PAT/FG PROTECTION & PAT/FGB LOCK DON'T SING IT, BRING IT! FRED GUIDICI
MENLO COLLEGE SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR
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WE V/ILL ALWAYS HUDDLE ON PAT OR FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTSLINLESS WHEN ARE IN AN END OF THE HALF OR GAME IN A "HURRY UP'' SITUATION.EVERYONE EXCEPT THE KICKER (WHO WILL BE FINDINGHIS SPOT)WILL BE IN THE HUDDLE. CENTERALWAYS SETS THE HUDDLETO THE RIGHT OF THE BALL AND 7 Y, TO 8 YARDSDEEP. HOTDERWILL SAY troR EXAMPLE ..."FIELD GOAL, FIELD GOAL, READY, BREAK" EVERYONETHEN HUSTLES TO THE L.O.S.AND GETSSET INTO THEIR STANCES. RESPONSIBILITY,STANCE, ALIGNMENT & ASSIGNMENT
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RESPONSIBILITY: PERFECTSNAP TO HOLDER
STANCE:NORMAL SNAPPINGPOSITION
ALIGNMENT: OVERTHE BALL
ASSIGNMENT: 1. AFTERTHE "SET " COMMANDTHE CENTERCAN SNAPTHE BALL FOLLOWINGA ONE SECONDPAUSE - NON RYTHMIC! 2. FIRETHE BALL WITH LACESPERFECT TO THE HOLDER'SOPEN HAND WITH ACCURACY.POP SLIGHTLY BACK. 3. AFTERTHE SNAP,SET AND BRACEYOURSELF. 4. RISEUP UNDERCONTROL. PUT YOURHEAD UP. STAY SQUARE. KEEP YOUR SHOLDERSUNDER OUR OPPONENTSPADS. 5. GET YOUR ARMS OUT. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, BUT KEEP YOUR CHEST DOWN. 6. DON'TBE PULLED- DO NOT GO TO THEGROLTND. DO NOT FIREOUT. BE SOLID.HOLD YOURGROL|ND. 7. CUT ANY JUMPERIF YOU ARE LINCOVERED.ALERT TO COVERON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS. 8. ALERT TO COVERON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS. GUARDS.TACKLES & TIGHT ENDS:
RESPONSIBILITY: 1. INSIDEGAP AREA l't AND HELPOUTSIDE WITH YOURARMS AND BODY. MUSTMAINTAIN DEPTHOF THE KICKERSPOCKET BY NOT GETTINGPUSHED OFFTHE L.O.S. (TE'S: BLOCK INSIDE C-GAP RUSHER #3 TO D-GAPRUSHER #2)
STANCE: 1. 3 POINTSTANCE WITH YOURINSIDE HAND DOWN. 2. STANCESHOULD BE SLTGHTLYNARROWER THAN YOURNORMAL STANCE. 3. BUTT SHOULDBE A SLIGHTLYLOWER THAN SHOULDERS. 4. INSIDEFOOT SHOULD BE AT 45 DEGREESSLIGHTLY POINTED INSIDE. 5. WEIGHTON THE INSIDEPART OF THE FEET.
ALIGNMENT: 1. INSIDEFOOT WILL BE PLACEDON TOPOF THENEXT MAN'S OUTSIDEFOOT. (GUARDS:ALIGN JUST INSIDE THE CENTERSFOOT) 2. THISWILL ALLOW YOU TO STEPLATERALLY INSIDETO INTERLOCKLEGS. 3. THE OUTSTDEFOOT (UPFOOT) TOE WrLL ALIGN ON THE HEEL OF THE NEXT MAN TO YOURINSIDE. 4. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL! IT IS IMPERATIVETHAT YOU SEETHE BALL IN YOURSTANCE. EVERYONE'SHEAD MUST BREAK THE WAIST OF THE CENTER!
ASSIGNMENT: 1. ON THE SNAP,TAKE A QUICK6 INCH "JAB" STEPWITH YOUR INSIDEFOOT, SHARPLY, PLANTINGIT JUSTINSIDE AND BEHINDTHE HEEL OF THE OUTSIDEFOOT OF THE PLAYERTNSTDE OF YOU (TNTERLOCK). 2. BEAT THE DEFENSIVEMAN TO THE SETPOINT _ YOU MUST BEAT HIS 2NDSTEP.. 3. DO NOT STEPSO FAR THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULTFOR YOUR TEAMMATE TO YOUR OUTSIDETO REACHYOU. 4. YOURWEIGHT SHOULD BE 60-40ON THE INSIDELEG. DO NOT STEPBACK. STEPDOWN AND INTERLOCKAS YOU PUNCH. 5. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLEFOR THE INSIDEGAP FIRST. 6. THROWTHE INSIDEARM UP LIKE AN UPPERCUTPI-INCH, GET YOUR HIP IN THERE. 7. YOURTHIGH SHOULDBE ON THE NEXT INSIDEMANS HAMSTRING 8. THROWTHE OUTSIDEARM OUT AT A 45.DEGREEANGLE AT THE SAME TIME. KEEP YOUROUTSIDE FOOT PLANTED AND STATIONARY(ANCHOR). 9. STAY STOUT,KEEPING YOUR WEIGHT OVER YOUR KNEES AND NOT LETTING ANYONEGET LINDER YOUR PADS. 10.KEEP YOUR HEAD OUTSIDETO ALLOW YOUR SHOULDERSAND HIPSSQUARE TO THE L.O.S.BRACE TOUGH. 11. DO NOTCATCH YOUR OPPONENT. 12.BLOCK AREA NOT MAN! 13.ALERT TO COVERON FIELDGOAL ATTEMPTS. TIGHT ENDS:
RESPONSIBILITY:
1. AFTERYOUR..JAB', STEP, USE YOUR HINGE TECHNIQUE:USED VS OUTSIDEBLOCK (CRASHER#2) TEAM. YOU ARE HELPINGTHE WING. (HINGESTEP WITH YOUR OUTSIDE FOOTTO THE (CRASHER). 2. FEELRUSHER#3, SEE CRASHER #2. 3. AS YOU HINGE,PIVOT YOUR INSIDEFOOT TO KEEPBALANCE. BLOCK INSIDEGAP, OVER,OUTSIDE. 4. END UP ON A 45-DEGREEANGLE WITH THE WING AND YOU A KNEE DEPTH. SNAP YOUROUTSIDE ARM BACK OUT AND UP. GET CRASHER#2 IN HIS STERNUM). 5. DO NOT LET YOUR OPPONENTGRAB YOU TO PREVENTYOU FROMHINGING. BE ALERTFOR GRABBERS AND BLASTERS.SET FAST AND TOUGHTHEN "HINGE'' FAST AND FIRM. 6. 66OUT"CALL - WHEN THE TIGHT HAS NO INSIDETHREAT (C-GAP RUSHER #3) AND THE TACKLE HAS ONEMAN TO HIS INSIDEAND THE WING HAS TWO MEN TO BLOCK. THE TIGHT END WILL MAKE AN "OUT'' CALL TO THE WING AND THEY WILL EACH BLOCKA MAN. 7. ALERTTO COVERON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS.
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RESPONSIBILITY: 1. RECEIVESNAP FROM CENTER 2. PERFECTHOLD FORKICK ATTEMPT.
STANCE:UP FIELDKNEE DOWN,HANDS EXTENDED
ALIGNMENT: 1. 7 TI2TO8 YARDSBEHIND THE L.O.S. 2. PUTRIGHT KNEE ON THE GROUNDAND THE LEFT LEG AS A BALANCE BACKSTOP. 3. MARK THE SPOTWITH YOUR LEFT INDEX FINGERBELOW YOUR LEFT EYE. 4. MARK THE SPOTOVER THE GUARDINSIDE THE HASH AWAY FROMTHE BLOCK SIDE WHENTHE BALL IS SNAPPEDFROM THE HASH.(OVERLOAD TO THE FIELD) ASSIGNMENT: r. couNT 11MEN IN THEHUDDLE OR ON THEL.O.S. (COUNT YOURSELF) 2. CHECKTHE KICKERAND THE CENTERTO SEEIF THEY ARE READY. 3. GIVE THE CENTERA GOODTARGET WITH YOURzuGHT HAND OUTSTRETCED.THUMB DOWN. 4. YOU WILL THENCALL *SET" LOUDLY. 5. THE CENTERWILL SNAPTHE BALL SOONAFTER. (I{ON-RYTHMIC) 6. PLACETHE BALL DOWNLACES FACING THE MIDDLE OF THE GOAL POST. 7. ALERT TO YELL 66FIRF'"ON ANY MALFLINCTION. 8. YOU ARE THE RIGHT SAFETYIN COVERAGESON FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS.
KICKER:
RESPONSIBILITY:MAKE ALL PAT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
STANCE:NORMAL MECHANICS
ALIGNMENT: 1. PICK UP THE SPOTFOR PLACEMENT OF THE BALL DIRECTLYBEHIND THE BALL. (MAY OFFSETIF ON THE HASH)
ASSIGNMENT: 1. LET THE HOLDERKNOW WHENYOU ARE READY. 2. CONCENTRATEON THE SPOT.BEGIN YOUR APPROACHWHEN THE HOLDER MOVESHIS LEFT HAND TO CATCHTHE SNAP. 3. NORMALRHYTHM IS 1.3SECONDS. 4. YOU ARE THE LEFT SAFETYIN FIELD GOAL COVERAGE. 5. ALERT TO YELL "FIRE'' ON MALFTINCTION.BLOCK MDM OR ADVANCE BALL. WINGBACKS
L RESPONSIBILITY: A. YOUARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSIDE GAP FIRST. THENOUTSIDE. B. YOUMUST MAINTAIN THE WIDTH OF THE KICKERS POGKET.
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2. STANCE: A. TWOPOINT STANCE, HANDS ON KNEES,HEAD UP AND ALERT. YOURBASE SHOULD BE NARROWERTHAN YOUR SHOULDERS.
3. ALIGNMENT: A. ALIGNWITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT 1-2FEET BEHIND AND JUST INSIDE THEOUTSIDE FOOT OF THEEND FACING OUTWARD AT A 45 DEGREEANGLE. SOME WINGS LIKE TO ALIGN PERPENDICULAR TO THEEND.
4. ASSIGNMENT A. JAB STEPWITH INSIDE FOOT . THENHINGE BACK B. IT ISA DOUBLEBUMP FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE.JAB INSIDETO THE MTDDLEOF THE CRASHER'S NUMBER (STERNUM). DO NOT LUNGE! KEEPBALANCED AND THEN SNAP OR HINGEBAGK OUTSIDE. MAKESURE YOUR SHOULDERS END UP FACING THE SIDELINE. YOU CANLAY OUT AND CUT THE WIDE RUSHER (EDGER). GET YOUR INSIDEARM IN FRONTOF THE WIDE RUSHER. WHEN YOU COME BACKOUTSIDE YOU MAYSLIDE OR SHUFFLETHAT FOOT. C. DONOT BE FAKEDOUTSIDE AND ALLOW RUSHER FREE INSIDE. D. WHENYOU JAB STEPINSIDE BE AT KNEEDEPTH WITH THE END AFTERHE HINGES. E. STAYLOW (PAD UNDER PAD) F. AFTERYOU HAVE HANDLED THE INSIDE MAN, CUT THE OUTSIDE WIDE RUSHER.GET HIM ON EDGEIF HETHREATENS. DRAG YOUR FEET. G. WE DO NOTWANT TO ENDUP AT A 90 DEGREEANGLE. H. WHENYOU CUT, PUT YOUR HEAD ACROSS HIS THIGHS . ABOVEHIS KNEESAND IN FRONTOF HIM. IFYOU ARE LOWER THAN HIS KNEES HEWILL JUMP OVER YOU. I. AFTERBLOCKING PEEL BACK AND SPY FOR ANY FIRE CALL OR BLOCKEDKICK. J. ALERTTO COVERON FIELDGOAL ATTEMPTS. CORRECT:
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COACHINGPOINTS:
1. NEVERGIVE UP THE INSIDE. STAY BIG AND FORCE FURTHEST RUSHERTO TRYTO MAKEBLOCK. VS 2 RUSHERSUSE DOUBLEBUMP TECHNIQUE. oooe/ w')r 2. IF NOONES COMES AFTER YOU EXERCISES YOUR TECHNIQUE, WHEELBACK INSIDE AND CHECK FOR ANY MISTAKESOR OVER LOADS.BE ALERT. 3 V SK I P.A.T.IFIELD GOAL ALIGNMENT BOWEDALIGNMENT REGULAR
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1. INTHE EVENT OF A MALFUNCTION,THE HOLDER & KICKERWILL YELL ''FIRE, FIRE!''
INTERIORLINEMEN MUST BE ALERT TO STAYON THEL.O.S. . CONTINUETO BLOCKAREA, SINCE THISWILL PROBABLY BE A FORWARDPASS.
3. THEHOLDER OR KICKERWILL FIELD THE BALL ANDROLL RIGHT OR LEFTWITH A RUN/PASS OPTION.THE ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLWILL BLOCK.
WINGS& ENDSWILL RUN TO THEIRDESIGNATED AREAS.WORK TOWARD THE BALL CARRIERTO THE OPENAREA AND WAVEYOUR ARMS. IF YOU AREON THE BAGK SIDE STAY PUT, THE BALL MAYGOME BACK TO YOU. PAT IFIELD GOAL BLOCK orrNteAnoaKel aPyounAssto P.A.T./FIELDGOAL BLOCK PHILOSOPHY
*HAVE AROCKET UP YOURASS!''
OURPHILOSOPHY BEHIND OUR P.A.T. AND FIELDGOAL BLOCK IS THAT OF CONSISTENT PRESSURE.WE WILL LET THE KICKING TEAM KNOW WE ARE THERETO PUT ALL-OUT PRESSUREON THE KICKER,WE MUST STILLCOVER ALL RECEIVERSAND HAVE SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTAINMENT.
, HUDDLE: STRONGSAFETY - COUNTS11 MEN (COIINTYOURSELF) MAKE THE HUDDLECALL. (SAY IT TWICE) EXAMPLE:CRASH RT. CRASHRT _ READY... BREAK!
TECHNIQUES: STANCE: ..ROCKET" . A SPRINTERS3-POINT STANCE. BUTT SHOULDBE HIGH WITH ALL YOURWEIGHT FORWARD ON YOUR HAND. KEY THE BACK TIP OF THE BALL! - "LOOK AT IT''
ALIGNMENT: SQUEEZETHEL.O.S. TAKE ALL THE NEUTRALZONE YOU CAN (CREDITCARD) WITH YOUR DOWN HAND ALWAYS IN FRONTOF YOUR HEAD. (THISWILL PREVENTYOU FROMBEING OFFSIDES). OUTSIDEMEN CHECKFOR OFFSIDES. END MEN ON LOS: MAKE SUREEVERYONE IS ALIGNEDONSIDES.
KEYS & READS: KEY ONLY THE BACK TIP OF THE BALL. READ PRE-SNAP KEYSFROM SNAPPER. DOES HE HITCH OR ROLL INTO START.
BLOCK POINT: 3 YARDSIN FRONTOF THE HOLDER.
CROWD,KEY AND GET A JUMP ON THE BALL AND... LET'S BRING IT! BLOCK SCHEMES
IN STRUCTURINGANY TYPEOF BLOCK IT IS IMPERATIVETO RECOGNIZETHE TYPEOF PROTECTIONBEING USED BY OUR OPPONENTS.WE KNOW THAT ALL TEAMSUS AN "INSIDE GAP'' PROTECTIONSCHEME. WITH THIS THOUGHTIN MIND, WE WILL EMPLOYBLOCK SCHEMESTHAT PLACETHE GREATESTAMOUNT OF STRESSON THE INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIONAREAS OF OUR OPPONENTS.WE WLL ALWAYS TRY AND OVERLAPAREAS IN ORDERTO GET A 2 ON 1 PROTECTIONPROBLEM FOR AN OPPONENT.WE WILL ALSO WORK TO GET AT LEAST 1 PENETRATOR.
A. INSIDEBLOCK: THIS BLOCK SCHEMEIS DESIGNEDTO PUT AS MUCH PRESSUREAS POSSIBLEIN THE MOSTCzuTICAL AREA OF PROTECTION. MOREP.A.T./FIELD GOALS ARE BLOCKEDINSIDE THAN OFFTHE CORNER.THE CONCEPTOF THE INSIDEBLOCK IS TO GETENOUGH VERTICALPUSH TO GET IN THE TRAJECTORYOF THE KICK. c\\ WLTLGRGRTbbl.l THIS TECHNIQUE CAN BE USEDANYPLACE ALONG THE FRONT
BLOCK POINT - NO PUSH
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1. THE MOSTIMPORTANT POINT HERE IS THAT WE GET PENETRATION. TO DO THIS WE MUST GAIN PHYSICAL LEVERAGEON THE PROTECTORS(PAD-LINDER.PAD). AFTER HITTING THE PROPERLEVERAGE IT IS IMPORTANTTO INITIATE VERTICALAND UPWARDPUSH ON THE PROTECTORS. GET HANDSUP! MOSTBLOCKS COME FROM THE INSIDE. OUTSIDEBLOCK THE THEORYBEHIND THIS BLOCK IS TO ESTABLISH,BY ALIGNMENT,A NUMERICALADVANTAGE AND STRATEGICALLYPLACE BLOCKERS IN THE INNERMOSTAREA OF THE INSIDEGAP. BY DOINGTHIS WE WILL HOPEFULLYFREE AN INSIDERUSHER OR CAUSETHE PROTECTORSTO BLOCK FARTHERTO THE INSIDETHAN THEY WANT, THERBY SHORTENINGTHE CORNERAND ALSO THE DISTANCEOUR OUTSIDE RUSHER(SKINNER) HAS TO GO TO THE BLOCK POINT. EVEN IF WE DON'T BLOCK IT, THIS CAN BE A GREATBOTHER TO THE KICKER BY GETTINGINTO HIS VISION. aAN RGRTSGSK
I. BY DOINGTHIS WE HAVE PUT THE WING IN A POSITION WHEREHE HAS TO BLOCK2 RUSHERS.THE KEY TO THIS OUTSIDERUSH IS SPEEDAND TECHNIQUE. THE 2*OMAN (CRASHER)WILL "JUMP'THE D-GAPBETWEEN THE TIGHT END AND THE WING.
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2. THE SKINNERMUST BE TIGHT OFFTHE HIP OF THE WING. AS THEWING BLOCKS HIS OUTSIDE HIP WILL MOVE. ADJUST YOURPATH AND GETYOUR SHOULDERUNDER HIS ARMS AS YOU FLATTEN OUT TO THE BLOCK POINT. MAKE IT A SHARP ANGLE. GETYOUR OUTSIDE ARM OVERTHE BLOCK POINT, ALwAYS...... LAY OUT!!! !!! EDGE BLOCKRIGHT
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