Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

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Punt Betum Btocking Principles
. Attack coverer pad under pad on proper aimins
point. This enables blocker to control and
release him to the side away ftom wall.
. The return pGition iB on inside shoulder of
. Don't block unless able to get your head in
front.
. Stay on feet. Get up quickly whenever
knocked down.
. If in a wall, scan. Don't allow any penetration
from self to next man in front of wall.
. As ball goes by, tum and run with the ball-
. Ifable to knock a man down, stay aft.er him.
Don't go to someone eke.
. If abouttolose ablock,sprirttoreturnman.
PunI Betumer Pfincipies
. Key punter start moving in dircction he
steps. Don't wait for ball to be in air.
. Ger undelnearh ball, use prcp.r rechnique,
and be in rocker pGition when fieldins the
baI.
. Don,t handle puntu insid€ 10-yad line. On
kill or pooch punts, get on lO-yard line and
don't back up to field the bali.
. Don't fake fair catch on kill or kill pooch
punts. Instead, fake catch by sprinting up
middle or either sideline in pmximity to the
ball.
. Field all punts in the air unless late in game
and own team has lead and freld position.
Then let punt hit eround to consume time.
CaI will be made ftom sideline.
. Make decision to fair catch €arly and give
the Bignal clearly.
. Get at least 10 yards on ev€ry punt that
doesn't go out ofbounds or insid€ the 10.
. Must br€ak tackle or beat fimt cover€rl
Punt Block leam Atignment and
Assig renls
The alienment and position rcsponsibilities ofour
10-man rush team are as follows (see Figure 5).
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l,2,9, and Io Drive outside of#4 forblock
point; block punt.
3 and a Drive inside of #3 for block point;
block punt.
4 and 7 Drive inside of #2 for block point;
block punt.
$-Finesse center left for block point; block
punt.
6-Finesse center risht for block point; block
punt.
Sal€ty-41 yards dFep; ger to lhc wall.
Punt Bush Principles
. Align as close to the neutral zone as possible.
. Key the ball and get a goodjump on snap.
. Stay low on your charge make yours€lf
small. Slice.
. Block point will be one yard in front of the
kicker's foot.
. Don't leave your feet to block a kick. Take
the ball otr the kicker'E foot.
. Don't turn head. Keep eyes open. Make
screammg no1se.
. Ifball is blocked and crosses LOS, call "Pe
ter" and get away from the ball.
. Ifball is blocked and do€E notcross LOS, pick
it up and Bcore.
. Ifpicked up on charge, stay Bquar€ on man,
then go to the wall.
. If punt isn't blocked, it's an automatic retuln
right.
-1993 Pmceedinss. Coach Cooper is h.dd .oa.h and Coach Corer is defensiw se.ondar! coach at Ohio State