trick play
Surprise football strategy
A trick play in sports is an unconventional or deceptive maneuver designed to catch opponents off guard.
In American football, trick plays include fakes, reverses, and misdirection: The quarterback handed off, then the running back threw a pass—classic trick play.
The term extends to any clever strategic surprise: That merger announcement was a trick play to distract from the lawsuit.
- sneakMove with stealth
- fakeNot the real thing
- fake puntDisguised offensive play
- Statue of LibertyIsland colossus near Manhattan
- hook and ladderFire apparatus with extension
misdirection · reverse · end around · feint · bluff · wildcat · onside kick · playbook · deception · ruse · smoke and mirrors · dodge · quarterback · snap · gambit · stratagem · flea flicker · double pass
- football playsslant, counter, draw, sweep, handoff
- Risky Playshail mary, fake punt, onside kick, flea flicker, fake field goal
- soccer techniquesfree kick, corner kick, penalty spot, goal kick, throw-in
- Go tacticsko, life and death, pincer, snapback, squeeze
- surprise attacksambush, sneak attack, blindside, catch off guard, sneak up
- sportssports, basketball, tennis, athletics, golf
trick playcheckdown
Short pass to safety valve
sure thing · short pass · handoff · kneel down · fair catch
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