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CoffeyN · 08-09-2004, 07:02 PM

Anyone seen this play this year, I know it was in a few years ago, I think it was in Clemsons playbook. I cant remember if it was in last year but im pretty sure it was in 2003.

If its not there, whats the best play that I could use to get teh same effect (Wr runs a hitch, catches the ball, then pitches to the RB whos coming out of the backfield to the outside of the WR) I tried with a few plays but the hitch was too short and the HB would be past the WR by the time he was ready to pitch it.

TheBoredGuy · 08-09-2004, 11:40 PM

Didn't that used to be called the Statue of Liberty play?

JMU_Devil_Dawg · 08-09-2004, 11:50 PM

Negative Bored one.

The Statue of Liberty play is a type of draw. As the QB drops back he holds the ball high in the air as if he's going to pass. (This pose is where the name comes from.) Then the ball is pulled down and given to a running back.

Another name for the Hitch & Pitch is the Hook & Ladder, meaning that the reciever runs a hook route on the reception and then "laterals" the ball to another player.

Dallasin2K3 · 08-10-2004, 12:40 AM

Good question, Coffey. I will try and look for one, sounds like it could be wicked good...

Bears_16_and_0 · 08-10-2004, 03:01 AM

not sure if its in the game but htat play is called the hook and ladder like mentioned above

cliburn · 08-10-2004, 03:56 AM

. . . and "Hook and Ladder" is a shortened version of "Hook and Lateral", the original name of the play, since it is a hook route followed by a lateral to the runningback.

Bears_16_and_0 · 08-10-2004, 04:05 AM

i always thought it had something to do with those firetrucks

CoffeyN · 08-10-2004, 11:06 AM

We used to run it in HS and we called it the "Hitch n Pitch" used to kill teams with that.

08-09-2004, 07:02 PM	#1
CoffeyN All Star OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NC Posts: 6,152	Hitch & Pitch Anyone seen this play this year, I know it was in a few years ago, I think it was in Clemsons playbook. I cant remember if it was in last year but im pretty sure it was in 2003. If its not there, whats the best play that I could use to get teh same effect (Wr runs a hitch, catches the ball, then pitches to the RB whos coming out of the backfield to the outside of the WR) I tried with a few plays but the hitch was too short and the HB would be past the WR by the time he was ready to pitch it.

08-09-2004, 11:40 PM	#2
TheBoredGuy Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Nov 2003	Re: Hitch & Pitch Didn't that used to be called the Statue of Liberty play?

08-09-2004, 11:50 PM	#3
JMU_Devil_Dawg Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Jacksonville, NC	Re: Hitch & Pitch Negative Bored one. The Statue of Liberty play is a type of draw. As the QB drops back he holds the ball high in the air as if he's going to pass. (This pose is where the name comes from.) Then the ball is pulled down and given to a running back. Another name for the Hitch & Pitch is the Hook & Ladder, meaning that the reciever runs a hook route on the reception and then "laterals" the ball to another player.

08-10-2004, 12:40 AM	#4
Dallasin2K3 MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: Hitch & Pitch Good question, Coffey. I will try and look for one, sounds like it could be wicked good...

08-10-2004, 03:01 AM	#5
Bears_16_and_0 Banned OVR: 15 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chi City Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hitch & Pitch not sure if its in the game but htat play is called the hook and ladder like mentioned above

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08-10-2004, 03:56 AM	#6
cliburn Th* Cmmshnkv OVR: 15 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,836	Re: Hitch & Pitch . . . and "Hook and Ladder" is a shortened version of "Hook and Lateral", the original name of the play, since it is a hook route followed by a lateral to the runningback. __________________ Please check out the online home for the OklahomIraqis League, established August 2006 at Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, by members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. www.okiraqi.org

08-10-2004, 04:05 AM	#7
Bears_16_and_0 Banned OVR: 15 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chi City Blog Entries: 1	Re: Hitch & Pitch i always thought it had something to do with those firetrucks

08-10-2004, 11:06 AM	#8
CoffeyN All Star OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NC Posts: 6,152	Re: Hitch & Pitch We used to run it in HS and we called it the "Hitch n Pitch" used to kill teams with that.