Best Offensive Plays in Youth Football The Top 10 Plays

What are the best offensive plays in Youth Football?  I am sure we will argue over the best youth football plays, but I am going to take a shot at my favorite football plays for pee wee offenses ages 6 to 12 years old.  After watching and coaching youth football games for almost 20 years, here are my top 10 best offensive plays for youth football.

In the next few posts I will try to draw these best offensive plays in youth football up and discuss them in detail, explaining why I like them based on performance and aesthetics.  I really wish I could get my youth players to learn all these formations and set these best offensive plays in youth football up as my offensive playbook. Well, maybe I will this Spring since I will be coaching players about to go into the 6th grade.

Update: 3/17/22 – Updated Best Youth Football Plays List

Best Offensive Plays in Youth Football

Visit the best youth football play links below to few each individual top youth football play page. Or read below why I chose these top 10 best youth football plays an offer other formations these plays can be run in to achieve similar top play results.

1. Beast Right Tank – QB Off-Tackle Right 16 Dive
2. Double Wing FB Wedge – FB 40 Gut Wedge
3. Spread 2MO Jet TB Sweep 27 – TB Motion 27 Sweep Left
4. Spin 2MO 38 Double Reverse – Fake Spread Jet Sweep WB Double Reverse Right
5. Double Wing TE Pop Pass 90 Backside – Quick 7 to 10 yard pass to backside TE
6. I Formation 35 WB Counter – Fake Dive and Sweep Right WB Counter Left
7. Single Wing 28 TB Sweep – Power Sweep Right
8. Spin 3MO 45 FB Dive – WB Motion direct snap to FB backside dive
9. Split Wing Left 36 HB Cross Buck Counter – Fake 25 cross delayed dive to a 36 dive right
10. Power I Left TB 23 Power Lead Dive Overload – Strong Unbalanced Line Double lead dive to three hole

Why are these my best youth football plays?

1) Beast Tight Tank – Off-Tackle Power

The Beast Right Tank off-tackle power play from the Yale Single Wing is an unstoppable youth football run play. This top youth football play has a high percentage of success for 3 yards or more because it is a simple youth football play to learn and execute. It is a quick hitting play with only one ball exchange being the snap, so less fumbles and timing issues. This good youth football play puts many players at the point of attack so it has simple blocking rules.

If you do not like the Beast Formation then use another common youth football play in a power formation like the Full House T, Power I or Wishbone. Do you consider the Off-tackle power play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

2) Double Wing FB Wedge – Wedge Play

The Double Wing Fullback Wedge play is one of my favorite best youth football plays for pee wee offenses. The Wedge play is one of the best offensive plays in youth football so what formation you choose to run the Wedge is fine. Although the misdirection of the reverse and counter action of the Double Wing makes the Double Wing FB wedge a top youth football plays in my opinion. The Wedge play is also very simple to execute and hits the hole quickly. It is a great short yardage play and many times will be a good youth football play for long yardage when the Defense is weak in the A gaps.

I also like the FB Wedge from the Off-set I with misdirection in the background like WB Orbit Motion or Fake TB Option pass. Do you consider the Fb Wedge one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

3) Spread Jet Sweep – Sweep Play

The Spread Jet Sweep is on of the best offensive plays in youth football when you have one of the fastest running backs in your little league tackle football league. The Jet Sweep also works great when the Defensive contain men read and do not penetrate the line of scrimmage and or you have a great FB that can kick out popcorn block the DE rusher up into the backfield. Either is very effective. The Jet Sweep can be a big play since the Sweep play is like a pass play in young youth football age groups. Add this play to your youth football playbook if you have speed. The Jet Sweep also sets up many misdirection plays too.

If the Jet motion is not working you can run Orbit motion to get depth. The Jet Motion Sweep is effective from many formations like the I-Wing and Wing-T. If you’re not ready for motion then a great Sweep play from a trips formation is also great with all the blockers or a Wishbone power lead Sweep from the QB. All of the Sweep variations still very good and simple youth football plays. Do you consider the Sweep one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

4) DW Spin Reverse – Reverse Play

I really like the DW or Wing-T Spin reverse. This top 10 best youth football play is on this top youth football list because of the crazy misdirection. Yes, it is hard to implement but highly effective when you need a big play for a touchdown. The Reverse play is best when set up like with the Jet or Orbit Sweep play above and when the Defense is highly aggressive and over pursues first play action. You can consider this play the “Hail Mary Pass” in youth football.

If you are having trouble with the double exchanges you can have the QB hand off to the reversing WB. This play can also be run out of many youth football formations with wingbacks. But it is a great youth football play out of the Double Wing, my DW Speed and Wing-T Formations. Do you consider the Reverse one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

5) Double Wing TE Pop Pass – Quick TE Pass Play

The DW TE Pop pass is a simple top 10 best youth football play. The Defense will read the Wingback motion and their young eyes will look away from the backside TE which allows him to fade into the flats or run a nice seam route. I have used this quick tight end pass play since 1994.

The backside TE pop pass play can be run from any youth football formation. Just fake a Sweep or play action to one side of the Offense and throw a quick or or two step drop pass to the backside TE. I’ve run this play from the Diamond T, I Wing, Off-set I, Split backs and the DW. All very effective formations to run this simple youth football pass play. Do you consider the TE Pass play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

6) I Formation WB Counter – WB Counter Play

The I Formation WB Counter is a top 10 best offensive plays in youth football because it offers simple and effective misdirection. Play action to one side of the Offense and then hand off underneath to the WB going the opposite direction. This play is a great youth football play against aggressive over pursuing Defenses that do not stay at home and play gap sound. The WB Counter Play is also possibly more effective with a small WB that is hard to see by the Defense. I do not know how many times, a small shifty WB running this play has scored a TD or made huge yards.

If you do not like the I Formation, the WB counter is also a top youth football play from the SW, DW and WT. Do you consider the WB Counter play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

7) Single Wing Sweep Plays – Power Sweep

The Single Wing Sweep is one of the top 10 best offensive plays in youth football. It’s power sweep play is hard to beat with the unbalanced line and the QB as an extra blocker. Combing speed and power this play is hard top stop, especially if you have the speed at the Sweep back. Love or hate the SW you have to love the Power Sweep play.

If you are not a Single Wing formation fan then this play is also very effective out of the Wishbone, Power I, and T Formation with the QB running the play. Do you consider the Power Sweep play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

8) Double Slot Spin FB Counter – FB Counter Play

The Double Slot Spin FB Counter is a simple youth football counter play from the Double Wing or Double Slot formations. This is a very simple Counter play with a quick handoff to the fullback from the QB. The youth Defense will be following the motion man and the FB hits the Counter hole underneath the DE. Always good for 3 to 5 yards if not a TD.

The FB Counter play can be run from many youth football formations. It is great from the I formation with a WB motion and TB Sweep to one side and then QB reverse pivots hands off to FB and back down the line with the other backs in a fake pitch sweep. Do you consider the FB Counter play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

9) Split Wing T Crossbuck Counter – Crossbuck Counter Play

The Split Wing-T Crossbuck Counter play is a highly effective misdirection play in youth football. It is a more complicated play to implement but the pay off is usually worth the cost of practice time. This made my top youth football play list because a rival youth football team ran this play to perfection and it was a big gainer for them in our youth football league. We spent many hours of Defensive practice time preparing for this play.

You can run this play from the I, Off-set I, T Formation and other youth football formations. Do you consider the Crossbuck Counter play one of the best offensive plays in youth football? I do, plus I love the name; Crossbuck.

10) Power I TB Power Lead – Power Lead Play

The Power I Tailback Power Lead Play is a simple unstoppable top 10 best youth football play. It is a simple handoff play to the TB into the B or C gap with two lead blockers. I love this play, especially when your youth QB or RBs can audible to the open bubble hole. This play does become unstoppable since the Defense can’t adjust to your audible. We have won many games doing this Bubble audible strategy.

If you do not like the Power I, this play can be run from the Wishbone, T Formation, and Pistol. Do you consider the Power Lead Play one of the best offensive plays in youth football?

A Few More Best Offensive Plays in Youth Football

I just remembered I like the Spread Jet 3Mo Half Back Y90 Pass too, but that’s another list.  I am sure you have your favorite best offensive plays in youth football too. Please leave them in the comments and we can discuss.  

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Check out my new Top / Best Plays by Formation posts on the

1. Top 5 I Formation Plays for Youth Football.
2. 5 Best Single Wing Plays
3. Base 8 Beast Plays
4. Top 5 Double Wing Plays for Youth Football
5. 5 Best Trick Plays
6. Best 5 Power I Plays
7. Top 5 Wing-T Plays
8. Best Offensive Formations for Youth Football
9. 20 T Formation Off-Tackle Plays

And finally I have written youth football formation plays eBooks to match some of the top pee wee football formations in the above best offensive plays in youth football list. You can find many of the best offensive plays in youth football in these new plays eBooks.

All of the popular youth football formation plays eBooks above have over 50 youth football plays including the popular top plays from above. Many of you might know my Power Wing Beast Offense eBook and maybe the Wildcat Spread eBooks, but in 2021 I wrote the 7 new Selected Youth Football Plays series which included the Wing-T, Single Wing, Double Wing, Wishbone, Power I, I Formation and the Tiger T plays digital eBooks. I decided to write these since so many readers were asking for them. Take a look and let me know what you think.

I hope to have a Pistol / Diamond T Spread eBook out by July 2022. What formation would you like to see in a youth football plays eBook? Let me know on the contact form below.

You can also check out my best offensive plays in youth football video playlist on my YouTube channel.

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What are your favorite best offensive plays in youth football?  Did my Best offensive plays in youth football match yours? Let me know I would love to hear from you. Contact me anytime.

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Good Luck this Season,
Coach Parker
Keller, Texas, DFW, Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas

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