Backs Plays Call Sheet and Tactical Execution Guide

Standard Backline and Contact Plays

  • Hands:

    • Execution: Ball is passed directly down the back line.
    • Tactical Action: Sequentially passes the ball across the backline positions across the field.

  • Ram:

    • Execution: Inside center takes ball into contact.
    • Tactical Action: Direct physical carrying option where the inside center takes the ball into contact to set up a central breakdown.

Misdirection and Variable Line Plays

  • Pound:

    • Execution: Fly pops to inside center and changes fields.
    • Tactical Action: Fly-half delivers a short pop pass to the inside center and alters the direction of attack to switch fields.

  • Stella:

    • Execution: Inside pop to outside center.
    • Tactical Action: A short pop pass played inside to the outside center running an inward line.

  • stumpy:

    • Execution: Fly fakes a pass to outside center but the pass goes to inside center.
    • Tactical Action: Fly-half uses a dummy pass targeting the outside center to commit defensive coverage, then delivers the actual pass to the inside center.

Back Three and Width Integration Plays

  • Mission:

    • Execution: Fly fakes pop to inside, fullback comes and gets it.
    • Tactical Action: Fly-half executes a dummy pop pass inside to freeze interior defenders while the fullback joins the attack line to receive the ball.

  • Ghost:

    • Execution: Fly fakes pass to inside, pops to weak wing.
    • Tactical Action: Fly-half fakes an inside distribution to pull defensive focus inside, then pops the ball out to the weak-side wing.

  • Germ:

    • Execution: Skip pass.
    • Tactical Action: A pass that skips one or more intervening backline receivers to transfer ball speed quickly into outer channels.

  • Coke:

    • Execution: Savannah takes ball diagonal to back line and pops it off to the wing.
    • Tactical Action: Savannah carries on a diagonal angle relative to the back line, then executes a pop pass off to the wing.

Forward Pod Integration Plays

  • Dump:

    • Execution: Fly pops to forward pod.
    • Tactical Action: Fly-half delivers a short pop pass directly to a forward pod.

  • Truck:

    • Execution: Inside pops to forward pod.
    • Tactical Action: Inside position player/inside center pops the ball off directly to an oncoming forward pod.