Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

54 FOOTBAIL COACHING STRATEGIES
In Figue 8, you see the reduced Eogrr look.
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If the play called was a coln€r pattem by the
outside receivers with middle prebsure
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10), this would be our quart€rback s declsronmaking
process:
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1. Wherc does this pattern place the greatest
amount of pressure on any indicator
2. Wlat indicator verifies the defensive image
3. Is the early key holding true as I retreat
into the pocket
In this case the quarterback reads the alignment
of either high safety to solidify attacking
the outside zones.
Putting lt All Together
The quarterback is now arrned \.ith enough information
to Bt€p out onto the playing field on
Saturday and er€cute the master plan. Figurc 9
showE all three difierent indicators at \{ork. These
indicators will paint a mental imag€ in the
quarte$ack's mind belbre the Bnap.
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Teaching and coaching quarterbacke in an orderly
fashion allows them to develop a rht'thm
and eoodjudement in the decision-making pro
cess. The great quarterbacks can mind-set an
image and react to its change quickly.
-1990 SunMr Ma^uoL Coaah Dor. is ossistant codch at ftw A & M UniDcrsi.tr-