The eleven plays · Run
Keel
Quarterback sneak
The highest-percentage call in football with a yard to go. Seven blockers close shoulder to shoulder and the quarterback follows the center.
- Line and both ends
- Wedge. Step to the inside gap, stay on your feet, drive.
- Quarterback
- Take the snap, get behind the center’s hip, keep two hands on the ball.
- Anchor
- Fake the toss wide. Do not touch the quarterback.
- Hinge and Jet
- Seal the edges.
Pushing, pulling or lifting the runner is a foul in high school football. Blockers move the pile, never the ball carrier.
Drawn from
Jetty. Every diagram is drawn to scale against a four-man front with two deep safeties, as one example; the assignments are rules and hold against any front.
On the call sheet
3rd or 4th and 1 38% · Goal line, 5 and in 16% · Backed up, own 1 to 10 12% · Four-minute, protecting a lead 10%. The whole table →
Common questions
About Keel
What kind of play is Keel?
Quarterback sneak, a run that goes straight ahead. The highest-percentage call in football with a yard to go. Seven blockers close shoulder to shoulder and the quarterback follows the center.
Which formations is Keel called from?
The base drawing is from Jetty. On the call sheet its formation mix is Jetty 100%. It is called without motion.
When is Keel most likely to be called?
Its largest weights on the base Tide Table are 3rd or 4th and 1 (38%), Goal line, 5 and in (16%), Backed up, own 1 to 10 (12%). The exact numbers are a first draft for a staff to adjust.
What does the line do on Keel?
Line and both ends: Wedge. Step to the inside gap, stay on your feet, drive.
What is the coaching point on Keel?
Pushing, pulling or lifting the runner is a foul in high school football. Blockers move the pile, never the ball carrier.