Middle School Football...Does anyone throw the ball?

My high school ran a wishbone offense that never passed. So when I was in middle school we ran the same bone offense. In 7th/8th grade we literally only had one passing play in the playbook, it was a bootleg off play action where there was a fullback running a 5 yard drag toward the sideline, tight end running a 10 yard drag toward the sideline, and a receiver running a corner route. If you were a receiver and that play got called when you were in the huddle it was like Christmas. It got called for me twice and was underthrown and intercepted both times.

It wasn't until 9th grade where we began to add more pass plays but still only passed about 5 times a game. Same with high school. Only about 5 passes a game.

You talking 7/8 or 6th.. I coach 6th and we probably pass 7/8 times a game at most unless we are behind late.. Mostly TE seam routes off play action, quick outs and slants.. Our 7/8 team throws more and deep but it's usually on a rollout.. Getting the timing down between all parties is tough at that age.. Qb's don't have the time either as sustaining blocks is difficult at that age across an entire line..

ETA: we also throw at least one halfback pass a game.. Usually more.. Bootlegs work because they buy time..

My school ran the Winged T from middle school through high school, so we very rarely ever threw the ball.

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My son threw 14 TDs his 8th grade year. Mostly play action passes. I think he threw 30 passes the whole year.

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What state or area or school?

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the chances of a middle school kid throwing the ball, while wearing pads on target to another middle school kid, while being protected by a middle school line are very small.
not to mention the chances of the kid actually catching it

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So you have travel ball pitchers all of the place that can throw and you can't find a serviceable receiver to catch a ball or 2?

Les Miles appears to be the coach on most of these middle school teams. 2 plays...run left, run right.

JJ27
What state or area or school?

I coach at a West Monroe feeder. We play 2 other WM feeders, Sterlington, Neville feeder, Ouachita feeder, Ruston feeder, Richwood feeder, and we did play Evangel and both West Ouachita feeders in the past.

i coached 7-8th grade team for 2 years - we lost 1 game - we threw 3 passes - all in the game we lost.....

with kids you typically want to give the ball to your best player in the safest manner possible... At least that's my theory.

In Ascension, It depends on the High school the team feeds to. DTHS is more of a run style offense so that kind of determines the style of play. Maybe your school hasn't put pass plays in yet. I was at the other DTHS feeder. THere were about 6-8 pass plays for one team and the other was 50-50 pass-run.

I'm not a coach, just my observations.