PLAY NUMBERING AND TERMINOLOGY

THE FIRST NUMBER REPRESENTS WHERE THE B BACK IS ATTACKING. IF ONE NUMBER CALLED THAT WILL ALSO BE THE POINT OF ATTACK. THE SECOND NUMBER IS WHERE THE FAR BACK ATTACKS AND WILL ALSO BE OUR POINT OF ATTACK. ANY WORD OR WORDS FOLLOWING THE NUMBER(S) WILL DESIGNATE THE BLOCKING SCHEME FOR THE PLAY. IN THIS CASE WE HAVE TIGHT RIP 66 SUPER POWER. NOTICE BOTH BACKS ARE ATTACKING AT 6. THE SUPER POWER CALL WILL TELL THE BACKSIDE GUARD AND TACKLE THEIR ASSIGNMENT ON THIS PLAY WHICH IS PULLING PLAYSIDE AND SEALING UP INSIDE THE HOLE.

BASE FORMATION

We will always come out in Tight as our base formation. We will shift to other formations as needed.

MOTION

RIP MOTION

BACKFIELD PRINCIPLES

RULES FOR RUNNING BACKS

1. Block for one another - If you do not block, you do not get the ball 2. Carry out fakes to the extreme - 20 yards down field 3. Run the hole and follow your blocks - If the hole does not appear, run it anyway 4. Be patient. The plays will take time to develop.

BACKFIELD BASICS
1. B-Back in a 3-point stance - one hand down and same side foot back - numbers on the knees - Down hand is directly in front of the back foot - Feet are no wider than shoulder width - Very little weight on the down hand - 50 to 60% of weight on front foot - bend at knees and then place the hand down - Eyes are up, tail is down 2. B-Back Position - Line up directly behind QB - You should be able to touch the QB 3. A and C-Back Stance (WBs) - 2-point stance with knees bent - Feet shoulder width apart, in line with each other - Hands resting on the knees - Head and eyes up - No forward lean & heels must be on the ground 4. A and C-Back Position - Just able to reach out & touch TEs outside hip. - One yard off the LOS and one yard outside of TE - Do not lean forward - Sit into your stance

BACKFIELD BASICS
5. Quarterbacks Stance - Feet back as far as possible - Arms fully extended - Narrow stance with toes pointed in (pigeon toed) 6. Taking a Handoff - Make a pocket using arms and hands - Ball side arm horizontal, just above chest - Ball side arm is pointed outward - Palm and forearm is facing down - Away side arm horizontal, just below belly button - Away elbow pointed to opposite side of handoff - Palm and forearm is facing upwards - Ball is place into the midsection - Away hand secures it in a 4 point contact - Palm - forearm - bicep - midsection - Ball side palm on top of it

BACKFIELD BASICS
7. Taking a snap - Take ball as if picking up a ball on the ground - Immediately bring football to your groin

BACKFIELD BASICS
8. Making a Toss Handoff - Treat ball like an egg and toss it softly - Step with the Toss side foot towards wingback - The toe should be pointed at the wingback. - Step & toss ball from waist to wingback lightly - Ball should hit wingback in the belly button - Step out with opposite foot & spin towards hole - Seal the first outside defender. 9. Blocking technique for the B Back. - Kick Out - Follow direct path to rear of tackle - Kick out first threat that appears - Attack defenders inside jersey number - Kick him outside

66 Super Power

66 Super Power

44 Iso

44 Iso

800

800

TERMINOLOGY
Backside: the area away from where the play is being run. Cadence: the snap call progression. Our normal cadence is [color, color]go readyyyyy hut! Counter: a play where the running backs run opposite of the called play with the exception of the ball carrier, who runs to the point of attack. Down Block: another name for our Severe Angle Block. First Level: defenders lined up on the line of scrimmage (LOS), usually defensive linemen.

Gut Block: Step around tail or primary lineman and wall off.
Hook Block: this block is used on the Waggle. The playside guard will hook the defensive man instead of log blocking him. The guard will gain depth and run past the defensive man then come back and attack and seal him. Inside Gap: for any player on the line of scrimmage it is the area directly to their inside and is also known as the area between two offensive linemen. Kick-out Block: an inside-out block on the first defender past the point of attack. Aimed at his inside jersey number so that he is sealed from the inside. Line of Scrimmage (LOS): the area directly across from the offensive line, usually within 6 inches of the ball.

TERMINOLOGY
Log Block: an inside-out block on the first defender past the point of attack. Aimed at the outside jersey number so that he his sealed to the inside and away from the outside. Playside: the side of the ball where the play is being run.

Point of Attack: the area we are running the ball to, most often designated by a hole number.
Reach Block a block made by stepping laterally toward the play to gain outflank the defender we are assigned to block. Second Level: defenders directly behind the first level of defenders, usually linebackers. Seal Block an outside in block by the wingback. Takes an outside release step and does not attempt to touch the defensive lineman inside him. He turns inside perpendicular to the LOS and attacks the first linebackers outside jersey number inside of the point-of-attack. Severe Angle Block: the name for our blocking scheme where we are stepping on a hard angle (usually 30 degrees), continuing on an imaginary line and blocking any defender that crosses our path. We may adjust our angle according to the speed of the defense. Shoeshine Block: a backside blockers technique that cuts off the inside defender on the backside when we are pulling either a backside guard or a backside guard and tackle. It is often referred to as a shoeshine because the tight end often must dive to the centers feet to effectively make his block.

TERMINOLOGY
Stepping on Time: one example is when a coach says to step at 3 oclock he is asking you to actually place your foot on a designated time on an imaginary clock.

Third Level: all other defenders located beyond the second level, usually defensive backs.

Trap Block: a block where a pulling lineman blocks out the first free man at the point of attack.
Wall-Off Block: a block to cut off defensive pursuit at a point immediately beyond the line of scrimmage. Wedge Block: a block where we will try and bring the offensive line together to block one defender. We will drive our inside shoulder to the middle of the back of the next lineman to our inside. It is our goal to not touch any defender but the man we are wedging.