Step by step 5 steps
  1. Step 1

    Same split stack as beaver-tail, but this time the handler sets up slightly more up-field, getting his defender to face mark him. Poaches in the stack are not so big because the stack is on the open side.

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  2. Step 2

    Throw is put up to the break side as a german. The throw is floaty and to space, and is thrower-initiated. Throw is the crucial part of this play and most difficult, as it is a break. For weaker throws, the throw should be a short throw.

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  3. Step 3

    Once the throw is up, the stack starts to move and fake and keep their defenders busy.

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  4. Step 4

    The continuation can come from anywhere in the stack, but default is the 5 in the stack (#7 player in this case). Any number can be called during the play or on the line.

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  5. Step 5

    Cut can be out or under, but after the continuation cut, we melt into vertical.

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