The Purpose of the Reverse Play

Series Summary

Modern football began in 1874 and has been a famed American sport for competitive teams of all ages. The object of the games is to advance the football into the opposing team’s end zone. This is called a touchdown. There are other ways to gain points in football including two-point conversions and field goals. The team with the most touchdowns or other points wins. As a running back it is your responsibility to fight and claw your way for every yard and beyond any other factor, hold on to the ball!

As offense goes the running back is like the vice president. The quarterback's second in command. He always wants the ball in pressure or goal line situations and when he has it he fights for as much yardage as he can. This is a great series for anyone who is or is thinking of becoming an offensive player and will need to know how to run a reverse play. Our expert will go through every aspect of this trick play from possible stances to how to hold the ball as you run to breaking tackles. There are also more advanced moves covered that pros use such as the spin move and the stiff arm. If you can master these there is no stopping you!

Video Transcript

"What we're going to talk about right now is a play that I love to use, and it's called the reverse. Now the thing about the reverse that's going to work, is you want to make sure that you're running plays to one side or the other to get the defense to shift to one side. The other good thing about the reverse, is that if you can get a defense going in one direction and then quickly bring your offense back to another direction, you're going to pick up a lot of yards. You have to make sure, though, that you practice the reverse a lot, and that you set the reverse up. It's not a play that stands alone on its own. You have to be able to set it up; get the defense to gone one way, so when you pop it back the other way it's going to go for big yardage. If not, it's going to cost you a lot, and it could go for a big loss. So remember, when you're running the reverse, you've got to set it up, you've got to practice it, you've got to make sure that everyone is in their proper spots when running an accurate reverse."