"The rest of our kids jogged out past the numbers and they came back by the sideline and acted like they weren't ready to go back to the huddle yet. "
I probably came across as harsh. The part I mainly have a hard time with is the above quote. JMHO.
It's not an unreasonable opinion. There are some definite grey areas in some trick plays. That is probably one of them. I think trick plays in general can add a fun element to the game though as long as they are legal plays.
Not many trick plays you can actually pull of at the youth level because there are so few punts and the kick offs are shallow or onside. Extra points are worth 1 and kicks are worth 2. Hook and ladder is tough for the reasons any downfield pass play is tough in youth football.
Fumblerooski might work, I have never tried it. The Bounce Rooski might work if you were playing on nicely manicured field.
I like the idea of lining up in a crazy formation every once in awhile just to get a coach to burn a timeout.
When I was OC (I was DC this year), I didn't do any unusual trick plays, but I did draw some up. Our offense did fine so there was never need at the time.
This year we were playing the best defense in the league, before our game they completely dominated the playoffs defensively and they had studs at every position (these are "A" teams). I am fairly certain, but can't say for sure, that they even benched their two worst players to really bolster their talent level for the last two games. That's not illegal in the "A" league, but I don't like it as a practice. I apologize if any of them are reading if that wasn't the case. I haven't even watched the film from that game yet.
Anyway, our HC felt like we may need to manufacture a score at some point to win the game and I agreed with him.
