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title: "Double Formation (2x2) in Football Explained"
description: "Double puts two receivers on each side of the formation. How the 2x2 formation lines up, why it is balanced and the passing concepts run from it."
url: https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/formations/double/
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# Double Formation (2x2)

Double (2x2) puts two receivers on each side with a back in the backfield. You can run a concept to each side and read whichever one the coverage favors.

![Double Lt formation diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/formations/double-left.webp)

Double Lt

![Double Rt formation diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/formations/double-right.webp)

Double Rt

## How Double Lines Up

In Crucible's Double, two receivers line up to each side (the tight end counts as one) with the back next to the QB in the shotgun. The tight end side is the strength, and Double Left or Right is named for it.

## What It Does to a Defense

- Balance: the defense can't cheat to one side, which makes coverage shells easier to read.
- Crucible's Double plays pair a one-high concept with a two-high one, such as Curl with Snag or Hitch with Option or Tosser, so the MFC (one-high) or MFO (two-high) look picks the side.

## How to Read It

Read the safeties first: MFC (one high) or MFO (two high). Then pick the side whose concept is built for that look.

## Concepts Crucible Runs From Double

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![Curl diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/curl.thumb.webp)

Curl Diagonal / Curl
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![Hitch diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/hitch.thumb.webp)

Hitch Seam / Hitch
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![Snag diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/snag.thumb.webp)

Snag Corner / Snag
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![Option diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/option.thumb.webp)

Option Option / Go

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![Slant diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/slant.thumb.webp)

Slant Diagonal / Slant
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![Tosser diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/tosser.thumb.webp)

Tosser Lookie / Slant

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![Hook diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/hook.thumb.webp)

Hook Swing / OTB / Curl

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![Ohio diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/concepts/ohio.thumb.webp)

Ohio Option / Hitch

## Double Plays in Crucible

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![Curl diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/curl.thumb.webp)

Curl

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![Curl Hook diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/curl-hook.thumb.webp)

Curl Hook

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![Curl Snag diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/curl-snag.thumb.webp)

Curl Snag

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![Hitch diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/hitch.thumb.webp)

Hitch

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![Hitch Option diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/hitch-option.thumb.webp)

Hitch Option

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![Ohio diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/ohio.thumb.webp)

Ohio

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![Option Slant diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/option-slant.thumb.webp)

Option Slant

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![Slant Tosser diagram](https://www.crucibletech.com/playbook/img/football_11v11/plays/slant-tosser.thumb.webp)

Slant Tosser

+ 2 more in Crucible

## Related passing concepts

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Snag Corner / Snag
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Curl Diagonal / Curl

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