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Football Coaching Strategies 23
Football Coaching Strategies 23
OuI QB will take his five-step drcp and key S. 338 Flood Pass
We have crcat€d a two-on'one situation with our
FB and Y Our objective js to make S wrong and Our sideline conversation will include our next
look to ourTE. There have been instanceswhere two plays. We also anticipate a defensive change
we have fbund our flanker, but that has been the so our third Eelectionis a play we feel has a chance
result ofa gr€at effort by our tdggerman. This is versus any defensewhere w€ need 2 yards. Our
our most successfulplay and we want our TE to QB iB reminded not to lorce the issue, and ifit's
gain a minimum of5. By accomplishingthis we not going to happen, to get rid ofit so we'll have
have kept the football in the middle ofthe field, another opportunitJr.Th€ play chosen is a 338
and we can get back to the line ofscrimmage for flood pass (seeFisurc 3).
play No. 2.
FIGURE
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The situation is second-and-goalon the 4-yard
line with 22 s€condsto go.We anticipate tbe de,
Ienseto run the same front and cover as tbe fimt
due ro I heir inrbrlir) to huddle.subsri1ure.orsig
nal in a defens€(seeFigure 2).
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We'll bring X to a tight position weak. Oui
S backs align in a near set. This play requires our
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flanker to motion pre-snap to an area 5 yards
ouhide the alignment ofY On snap, he will oc'
cupy the area S h as vacatedat a depth of 8 yards.
Ywill outsjdereleaseand occupya space5 yards
ouhide hiB original alignment and get to a depth
of 7 yards into the end zone.
Our TB will sprint to the front cone.He must
gain enough li"idth and depth that a simultaneous
Doubles right 93 X is a fade by our sptit €nd hit and reception would break the plane of th€
(X). He will drive throryh the outside shoulder end zone.Our FB must pin the delender respon,
and fade tothebackconeofthe endzone.OurTB sible for'contain." If that defender widens to a
will release thmugh the inside leg of{ and his point where a pin tu not feasible, then he will k€ep
roul€ muar widenW By accomplishing rhis. re him from gaining gound upfreld. We want thls
place the burden on M to get to the TB. block as close to the line of scrimmage as pos-
Our FB will slip releasero the flat. ThiB rEa sible.OUrQB must lorce the issu€by getting out-
technique that enables him to prevent a poten- side, keying the block of our FB. He now looks to
tial passrush ftom an area outsid€ ofour tackle. the TB and thrcws or runs to the front cune ur
He then slips into the flat. Our QB willfirstcheck
the corner.The aligr]ment olw will change his In th€ event h€ throws off-balance, leaning out
fbcusto makingw wrong. Ifhe widens and hangs of bounds, and somehow completes the pass to
with TB, we dump to the FB. IfW widens to the the flanker, trynotto look stunned. Be composed
flat, ourTB is prime. We completeto our FB who and be the frrst to let your booster club know that
is unable togetoutofbounds. Our final time-out you practice this amazing f€at every Thursday.
is used with 12 secondsremaining on the 2-yad
line,left hash mark.