Flag Football Plays for 9 and 10 Year Olds
At 10U you can start teaching the QB to read one defender. Pair plays that attack the same defender two ways, like Curl-Flat, and your offense stops depending on one fast kid.
Coaching tips for 9 and 10 year olds
- Teach high-low reads: one receiver deep, one short, same side.
- Install a man-to-man beater (Mesh or Bunch) and a zone beater (Flood).
- Keep a wristband card for every player so plays are called in seconds.
The 14 best plays for 10U
Bunch Slant-Flat-CornerPass Bunch RightCrossbuckRun Split BacksCurl-FlatPass Twins LeftDouble Back DiveRun Split BacksDrivePass Twins LeftFloodPass Trips RightMeshPass Spread Slot RightReverseTrick play Slot RightSlant and GoPass 2x1 RightSmashPass Twins RightSnagPass Trips RightSpread VerticalsPass SpreadStack Go-OutPass Stack RightSweep RightRun Slot Right, Back Left
Pick three or four of these, then print them as wristband cards so the kids can call plays by number.