Blue Raider Speed Spread[1]

8/6/2019 Blue Raider Speed Spread[1]

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Speed Spread


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Offens ive Phi losophy What m akes t h is c oncep t so rad ica l i s t hat t he

o f fense i s jus t t he oppos it e o f w ha t t he typ ica lyouth c oac h t r ies to do on a day t o day basisThat

is t o be per fec t . Th is of fense is in tended to be

c ont ro l led fu ry . Noth ing is sc r ip ted , and t he

of fense resem bles p lay ground ba l l and is fun for t he k ids. I snt t ha t w hy w e a re c oach ing yout h

spor t sfor t he k ids t o have fun?


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Tak e a look a t t he p lay g round or before p rac t ic e

and w a tc h w ha t t he k ids are do ing . Are t heyrunning w edge or t h row ing t he ba l l a round? Mosto f t hem are t h row ing t he ba l l. K ids l i k e t o p lay aw ide open game. Bu t as a c oaches , how do w ec oac h i t? We l l t he f i rs t t h ing I w ould l i ke to ask

everyone to do is t o fo rget every t h ing you k nowabout foo t ba l l. Yep fo rge t about run f i r s t t o se t upt he pass , fo rge t about double t eaming a t t he poin to f a t t ac k , good leg dr ive , shou lder b loc k ing. Th isof fense uses t he defense s aggress ive nat ure and

fundam enta l p lay t o i t s advant age. I t s t he newk ung fu o f fense.


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Theory Pass f ir s t , run w hen you ca t c h them w i th t hei r back s to

you, and do w hat i s unexpec t ed a lw ays. There w i l l bem is takes t hat resu lt i n scores , t he o ther team w i l l g i veup fas t touc h dow ns. Ba ll c ont ro l i s no t the for te o f t h iso f fense. Sc or ing i s . Now w i th t ha t in m ind as a c oach youhave t o forg ive m ist ak es. K ids have t o p lay f ree and

k now t hat i f a m is tak e is made tha t t hey a re not go ing t obe b l is t e red t hat s w hat p rac t i ce i s fo r . I t s fun , i t ge tsk ids involved and it s exc i t ing fo r mom m ies in t he s tands.K now t h is , no t every c oach c an do th is , t hose w ho loset he ir m inds w hen a team mak es a mis tak e p robab ly

w ou ld need pro fess iona l psych ia t r i c he lp t o mak e th isw o r k .


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Star t ing The of fense must s ta r t a t t he o l ine t hough most o f the

c oach ing w i l l go t ow ards t he back s and rece ivers. Thereason fo r th is i s bec ause t he foundat ion i s la id w i th t heo line. The o line is t he m ain foc us of c oac hing on t hef i rst w eek o f p rac t i ce . Wi thout a l i ne t ha t i s smar t , smar tand smar t , t he t eam w i l l have d i f fi cu l t ies . Teams need t o

k now t ha t t he o l ine i sn t somet h ing t ha t you are going t oout smar t . Thus 5 s t a r te rs and 1 ro ta t ing p layer t ha t canplay any of t he 5 s tar t ing pos it ions are g iven theass ignment o f be ing t he t eam w e c a l l t he HOGS. Thoughw e bar ley pu t our hands on the ground o ther t han the

c ent er but i t gets t he po in t across. Hand On GroundStuds.


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Offens ive Lef t Tac k le B iggest Fast es t m ust have t he abi l i t y t o b loc k t he

best defens ive l inem an in t he league. Th is p layer m us t m ove bac k w ards fas t e r t han anyone on team.

I l i ke t o run t he f ir s t day dr i l l a t a 3 yard bac k up

dr i l l l ook ing fo r the fast es t b ig man w ho can ge t h i s

feet se t back w ards for th ree ya rds w i th h is backs t ra igh t . Look ing fo r a sm ar t b ig m an isn t as hard

as i t sounds.


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Center Fu l lbac k t ype . Fast er t han m ost smar t and t ough

as na i ls. What mak es t h is pos i t ion ex c i t ing fo r t h ist ype o f p layer is t he ab il i t y t o c a l l h is l ine aud ib les ,a c ap ta in pos it i on and t he f ir s t one t o t ouch t hebal l . Sinc e w e don t run a FB or TE t h is is the

log ica l c ho ice t o p lay one o f these types o f k ids .An i ssue t ha t c ou ld a ri se ou t o f th i s i s tha t t he k idst ha t p lay a sk i l l pos i t ion see t h is as a dem ot ion .That i s not t he case , m os t o f t hese k ids are toos low t o p lay a sk i l l pos i t ion so i f t hey p lay C t heyget t o p lay i f no t t hey don t .


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Right Guard

B iggest s low est o f t he of fens ivel inem an. His l ine sp l i t s are

sm al le r ye t he does support t he

dow n hand of t he c ent e r depend ing i f t he c ent er is r igh t

handed


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Righ t Tac k le

Sm al ler s t y le t ac k le needs t o beable t o m aint a in cont ac t w i t h

defens ive p layers . 2nd fast est

p layer on t he o l ine. Th is p layer m ust be able t o st ay and k eep

t he poc k e t o f t he qua rt e rback .


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6t h m an

Sm ar t p layer t ha t just doesn t have t he

sk i l l se t t ha t t he o t her 5 have. Must be

sm ar t enough t o do every t h ing. Th is

posi t ion i s som et h ing t ha t needs t o be

groom ed and a l low ed t o p lay o ther pos i t ions on spec ia l t eam , and defense.

We l ik e for t h is p layer t o be our nose guard

on defense


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Offens ive b loc k ing The o f fens ive l ine is t he k ey t o any o f fense. In t he

spread w e do no t ask t ha t t he o ffens ive l ine learnsa d r ive b lock o r a shoulder b loc k fo r tw o reasons .1) t he shou lder b loc k is a t ec hn ique t ha t requi rest he ches t o f the o f fensive p layer t o be fla t w i th t heground and legs beh ind and dr iv ing t he defender

out o f t he w ay. 2) t he s ize o f t he o f fens ive l inem enis suc h tha t t he i r legs are no t s t rong enough toperfo rm t h is b loc k c o r rec t l y thus g iv ing thet ec hn ica l advant age t o t he de fense. So t o c ounter t h is w e have taught t he of fensive l inem an a

t echn ique tha t c an be used w i th t he lack o f l egs t reng th .


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Stance

The 2 poin t s t ance is t aught t o a l l l inemen

ex c ept t he c enter . The feet a re s l igh t l y

past shou lder w id th apar t . A w ide base,

t he w e ight i s rest ing on t he cen te r o r the

arc h o f t he feet . The s t anc e is ins ide foott o t he hee ls o f the c enter t he ou t s ide foo t

t oes t o hee ls o f t he ins ide foot . A

s t aggered s t ance a l low s t he o ffens ivel inem an t he ab i l i t y t o t ak e t he ir p roper

foot w ork in ei t her ou ts ide zone b loc k ing or

c up p ro tec t ion sc hem e.


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Hands

The t hum bs res t on t he t op of t het h igh pad w h i le t he f ingers rest on

t he h ips . Th is a l low s t he gun

s l inger s t anc e t o s t r i k e up andout w ard r iding t he defender onc e

c ont ac t i s m ade. The c hes t is out

head is up and bot t om is dow n. Theeyes are a lw ays look ing fo r

de fensive p layers look ing a t t hem .


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Communica t ion

The of fens ive l ine m ust w orkt oget her and t a lk ing is somet h ing

t hat i s c r i t i c a l t o t h is sc hem e. When

t he scheme b reak s dow n manysuc c essfu l of fens ive l ines w i l l sim p ly

c omm unica t e t oge ther and

overc ome, due t o com m unic a t ionovert ak ing sc hem e.


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Center Cent er is the STUD - do not over est im at e t he impor t anc e

o f t h is posi t i on. Mos t teams w i l l a t t ack t he c ent e r t o fou lup t he snap. K eep in m ind t hat a poor snap ru ins t heab i li t y t o get t he ba l l t o the p lay mak ers . The c enter w i l lbe in a c omfor t ab le s t ance and w i th h is snap hand on t heba l l m uc h l ik e he w as th row ing a pass he w i l l f l i p t he ba l lt h rough h is legs int o t he w a i t ing rece iver s -

quar t erback hands. I t s a 3-5 yard pass so i t s notin tended t o be a r i f le t h row . The c enter w i l l do t h isw i thout look ing t h rough h is legs . So t h is m ust beprac t i ced t im e and t ime aga in . A f te r t he snap, t he c enter w i l l s tep fo rw ard one short pow er s tep and w i th h i s non

t hrow ing hand and foo t and s t r i ke t he on com ingdefender and then g ive ground as t he defens ive p layer isa t t ac k ing t he c enter o f t he pock et . H is head is h igh andbut t low . The m an t ha t has h is hands ins ide w ins , a lw aysf ight ing for leverage. A good w rest ler mak es a goodc enter i f he can k eep a w ide so l id base.


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Communica t ion I f t he o ffens ive l ine c om m unic a t es , t he end

a l l c a l l s w i l l be w i th t he c ent e r. Never c reat e t he l ine c a l ls . A l low t he players toc reat e t he ir ow n language. Th is w i l l m ak ei t t he irs and thus t hey w on t have t o learn

anyt h ing s inc e t hey c reat ed i t . K eys w i l lbe;

You or me b loc k

He lp m e b loc k

I w i l l he lp you b loc k

I am c om ing beh ind your b loc k

You are go ing in f ront o f m y b loc k


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Keys

Work ing on t hese k eys t heo f fensive l inem an w i l l be able t o

w ork on t hei r pass p ro t ec t ion

and t he ir run b loc k ing.


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Dri l ls for t he of fens ive

l ineman

B i rd dog St ep and s t r i k e

Wal l s i t Shuf f le dr i l l

K ic k s t ep

Bal l s t r ik e

Push pul l


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Bird dog dr i l l Th is dr i l l i s done a t t he beg inn ing of eac h

prac t i c e . I t i s a s imp le d r i l l & doesn t t ak em uch t ime bu t do no t advanc e un t i leveryone c om plet es t he dri l l per fec t l y .

L inem an spread out in a c i rc le and w i l l ge tin to t he ir s t ance. ON t he c oaches c adenc et he of fens ive l inem en w i l l m ak e one s tepand st ay. K ey - body never m oves head is

t he same he ight w hen s ta r ted and t hehands are in t he ready t o f i re pos i t ion .


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St ep and st r ik e dr i l l

In t he sam e c i rc le t he o l i ne c oac h

w i l l w a lk a round w i th a pad and the

of fensive l inem an w i l l m ak e one s t ep

t o the r igh t and st r ik e w i t h an openhand s t r ik e . Repeat dr i l l t o t he le f t .

Never al low t he o ffens ive l ineman t o

lose t he ir base or over at t ac k .


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Wal l s i t Of fens ive l ineman w i l l l i ne up on the w a l l and

p lace the ir bac k s f la t on t he w a l l , t hen s it w i thlegs para l le l t o t he ground. Coac h w i l l t henw a lk by w i th hand st r ik e pad and have toof fens ive l inem an s t r ik e t he pad. Do t h is

qu ick ly and give the o f fensive l ineman break sof t en. Th is dr i l l i s t o s t rengt hen legs notdevelop s t r i kes , do not w or ry about pow er of t he st r ik es as long as they st r i ke t hey w i l l

fo rget about t he i r legs burn ing. Please do t h isdr i l l and im agine t he burn for t he p layers . Donot t o over push th is dr i l l .


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Shuff le dr i l l .

Set t w o f la t c ones and p lac e one l ineman

in t he m iddle o f t he t w o c ones aprox . 5

yards apar t . Then put anot her l ineman in

f ront o f t he o f fens ive l ineman. Objec t is

t he defens ive p layer is to c ross t he l inew i t h ou t t ouch ing t he o f fensive l inem an.

THIS IS NOT A CONTACT DRILL. Do not

a l low t he defensive player t o a t t ack t heof fensive p layer .


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K ic k Dr i l l

The of fens ive l inem an w i l l ge t in t he ir s tanc e and on t he w h is t l e t hey w i l lshuf f le bac k w ards k eep ing the i r shou lders square t o t he l ine o f

sc r im m age . Never a t t empt t o t u rn t heshou lders out . Coac hes need t o m ak esure t ha t t he o ffensive l inem an are

d igg ing t he ir fee t in t o t he g round anddr iv ing shor t hard st eps. DO t h is w i t hbo t h r igh t and le f t s ides o f t he l ine .Work ing bo t h d irec t ions .


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Bal l s t r i k e dr i l l

Fo l l ow ing the k i c k d r i l l t he c oac h w i l l

l ine up out s ide shou lder and f i re up t he

f ield w i t h a bask e t bal l , a t any t im e t he

c oac h w i l l t h row t he bal l t o t he ches t of

t he o f fens ive l inem an. Thus t he

of fens ive l inem an w i l l have t o f i re t he ir

hands out and s t r i k e t he bask e t bal l t o

k eep i t f rom h i t t i ng them in t hei r c hes t .


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Push pul l d r i l l L inem an w i l l ma t c h up tw o by tw o in a l ine,

(c an be done w i t h defens ive p layers). Hands ont he shoulder pad buc k les one on t he ins ide one

on t he ou ts ide. A t t he w h ist le t he idea i s t o

m ak e t he o t her person m ak e a s t ep. K eep ingt he i r ba lanc e is t he k ey t o t h is dr i l l , on ly by

w ork ing on t he ir w ide base and k eeping

m ovem ents sma l l w i l l mak e the o ther player

over ex t end and t hen s t ep. Th is w i l l focuseac h p layer on many o f the l i t t le th ings .


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Magni f i c ent 7 These magni f ic ent 7 dr i l l s should be per form ed

every day before prac t ic e begins . Theof fens ive l ine c oac h has on ly onerespons ib i l i t y t he of fens ive l ine. Th is is soimpor tan t t ha t m any years i t i s ded ica t ed tot he head c oach. Th is one pos it ion can m ak e or b reak a t eam. I f anyone is no t dedic a t ed t ot h is t hey should no t a t t empt t o coach t h isposi t i on . Many c oaches see w i l l a t t empt t odabble in t o o ther c oach ing posi t ion and th is

c an be a dow n fa l l o f m any t eams. Do not dot h is . One person must s t ep and t ak e t h isposi t i on to mak e the of fense w ork c or rec t l y .


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O l ine Pass Prot ec t ion

Prot ec t ing t he quart e rbac k i ssom et h ing t hat sc a res

everyone. Wi t h t he proper

t ec hn iques t he o-l ine c an be afor t ress for t he quart e rbac k t o

s t and beh ind and t h row


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Stance

O l ineman are in a tw o poin t s t anc e, head

up look ing over t he defens ive l ine in t o t he

eyes of t he b l i t zing l inebac k ers. Moving

t he i r head look ing around seeing t he ent i re

f ield . Thei r c hest i s ou t t a i l dow n s l igh t l ybent ever so s l igh t ly a t t he h ips, t hum bs in

t he fa t ro l ls (or t op o f t he t h ighs) and feet

are s l ight ly out s ide o f shou lder w id t h .


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Spl i ts /Stance

The ou t s ide foot i s s t aggeredbac k , m eaning on t he RG/RT t he

r igh t foot i s s t aggered and t he

oppos i t e fo r t he le f t s ide . Eac hl inem an i s spl i t w ide , a t t empt t o

ga in f inger t ip t o f inger t ip t ypesp l i t s .


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Snap

A t t he snap o f the ba l l the ins ide foo t o r

c en ter foo t i s go ing t o s t ep a t a 45% ang le

bac k and t ow ards t he c ent e r w i th the

ins ide arm fee l ing for t he ins ide b l i t z. The

head is s t i l l on a sw ivel look ing fo r t henext de fens ive m an t o s t r i ke . Hands t hen

reco i l t o t he gun s l inger posi t ion and

out s ide foot drops opening t he h ips up t o a45% angle outs ide.


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Pat ien ts Now t he o f fens ive l ine has fo rmed a V or a poc k et

fo r t he quar te rbac k t o s i t i n and t h row t he ba ll . Theo l ine w i l l s tay in a c o i led pos i t ion un t i l thedefens ive p layer approac hes t hen the o f fens ivel ineman w i l l s t r ik e palms ou t t hum bs up, in to t he so ft spot s o f the de fensive l i neman, a t t empt ing t o

w i th t he st r i ke on ly t o roc k t he d-l i nemanback w ards . I f th i s fai l s the o l ineman w i l l m a int a inc on tac t w i th t he hands , ro ll the h ips upw ards andk eep separat ion on t he defens ive p layer , ever sos l ight ly g iving ground so t ha t t he d l ineman is s t i l l

separat ed f rom t he o l inem ans body. Onc e t he dl ineman c loses separat ion the o l ineman is beat .


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Keys

K eys t o remem ber is t hat t he o

l inem an w hen st r ik ing m ust never

a l low h is shou lders go past h is

k nees, onc e shoulders are past t hek nees he i s c om m i t t ed t o going

forw ard and t here fore c an not ad jus t

t o a sp in m ove or la t e ral m ovem entof t he defens ive p layer .


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Cougar Cougar - c up b loc k ing to p ro tec t t he quar te r back in the

pock et . Eac h p layer w i l l s tep w i th the i r ins ide foo t to t hec enter punc h ing w i th t he i r ins ide hand t o the m idd le tofee l for the ins ide b l i tz . Sec ond step is out s ide openingt he h ips a t a 45% angle to t he out s ide and se t t ing theshoulders over the body w ai t ing on t he defens ive p layer t o c ome to them . H ips drop dow n shoulder h igh c hest

out hands at h ips ready t o s t r ik e. Onc e t he defender a t t ac k s , d rop hands and s t r i k e to t he so f t a rea o f t hedefender jus t underneath t he shou lder pads a t t ac k ing thebody t hen m ainta in separat ion. Onc e t he defender get seven he is leav in . K ey is to k eep body in betw een man

and quart e rbac k . Defens ive p layers w ant to go t o t hearea of least res is t anc e, running around t he of fens ivep layer . L ik e a sheep dog k eep t hem running around inc i rc les around t he quart e rbac k .


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Lion L ion- Sl ide pro t ec t ion t o t he le f t . Eac h

o ffensive l inem an tak es a s tep w i th t hei r le f t foo t and opens the i r shou lders at a45% angle t o t he le ft push ing t he defense

of pass rush t o t he le ft . The T back w i l la t t ack t he back s ide or r ight s ide and b loc kone on one w i t h t he las t m an on l ine of sc r imm age. Th is t ype o f p rot ec t ion i s

m a in ly used w i th a ELK c a l l w ere t hequar t e rbac k i s ro l l i ng t o t he le f t .


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Ram

Ram - t he ex ac t oppos i t e o f L ion .The use of t h is is w i t h DEER c a l l

and t he quart e rbac k w i l l ro l l t o

t he r igh t .


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Art

Ar t - Th is i s an ins ide runpro t ec t ion c a l l w ere t he ent i re

o f fens ive l ine is s t epp ing w i t h

t hei r ins ide foot t o t he c ent e r and dr iv ing dow n f ield .


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Out law

Out law - out s ide zone runprot ec t ion t o t he le ft . Everyone

is s t epp ing w i t h t he sam e foot

t o t he le f t reac h ing and s l id ingt o ma int a in cont ac t onc e

c ont ac t is m ade s t ay w i t h m anun t i l w h is t l e blow s .


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Oregon

Oregon- t he opposi t e o f Out law .Bot h out law and Oregon are

used in zone opt ion t ype p lays.


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Mot ion

J e t Fast m ot ion t ow ards t heQ.

Fly - Fas t m ot ion aw ay f rom t he

Q.

Sink - fast m ot ion beh ind t he Q.

Wham - fast m ot ion d i rec t ed t ob loc k t he last m an on t he LOS.


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Play c a l l ing

The p lay c a l l ing is done by f i rs ta c oac h w ho w i l l s ignal in t he

fo rm at ion # , t hen he w i l l hand

s igna l in t he m ot ion, b loc k ingsc hem e, run/or spr in t out i f any,

t hen pass rou t es . The passing rout es a re a lw ays

las t .


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Terms

Oregon- Opt ion t o t he r ight Out law - Opt ion t o t he lef t

Ar t - m idd le d ive p lay

Yoyo- t he ac t o f t he s lo t

rec e iver bac k ing up t o ge t int o

p i t c h re la t ionsh ip


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Then t he c ount er t o t he

running gam e is c a l led Bac k s ide aw ay f rom t he di rec t ion t he

play is designed Front s ide- t ow ards t he d irec t ion t he play

is designed

By des ign ing c ount ers w e c an m ak e oneplay have a reverse or a c ount er opt ion a tany t im e dur ing the gam e t hat w e see over pursui t by t he defense.


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# 2 Form at ion


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#3 Form at ion


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#4 Form at ion


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#6 Form at ion


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#7 Form at ion


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#8 Form at ion


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#9 Form at ion


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#10 Form at ion


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Cal l ing t he p lay

Eac h c oac h w i l l deve lop hand

s igna ls t o s igna l in t o t he ent i re

t eam w hat t he p lay i s.

Warn ing do not m ak e one hands ignal s im i lar t o anot her , don t w or ry

about t he opposing t eam p ic k ing

t hem up i f t hey do by t he t im e t heyget t he p lay c a l led you have a l ready

run i t .


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Not i ce t hat t he play and t he count e r are

c a l led now some QBs m ay be g iven t heab il i t y t o read t h is type o f op t ion.

Some you m ay w ant t o let t hem l ine up and

t hen peek a t you fo r adv ic e .


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10 Y Trap Bac k s ide T

Oregon


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10 Y Sl ic e T Sw ing


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9 H J e t T Out law


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9 Sl ic e


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9 IN


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9 Dig


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9 Dig

Not i ce t ha t t h i s i s a c om bo

rou t e tha t t he QB w i l l fo l l ow t he

T look ing fo r a qu ic k h i t c h in t o

t he f la t s I f no t t he Sw ings and h i t s t he

d ig rou t e .


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3 J et


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3 J e t Bac k s ide H Yoyo


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3 J e t Bac k s ide H Yoyo The je t m ot ion is t o ou t f lank t he

defense

The bac k s ide yoyo m ovem ent i s to

get int o pi t c h or pass re la t ions w i t ht he QB.

Good p lay t o c a l l on an over pursu ing

defense t hat has t he DEs spy ing t heQB


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3 J et Front s ide Y yoyo


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3 J et Front s ide Y yoyo

Ex c e l len t p lay for t eam t hat has

t he CB at t ack ing the je t bac k .

The yoyo o f t he y is t o loop

out s ide t he c rashing CB andlook fo r a p it c h or pass from T.


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3 J et Q Ar t


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3 J et Sm ok e


75/81

3 J et Sm ok e

The addi t ion t o t he sm ok e rout e

is t o c a t c h t he OLB c rashing

af t e r he sees t he Dig and t he

defense is in an zone s t y le b l i t z. Many t eam s t hat sc out w i l l send

OLB onc e he show s Dig rout e ,run sm ok e beh ind h im fo r big

ga ins.


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77/81

3 Wham Y Under This i s a w ham b lock o r a w a l l se t by

a m ot ion bac k t o st r ik e a de fens ive

p layer f rom pursuing out s ide.

The Y under m eans t he Y is runn ingunder t he defense or behind t he LOS.

Play is designed t o be s im i lar t o a

sc reen or Ut ah pass.


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Now w hat do you do?


79/81

Your t u rn!

I have g iven you a t as t e o f t he

of fense as I run i t . The

t erm ino logy, t he sk i l l s requi red

fo r you t o run i t and t heform at ions t hat have m ade i t

g rea t .

I t s up t o you.


80/81

Be c arefu l 1 c oach t ha t has 100 plays i s no t as sc ary

as the c oach t ha t has 1 p lay t ha t he hasprac t i ced 100 t im es Dumc oac h aka ClarkWi lk ins

I g ive you th is in fo for you t o go for t h andm ake i t your ow n. I have few i f any t eam st hat have run al l o f t hese form at ions in oneyear .

None have ran every p lay out o f every setin one year as w el l . Find w hat you l i k e ,use i t , and m ost o f a l l


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Have fun!

Rem em ber t h is is a gam e for k ids,

and k ids t hey w i l l be .

I f not for t he gam e w e w ould be

hom e w at c h ing TV .

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