PUNT TEAM AXIOMS

• WE MUST REPORT ELIGIBILITY OR INELIGIBILITY EACH PLAY.

THIS PHASE OF THE GAME IS OUR GREATEST DEFENSIVE WEAPON

AND HAS THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE PROBABILITY OF
DEFENSIVE SUCCESS.

THE PUNTERS GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEAM IS THAT OF

CONSISTENT HANG TIME. THIS GIVES OUR COVERAGE ITS
GREATEST ABILITY to SUCCEED. HIS ACCURACY IN DIRECTIONAL
PUNTING AND ACCURACY IN DROPPING THE BALL IN THE RED ZONE
WILL BE FUNDEMENTAL TO OUR SUCCESS.

ALL PLAYERS MUST KNOW AND BE DECISIVE ABOUT WHOM THEY

ARE BLOCKING. VERBAL COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL TO THIS
PROCESS.

COVERAGE TEAM MUST CONSIST OF PLAYERS WHO PRIDE

THEMSELVES ON MAKING PLAYS AND BEING GOOD TACKLERS.

RED ZONE PUNTING IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPONS WE

HAVE AT GAINING AN ADVANTAGE OVER OUR OPPONENTS .

• THE USE OF OUR HANDS IS CRITICAL TO OUR SUCCESS IN PUNT

PROTECTION AND IN OUR ABILITY TO RELEASE INTO COVERAGE.

BE AWARE OF ALL RULES CONCERNING THE PUNTING GAME.

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PLAYERS WEARING ELIGIBLE RECEIVER NUMBERS LINING UP AT
INELIGIBLE POSITIONS MUST REPORT TO THE REFEREE.

PLAYERS WEARING INELIGIBLE RECEIVER NUMBERS LINING UP AT

ELIGIBLE POSITIONS MUST REPORT TO THE REFEREE.

ONLY THE END MEN ON THE L.O.S. MAY LEAVE ON THE SNAP. ALL
OTHERS MUST WAIT UNTIL THE BALL IS PUNTED.

RETURN MAN CANNOT BE TOUCHED IF HE SIGNALS FAIR CATCH,

THIS INCLUDES HIS BOBBLING OF THE BALL. FAIR CATCH SIGNAL IS
NOT IN EFFECT IF THE BALL HITS THE GROUND.

RETURN MAN MAY ADVANCE BALL ON FAIR CATCH SIGNAL IF:

-IT TOUCHES MEMBER OF COVERING TEAM
-THE BALL HITS THE GROUND

A BLOCKED PUNT THAT DOES NOT CROSS THE L.O.S. CAN BE

ADVANCED BY ANY MEMBER OF EITHER TEAM .

• A BLOCKED PUNT THAT CROSSES THE L.O.S. IS LIKE NO BLOCK AT

ALL. IT CAN BE ADVANCED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE RETURN TEAM
OR DOWNED BY THE KICKING TEAM.

IF COVERING TEAM TOUCHES (ILLEGAL TOUCHING) THE BALL, BUT

FAILS TO OFFICIALLY DOWN IT, THE RECEIVING TEAM CAN ADVANCE
THE BALL AT NO RISK. WHEN A BALL TOUCHES A MEMBER OF OUR
PUNT TEAM (ILLEGAL TOUCHING), INTENTIONALLY OR
UNINTENTIONALLY, WE MUST GET POSSESSION OF IT TO DOWN IT.

BALLS PUNTED IN THE END ZONE MUST BE DOWNED, THIS IS NOT

AN AUTOMATIC TOUCHBACK AND CAN BE ADVANCED BY THE
OPPONENT. PUNT TEAM DOWNING OR A REFEREE WHISTLE WILL
RESULT IN A TOUCHBACK.

BALL MUFFED BY RECEIVER CANNOT BE ADVANCED BY COVERING

TEAM. IF HE HAS GAINED POSSESSION, HOWEVER, A FUMBLE CAN
BE ADVANCED.

A PUNTER CANNOT OVER-DRAMATICALLY FAKE BEING ROUGHED.

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HANDS ARE OF AN OFFENSIVE NATURE. THE FORCERS ARE THE
EXCEPTION TO THESE RULES, THEY MAY APPLY--DEFENSIVE RULES
REGARDING THEIR USE OF HANDS.. ONCE BALL IS PUNTED ALL
MEMBERS OF PUNT TEAM ARE CONSIDERED DEFENSIVE PLAYERS,
ALL RULES REGARDING THE USE OF HANDS ARE OF A DEFENSIVE
NATURE.

PUNT TEAM MUST HAVE 7 MEN ON THE L.O.S. THE GUIDELINE

OFFICIALS WILL USE IS THE HELMET BREAKING A HORIZONTAL
PLANE THAT WOULD PASS THROUGH THE BELT LINE OF THE
SNAPPER.

AT END OF EITHER HALF, A PLAY WILL NOT END ON A ILLEGAL

TOUCHING. WE SHOULD LET THE REFEREE'S WHISTLE MAKE THE
PLAY END.

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• CENTER - BLOCK #4 TO THE LEFT, CALL SIDE
FULLBACK - BLOCK #4 TO THE RIGHT, BACK SIDE

RIGHT GUARD - MAN SET, BLOCK #3

LEFT GUARD - AREA SET, BLOCK #3
RIGHT TACKLE - MAN SET, BLOCK 12
LEFT TACKLE - AREA SET, BLOCK #2
RIGHT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK #1
LEFT WING - AREA SET, BLOCK #1

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• CENTER - BLOCK #4 TO THE RIGHT, CALL SIDE

FULLBACK - BLOCK #4 TO THE LEFT, BACK SIDE
RIGHT GUARD - AREA SET, BLOCK #3
LEFT GUARD - MAN SET, BLOCK #3
RIGHT TACKLE - AREA SET, BLOCK #2
LEFT TACKLE - MAN SET, BLOCK #2
. RIGHT WING - AREA SET, BLOCK #1
LEFT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK #1

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• CENTER - BLOCK 14 FROM THE THE LEFT (CALL SIDE)-

FULLBACK - BLOCK THE 14 TO SHOW THE RIGHT SIDE (BACK SIDE). IF

NO THREAT, SORT THE STRESS OF THE 5 ON 4 MATCH-UP ON THE
CALL SIDE. .

LEFT GUARD - AREA SET. BLOCK 13

RIGHT GUARD - MAN SET, BLOCK 13

LEFT TACKLE - AREA SET. BLOCK 12

RIGHT TACKLE - MAN SET, 12

LEFT WING - AREA SET. BLOCK I'

RIGHT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK I'
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• CENTER· BLOCK '4 TO THE RIGHT (CALL SIDE)

. FULLBACK· BLOCK THE '4 TO SHOW THE LEFT SIDE (BACK SIDE), IF
NO THREAT, SORT THE STRESS OF THE 5 ON 4 MATCH·UP ON THE
CALL SIDE.

RIGHT GUARD· AREA SET, BLOCK '3

LEFT GUARD. MAN SET, BLOCK '3

RIGHT TACKLE· AREA SET, BLOCK '2

LEFT TACKLE· MAN SET, '2

RIGHT WING· AREA SET, BLOCK '1

LEFT WING • MAN SET, BLOCK '1

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• CENTER - AREA SET AND "TAKE TWO" - BOTH 4'8
FULLBACK - SCAN BOTH ....A .. GAPS, CHECK. RIGHT, CHECK LEFT
RIGHT AND LEFT GUARD - AREA SET, "TAKE TWO" HOLD OFF '4
AND SET DEEP TO "LOCK OUT" ON '3 .
RIGHT AND LEFT TACKLE - AREA SET, "TAKE TWO" HOLD OFF '3
AND SET DEEP TO "LOCK OUT" ON '2
RIGHT AND LEFT WING - AREA SET, ''TAKE TWO"HOLD OFF '2 AND
SET DEEP TO "LOCK OUT' ON '1

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• CENTER· AREA BLOCK
FULLBACK· BLOCK THREAT TO RIGHT SIDE
RIGHT GUARD· MAN SET, BLOCK 13
. LEFT GUARD· MAN SET"BLOCK'3
RIGHT TACKLE •. MAN SET, BLOCK '2
LEFT TACKLE - MAN SET, '2
RIGHT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK '1
LEFT WING· MAN SET, BLOCK '1

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FULLBACK· BLOCK TltREAT TO THE LEFT SIDE
RIGHT GUARD· MAN SET, BLOCK '3
LEFT GUARD - MAN SET, BLOCK 13
RIGHT TACKLE - MAN SET, BLOCK 12
LEFT TACKLE - MAN SET, '2
RIGHT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK'1
LEFT WING - MAN SET, BLOCK 11

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 BASIC COVERAGE RESPONSIBILITIES
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WINGS - NUMBERS COVERAGE (BOn-OM OF NUMBERS)
TACKLES - CHUTE COVERAGE (3 YARDS INSIDE NUMBERS)
GUARDS - FRONTSIDE HASH COVERAGE (2 YARDS OUTSIDE HASH)
SNAPPER - MIDDLE COVERAGEJMIDDLE OF FIELD)
FULLBACK - TOlllE BALL OR FLOW TO RETURN SIDE BY GAME PLAN
FORCERS - STAIGHT TO llIE BALL

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