalog. Open a concept for its diagram and assignments; check the rules context above before installing it.