We came across a pretty helpful flag football article this week about using the wheel route to create explosive plays. A lot of people think that explosive plays only happen because of a talented quarterback and talented receivers. Make no mistake, they both help but the coach and the play calling have a role in this too.
When it comes to creating explosive plays, flag football is no different than tackle football. Other than having dominant personnel, the only way you are going to create explosives is to scheme them up. Creating a wheel route is an excellent way to get this done.
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The key point in this flag football article is that explosive plays normally come off of a base play. In the case of a wheel route this usually means that you have run some sort of curl-flat or slant-flat concept first. Eventually the defense will defend the flat route and your explosive opportunity presents itself.
Now there are more creative ways to create a flag football wheel route but along with that comes some important considerations about protection. We have said it before and we will say it again. Flag football is evolving and good coaches will evolve with it. Are you keeping up with the latest plays, defenses and terminology?