benloe
Sophomore Member
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Post by benloe on Mar 5, 2016 11:18:21 GMT -6
Coaches,
We want to teach our players to watch game tape more effectively. The players are adults, but they have very little football experience.
We play nine-man football (you remove the offensive tackles). Our opponents are often spread offenses, but we also go up against a split back veer team.
The field has regular dimensions, which means that we have less guys to cover the same field as you do. This means that if you only rush two, you can still drop seven players into zone coverage, but many teams choose to play man coverage instead.
We are a spread option offense, and the speed option is our base play. The RB is almost exclusively a pass protector when we throw the ball. Our defense consists of two 2i-techs and two 40-tech linebackers. Two safeties (SS and $), two cornerbacks and a FS. We typically play a version of Cover 3, where SS and $ patrol the flats, the two linebackers are responsible for H/C and the FS and the CBs are each responsible for 1/3 of the deep field. SS and $ are our force players, while the FS becomes the alley player.
We spot drop (we don’t have enough practice time to pattern match effectively). We sometimes combine man coverage with blitzes as a change-up.
I want to create a document for what specific position groups should look for when preparing for an opponent. It might be a good idea to make it a checklist kind of deal?
Either way, I’m looking for input for what each position group should look for.
Position groups: QB, RB, OL, DL, LB, S, CB, FS.
Thanks a lot.
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Post by macdiiddy on Mar 8, 2016 13:53:05 GMT -6
Biggest thing is do not watch the play, study it.
So if you are a defensive end, watch the offensive tackles. Watch their pass drops, how they come off the line, what they are trying to accomplish on the play.
If you are a LB or DB, watch the patterns being ran and who they are trying to put in conflict, watch the WR's release on run plays and watch their release on pass plays.
DB's watch your keys, so if you are keying number 2, watch the difference between a run and pass read.
LB's if you are keying guards watch the guards and their keys when they are pulling.
OL watch the DL, their movements, do they come cross gaps, does their stance change when they are doing something different, what are their favorite pass rush moves. Watch the LB's, are they fast flow or do they scrape over the top.
WR's watch the secondary and LB's drops, recognize the differences between their overages, who is primary support on most plays, how do the DB's react to a stalk block, do they always take the easy route?
RB's watch the LB's flow and fits, watch the DL and their movements, will a gap be filled by a moving DL-man, where can you bounce the play.
QB's watch the secondary and the drops of the LB's, if you are an option team watch how the DL react to the option are they slow playing it or coming in fast. Watch the stunts and fronts going on, is there a key that allow you to check into a different play.
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Post by brophy on Mar 8, 2016 14:26:58 GMT -6
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Post by Chris Clement on Mar 8, 2016 21:40:14 GMT -6
The act of breaking down helps enormously. It probably takes 100 games to get good at it but you'll notice a huge difference in how quickly you pick up stuff.
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jaydub66
Sophomore Member
Varsity D-Line Coach
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Post by jaydub66 on Mar 9, 2016 9:37:37 GMT -6
Tell them to take notes and try to diagram what they are watching. Include notes on the video ('2 back', '3 wide', 'trips')
Get them to try and think about the game as a coach. Football, in high school, is basically another class they are taking. Treat it like a class.
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Post by John Knight on Mar 9, 2016 9:43:46 GMT -6
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