What is 7 on 7?
These 7 on 7 games are a blast. For those of you who played in high school it is just like passing league. In layman’s terms 7 on 7 is pick up football. You know the rules, no blitzing, no run plays, two hand touch. There is no OL or DL and although there are no alligators being counted, you better believe the QB will catch some flack if he holds onto the ball forever.
During the summer you run 7 on 7 because it is non-contact and it is a very efficient way to work on the pass game for both the Offense and the Defense. We treat these periods as games. Inside the BYU football team, in almost everything we do, there is a winner and a loser. Coach Mendenhall has instilled in us that need to compete in everything we do.
The players have a lot of fun in 7 on 7 as it is almost like a controlled, more advanced pick up game. The Defensive Captains and Offense Captains call the plays and it is all about calling what you think is the most effective to beat the other team.
It is important to work on different situations, so we usually runa few series of “Coming Out” meaning the O is inside the 10 yard line. We run the majority of our drives in the open field, 50 going in. And then we always end with a Blue Zone period with the offense on the 20 going in.
We don’t play 4 downs to get 10 yards because to be honest it is a scenario the Offense should win every time. When the Offense doesn’t win it means either the D played amazing or the O really laid an egg. To make it more fair we say the O has 3 downs to get 20 yards. Inside the Blue Zone it is 4 down territory. The offense gets a point for scoring a TD and the D gets a point for not allowing a TD and 2 points for a turnover. At least that is how we used to run it.
That sounds like a lot of fun. I very much enjoy the chance to see these competitions. I get to do the BYU camp in 8 days that they hold for the HS teams. It is 7 on 7. As a ref, I get to be right in the middle of these. It is fun.
We, the refs have a stop watch. If the qb does not get rid of the ball within the alloted time, we blow our whistle and the down counts.
Last year, I was able to do one of SpFk games. Richard Wilson was the TE. He looked good. I can only imagine how much better he will be this year. I was also able to watch a few of the other U and BYU recruits from around the valley (since I did the U camp also.) such as Reminton Peck. If any of you wish to watch some fun 7 on 7s, come on down to the fields on the 20th and watch some football. At least it will be available to the public to watch. I would imagine our BYU 7 on 7 is faster, better ball, and much more precise. The scrimages that I have reffed for the Y were always so scripted, it seemed staged. But, that is what the goal is. To have as perfect of execution of every play as possible.
Thanks for the blog. Fun to hear about again.
How many 7 on 7s can be run in a summer session? What do the linemen work on during these times? Of course you bring up more ideas as I consider it. How do the teams get broken out such as each qb pared with which receivers? We are interested in more. If that is OK…..
Wow, terrific answer to my question. Thanks so much!
My son just finished a week of camp at the “Y” and loved the 7 on 7. All the boys had a blast.
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