NG Nighthawks · 10U Interactive

OffensiveHandbook

All 57 Playmaker X plays · jobs by position · vs 4-3 and 4-4. Interactive filters, study tracker, and your-position highlight.

NGYF 2026 57 Plays League Fronts 0 studied

How to Use This Handbook

This is real football language for Nighthawks 10U. Terms are defined once, then used. Use the Play Library to open any original Playmaker X play. Pick your position to highlight your job.

Interactive tools

  • Play Library — search/filter all 57 plays, open full assignments
  • My Position — highlight your responsibility on every play card
  • Study tracker — mark plays studied (saved on this device)
  • Families — core teaching for each concept group
  • Study tab — quiz yourself on families and rules

League rules (fixed)

  • DTs head-up on guards
  • DEs on outside edge of tackles
  • Y rarely on LOS (slot/wing/flex)
  • No A-gap blitz from DL or LB
  • Fronts: 4-3 or 4-4
Sources: Playmaker X.pdf (NGYF 2026 Offense) · Nighthawks 10U Playbook · Blocking Foundations. Formation R/L sets play side.

Nighthawks Standard

Know it

Study until you see your job with eyes closed.

Practice it

Every rep is a game rep. No half-speed habits.

Trust it

Do your assignment. Don’t freestyle someone else’s.

Finish it

Through the whistle. Always.

Formations

FormationLookPlay #s in Playmaker X
Open R/LWide WR splits1–12
Deuces R/LBalanced base13–23
RipUnbalanced line24–36
Roy / LeeTrips R / trips L37–50
Full HouseThree-back heavy51–57

Play Library — All 57

Original Playmaker X offense with diagram snippets from the playbook PDF. Click a play for the full diagram and jobs vs 4-3 and 4-4. Mark studied when you know it.

My position:

Play Families

Install by family. Every Playmaker number maps to one family below. Open a family, then jump to its plays.

Functional Areas

Master your position. Select it in the Play Library to highlight your job on every call.

Q — Quarterback
  • Only voice in the huddle. Call once. “Ready — Break!”
  • Pre-snap: count front (4-3 or 4-4), find Mike/ILBs.
  • Clean snap exchange. Cadence: Down · Set · Hut.
  • Family jobs: mesh on zone/jet/slice; read on option; progression on pass.
A — Running Back / Athlete
  • Soft hands on mesh. Two hands in traffic. Ball high and tight.
  • Patience: press, then cut off blocks. Don’t freestyle early.
  • Pass: protection or checkdown as called.
H — H-Back / Wing
  • Edge force blocker — especially Indy, Jax, Slice.
  • OT owns DE. You usually own OLB/force, not the DE.
  • Motion full speed when tagged.
X / Z — Wide Receivers
  • Blocking is not optional on runs.
  • Full speed on every route — even when not targeted.
  • Know smash depths, flood levels, slant breaks.
Y — Slot / Flex (rarely on LOS)
  • Usually off the ball. Not default DE blocker.
  • Motion, intermediate routes, force help as diagrammed.
C — Center
  • Clean snap. Usually uncovered.
  • Help DT if winning, then climb Mike / ILB.
  • No A-gap blitz to wait on — climb with purpose.
LG / RG — Guards
  • Always Man On head-up DT.
  • Zone / reach / base / pull / pass set by family.
  • Never leave DT free to freestyle a climb.
LT / RT — Tackles
  • Always Man On DE (outside edge of you).
  • Carolina stick · Indy reach · Jax seal in · Slice down · Pass set · Option leave only if told.
  • Y is rarely on LOS — you own the DE.

Defenses We Face

Same interior every week. Count linebackers to tell 4-3 from 4-4.

LEAGUE FRONT — DTs head-up G · DE on OS edge of T · Y off LOS W/OLB M/ILB S/OLB NO A-GAP BLITZ · 4-4 adds 4th LB E DT DT E Y LT LG C RG RT

4-3

4 down, 3 LBs (S/M/W). Center climbs Mike. Clear covered pairs on G and T.

4-4

4 down, 4 LBs. Same DT/DE rules. Extra force OLBs — H/WR must win alley. Climb rules fire more often.

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