Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

126 FOOTBALI, COACHING STRATEGIES
first pdo ty, they try to jam tbe receiver (clrs_
rupt his releasel. This is accomptjshed by sliding
lateraUy and st king the receiver with Lnerr
hands. They must notget overcxtended orlerrne
rFcaivcr he!e an easy ourside reledse,sFe Fig_
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FIGURE 6 Cor.ierc dedy easy receiver
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We want to disrupt orcause a very flat rct€ase
in any direction. If the receiver inside releases,
the corner slides, then opens to the inside and
reheats laterally to a depth of about 12 yards,
depending on the situation. Ifnecessary, the cor_
n€r should be rcadyto sinkto the outside and be
ready for a corner route. Wlen the defender has
gott€n enough depth, he shodd be readvlo &ive
off his back foot and attack anv receiver tnar.
shows in front of him.
If the ball is thrown over the defender,s head,
he should turn his shouldeG and sprint at an
angle tu make rhe inrercFplion. If rhp fpcci\er
takes a flat outside releas€, the defender should
slid€, then pivot back to the inside. Agajn he re,
treat! lat€rally and sjnks slighdy outside ro pro
tect the hole between him and the safety
The Sam andFritz are responsible for tle cull
pass zones.Ifthe ballis in themiddle ofthefietd,
the curls ar€ 1 yard insjde the hash, 12 yards
d€ep. When the balt is on the hash mark, thc open
fi€ld curl is 3 yards inside the hash, and the
boundary curl is 3 yards outside the hash.
Before they go to the curl zone, they must not
lFl rhc numbFr r$o rpcervprs go alraight down
ihe field easily. They shuuld torcc rhe"F r.ceivers
wide to the cnrl zones as shown in Figure 7.
The on ly peoplF $ ho ( urt are he $ idc r€(ei\ .
els. Euoute to th€ curl, the defenders '
should r-un
larFrally and gldnca for rhe widesr recorrer Thp,
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stoppi ng approximately 3 ' yards in front ofand to
the inside ofthe receiver threatening the curl.
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The backer is responsibte for the middte zone.
The location ofthe middle zone is 15 yards deep
in the middle ofihe field, 5 yards insid€ the hash
ifthe ball is on the hash_ The fiIst threat to the
middle zone is the number two rec€iver Attention
should be focused on numb€r two first, then
nurnber three. The hem and safety alien on rne
hashes and retrcat shajght down the hash, reading
the inside receivers. W}Ien they,re sure mar
there isn't a deep middle th.eat, they can widen
and play over top the wideout.
fwo-Deep Man Coverage
As a complement to the 2-d€ep zone, we incu(po_
rale the 2-de€p man coverage (see Figure 8).
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FIGURE 8 Slandard 2-deep man coverage
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Trying to disguise the coverage as much as
possible, the comers move to insjd€ alignments
on th€ wide recoivem. Now th€ corners set and
take away the inside release of the rccejver. They
must not overeact to any outside fakes. When
the receiver has gotten b€yond the defender's
outside shoulder, he tulns and runs with him,
miroring him ftom underneath. He should con_
centmte on the receiver, especialty his hands.
When his hands go up, the defender should b ng
his hand up through th€ receivels hands and tur:n