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2007 SUPERBOWL

1st Quarter14:46 Remaining

14 seconds into

game

Bears 6

Colts 0

KICKING GAME !!


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1-6-4 PUNT COVERAGEThree Levels of Coverage

Malcolm B. Robinson, Jr. March 2007


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1-6-4 Punt CoverGreat Youth Kicking Game Scheme


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OL splits - 1 foot Up Backs - A Gap

protectors - 1 Yard behind

OGs

Personal Protector - 5

Yards behind football

BASIC PUNT

FORMATION


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SCHEME IS NOT

ALIGNMENT SPECIFICMany alignments may be used

SPREAD

PUNT


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Narrow Set Spread Punt


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1-6-4 Punt Coverage

Three Waves or Levels ofCoverage


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1-6-4 Punt Coverage

Three Waves or Levels of Coverage

Clean Snap - snapper

releases & becomes Gunner

Gunner - no rules, other thanattack & tackle the football in the

open field

First Level -DeepSnapper:


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Second Level of Coverage

The 6 Offensive Linemen


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Release upfield, locate angle of punt and work to beoutside the ball to your side

Goal is to have 3 defenders to each side of ball

As Second Wave gets to about 5 yards from return man

they break-down and chop feet, staying squared-up to end

zone.

Expect returner to try to beat you outside (wide)


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5 Yds 5 Yds

5 Yds

Have each End work to align in a 5x5 relationship

with ball

As return man moves laterally, Ends, Tackles &Guards also move laterally to keep ball between

Guards


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Third Level - Safeties:Two Up Backs Fan out & Become Wide Safeties

Safeties

Align

8 Yards

DeeperThan

2nd

Level


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Third Level - Safeties:Personal Protector & Punter Fan Out

& Become Inside Safeties

Safeties

Align

8 Yards

DeeperThan

2nd

Level


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Remaining 4 defenders of the coverage team (backs)

become the third wave.

Release and sprint upfield to a 4 across alignment behindthe 6 defenders in Second Level - 8 yards deeper then

Level Two.

Third Level - Safeties:


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Now, entire scheme looks like so...


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First Level - Snapper


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Second Level - 6 Offensive Linemen


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Second Level - 6 Offensive Linemen

Third Level - 4 Backs - The Safeties


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has no rules;

Snapper/Gunner


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has no rules;

is encouraged to tackle the return man

in open field;

Snapper/Gunner


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has no rules;

is encouraged to tackle the return manin open field;

If that happens, the play is over andthe next two levels of coverage have no

job to do. But... assume he misses.

Snapper/Gunner


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Punt Returner

Coverage is effected by lateral movement as a UNIT


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Punt Returner


6 Second Level defenders move laterally as one, keeping 3

defenders to each side of football.


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Punt Returner


6 Second Level defenders move laterally as one, keeping 3

defenders to each side of football.


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Third Level -(Safeties) sprint down field behind

second wave and align 8 yards deeper


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Third Level -(Safeties) sprint down field behind

second wave and align 8 yards deeper

Safeties move laterally just as Second Level does,

striving to keep 2 safeties to each side of the ball.


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Punt Returner

Eventually Return Man will give up going wide and attack

inside.

Second Level then breaks down and attacks the ball and

makes the tackle.


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COACHING POINTS:

SNAPPER Deep snapper - be sure snap is clean

before releasing;

Sprint down field and make an open

field tackle.


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COACHING POINTS

Offensive Linemen

Second Level:

COACHING POINTS


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Secure inside gap, deny penetration; listen for ball punted and

GO call from punter;

Release and sprint upfield, widening as you go; locate ball and

bend release to accommodate angle of punt;

Work to advance upfield in time and space with your Second

Level teammates; dont run away from them;

As you get to return man break down at 5 yards from him;chop feet and come under control;

Stay square to end zone, dont turn shoulders/hips to sideline;

COACHING POINTS

Offensive Linemen Second

Level:


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Whether you are Guard, Tackle or End, fight to gain andkeep outside leverage on the football;

We want 3 defenders evenly spaced on each side of the

return man;

Ends on either side of the ball should never allow the

returner to get anywhere close to a head-up position, keep

fighting for contain leverage, even if you have to lose groundsomewhat;

Ends assume a 5 yard by 5 yard relationship with the return

man - 5 yards deeper & 5 yards wider.

COACHING POINTS

Offensive Linemen Second Level:

COACHING POINTS


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Tackles and Guards -work hard to keep thereturn man between the OGs and to deny

returner the chance to outflank your position;

VIP to move laterally w/o turning hips and

shoulders to sideline;

Let ball come upfield to you; dont break

second level and create a hole in unified front

to get to ball.

COACHING POINTS

Offensive Linemen Second Level:


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Ideally, the alignment would appear like so:

5 Yards

5 yards

8 Yards


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COACHING POINTS

Safeties- Third Level - the Safeties:

Release when football is punted;

Up backs fan out wide and become outside Safeties

Punter & Personal Protector slide upfield inside and align as

inside safeties

Safeties align 8 yards deeper than second level coverage.


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Key Points For Success with

1-6-4 Punt Cover

Deep Snapper must first be a reliable punt snapper; if he can

play in open spaces, too - this is a big bonus;

Second Level - try and match abilities here - use kids that can

run and have the Ends be the better runners; - no Fat Freddies;

Make sure Second Level adjusts their paths to accommodate

wide punts;

Rep the lateral movement of the 6 OL in Second Level.

Breakdowns happen on change of direction by return man; rep

this and have second level plant & change direction w/o losing

their alignment.


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the kicking game may

prove to be more important

than either of the other twophases of football.

Rep it every practice !

REMEMBER


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PRACTICE AT LEAST

ONE PHASE OF THE KICKING GAME

EACH PRACTICE

In theory this is 1/3 of the game,

but many times it

turns into a great deal more...


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