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 P.A.T.IFIELD GOAL
IIUDDLE
WE V/ILL ALWAYS HUDDLE ON PAT OR FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTSLINLESSWHEN ARE IN
AN END OF THE HALF OR GAME IN A "HURRY UP'' SITUATION.EVERYONEEXCEPTTHE
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 GETSSETINTO THEIRSTANCES.

RESPONSIBILITY,STANCE,ALIGNMENT & ASSIGNMENT

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RESPONSIBILITY: PERFECTSNAPTO HOLDER

STANCE:NORMAL SNAPPINGPOSITION

ALIGNMENT: OVERTHE BALL

ASSIGNMENT:
1. AFTERTHE "SET " COMMANDTHE CENTERCAN SNAPTHE BALL FOLLOWINGA ONE
SECONDPAUSE- NON RYTHMIC!
2. FIRETHE BALL WITH LACESPERFECTTO THE HOLDER'SOPENHAND WITH
ACCURACY.POPSLIGHTLYBACK.
3. AFTERTHE SNAP,SETAND BRACEYOURSELF.
4. RISEUP UNDERCONTROL.PUT YOUR HEAD UP. STAY SQUARE. KEEP YOUR
SHOLDERSUNDER OUR OPPONENTSPADS.
5. GET YOUR ARMS OUT. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, BUT KEEP YOUR CHEST DOWN.
6. DON'T BE PULLED- DO NOT GO TO THE GROLTND.
DO NOT FIREOUT. BE SOLID.HOLD
YOUR GROL|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. INSIDEGAPAREA l't AND HELPOUTSIDEWITH YOURARMS AND BODY.
MUSTMAINTAIN DEPTHOF THE KICKERSPOCKETBY NOT GETTINGPUSHED
OFFTHE L.O.S.(TE'S:BLOCKINSIDEC-GAPRUSHER#3 TO D-GAPRUSHER#2)

STANCE:
1. 3 POINTSTANCEWITH YOURINSIDEHAND DOWN.
2. STANCESHOULDBE SLTGHTLYNARROWERTHAN YOUR NORMAL STANCE.
3. BUTT SHOULDBE A SLIGHTLYLOWERTHAN SHOULDERS.
4. INSIDEFOOTSHOULDBE AT 45 DEGREESSLIGHTLYPOINTEDINSIDE.
5. WEIGHTON THE INSIDEPARTOF THE FEET.

ALIGNMENT:
1. INSIDEFOOTWILL 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 JUSTINSIDEAND BEHINDTHE HEEL OF THE OUTSIDEFOOTOF THE
PLAYERTNSTDE OF YOU (TNTERLOCK).
2. BEAT THE DEFENSIVEMAN TO THE SETPOINT_ YOU MUST BEAT HIS 2NDSTEP..
3. DO NOT STEPSOFAR THAT IT MAKES IT DIFFICULTFORYOUR TEAMMATE TO YOUR
OUTSIDETO REACHYOU.
4. YOURWEIGHTSHOULDBE 60-40ON THE INSIDELEG. DO NOT STEPBACK.
STEPDOWNAND INTERLOCKAS YOU PUNCH.
5. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FORTHE INSIDEGAPFIRST.
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
YOUROUTSIDEFOOTPLANTEDAND STATIONARY(ANCHOR).
9. STAY STOUT,KEEPINGYOUR WEIGHTOVERYOURKNEESAND NOT LETTING
ANYONEGETLINDERYOURPADS.
10.KEEPYOURHEAD OUTSIDETO ALLOW YOUR SHOULDERS AND HIPSSQUARETO THE
L.O.S.BRACETOUGH.
11.DO NOT CATCHYOUR OPPONENT.
12.BLOCK AREA NOT MAN!
13.ALERTTO COVERON FIELDGOALATTEMPTS.
TIGHT ENDS:

RESPONSIBILITY:

1. AFTERYOUR..JAB',STEP,USEYOURHINGE TECHNIQUE:USEDVS OUTSIDEBLOCK

(CRASHER#2) TEAM. YOU ARE HELPINGTHE WING. (HINGESTEPWITH YOUR OUTSIDE
FOOTTO THE (CRASHER).
2. FEELRUSHER#3,SEECRASHER#2.
3. AS YOU HINGE,PIVOTYOUR INSIDEFOOTTO KEEPBALANCE. BLOCK INSIDEGAP,
OVER,OUTSIDE.
4. END UP ON A 45-DEGREEANGLE WITH THE WING AND YOU A KNEE DEPTH. SNAP
YOUR OUTSIDEARM BACK OUT AND UP. GET CRASHER#2 IN HIS STERNUM).
5. DO NOT LET YOUR OPPONENTGRAB YOU TO PREVENTYOU FROM HINGING. BE
ALERT FORGRABBERSAND BLASTERS.SETFASTAND TOUGHTHEN "HINGE'' FAST
AND FIRM.
6. 66OUT"CALL - WHEN THE TIGHT HAS NO INSIDETHREAT(C-GAPRUSHER#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.

HOLDER

RESPONSIBILITY:
1. RECEIVESNAPFROMCENTER
2. PERFECTHOLD FORKICK ATTEMPT.

STANCE:UP FIELDKNEE DOWN,HANDSEXTENDED

ALIGNMENT:
1. 7 TI2TO8 YARDSBEHINDTHEL.O.S.
2. PUTRIGHTKNEE ON THE GROUNDAND THE LEFT LEG AS A BALANCE BACKSTOP.
3. MARK THE SPOTWITH YOUR LEFT INDEX FINGERBELOWYOUR LEFT EYE.
4. MARK THE SPOTOVERTHE GUARDINSIDETHE HASH AWAY FROM THE BLOCK SIDE
WHENTHE BALL IS SNAPPEDFROMTHE HASH.(OVERLOADTO THE FIELD)
ASSIGNMENT:
r. couNT 11MEN IN THE HUDDLEOR ON THE L.O.S.(COUNTYOURSELF)
2. CHECKTHE KICKER AND THE CENTERTO SEEIF THEY ARE READY.
3. GIVE THE CENTERA GOODTARGETWITH YOUR zuGHTHAND OUTSTRETCED. THUMB
DOWN.
4. YOU WILL THENCALL *SET" LOUDLY.
5. THE CENTERWILL SNAPTHE BALL SOONAFTER. (I{ON-RYTHMIC)
6. PLACETHE BALL DOWN LACESFACINGTHE MIDDLEOF 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 SPOTFORPLACEMENTOF THE BALL DIRECTLYBEHIND THE BALL.
(MAY OFFSETIF ON THE HASH)

ASSIGNMENT:
1. LET THE HOLDERKNOW WHENYOU ARE READY.
2. CONCENTRATEON THE SPOT.BEGINYOUR APPROACHWHEN THE HOLDER
MOVESHIS LEFT HAND TO CATCHTHE SNAP.
3. NORMAL RHYTHMIS 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:
FORTHEINSIDEGAPFIRST.
A. YOUARE RESPONSIBLE
THENOUTSIDE.
THEWIDTHOF THEKICKERSPOGKET.
B. YOUMUSTMAINTAIN

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2. STANCE:
A. TWOPOINTSTANCE,HANDSON KNEES,HEADUP ANDALERT.
YOURBASESHOULDBE NARROWER THANYOURSHOULDERS.

3. ALIGNMENT:
A. ALIGNWITHYOURINSIDEFOOT1-2FEETBEHINDANDJUSTINSIDE
THEOUTSIDEFOOTOF THEENDFACINGOUTWARDAT A 45
DEGREEANGLE.SOMEWINGSLIKETO ALIGNPERPENDICULARTO
THEEND.

4. ASSIGNMENT
A. JAB STEPWITHINSIDEFOOT. THENHINGEBACK
B. IT IS A DOUBLEBUMPFROMINSIDETO OUTSIDE.JAB INSIDETO THE
MTDDLE NUMBER(STERNUM).
OF THECRASHER'S DO NOTLUNGE!
KEEPBALANCED ANDTHENSNAPOR HINGEBAGKOUTSIDE.
MAKESUREYOURSHOULDERS ENDUP FACINGTHESIDELINE.YOU
CANLAYOUTAND CUTTHEWIDERUSHER(EDGER).GETYOUR
INSIDEARMIN FRONTOF THEWIDERUSHER.WHENYOUCOME
BACKOUTSIDEYOU MAYSLIDEOR SHUFFLETHATFOOT.
C. DO NOTBE FAKEDOUTSIDE ANDALLOWRUSHERFREEINSIDE.
D. WHENYOUJAB STEPINSIDEBE AT KNEEDEPTHWITHTHEEND
AFTERHE HINGES.
E. STAYLOW(PADUNDERPAD)
F. AFTERYOUHAVEHANDLEDTHEINSIDEMAN,CUTTHEOUTSIDE WIDE
RUSHER.GETHIMON EDGEIF HE THREATENS. DRAGYOURFEET.
G. WE DO NOTWANTTO ENDUPAT A 90 DEGREEANGLE.
H. WHENYOUCUT,PUTYOURHEADACROSSHISTHIGHS. ABOVEHIS
KNEESAND IN FRONTOF HIM. IF YOUARE LOWERTHANHISKNEES
HEWILLJUMPOVERYOU.
I. AFTERBLOCKINGPEELBACKANDSPYFORANY FIRECALLOR
BLOCKEDKICK.
J. ALERTTO COVERON FIELDGOALATTEMPTS.
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POINTS:

1. NEVERGIVEUP THEINSIDE.STAYBIGAND FORCEFURTHEST

RUSHERTO TRYTO MAKEBLOCK.VS 2 RUSHERSUSE
DOUBLEBUMPTECHNIQUE.

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2. IF NO ONESCOMESAFTERYOUEXERCISES
YOURTECHNIQUE,
WHEELBACKINSIDEANDCHECKFORANY MISTAKESOR OVER
LOADS.BE ALERT.

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1. IN THEEVENTOFA MALFUNCTION, THEHOLDER

& KICKERWILLYELL''FIRE,
FIRE!''

INTERIORLINEMENMUSTBE ALERTTO STAYON

THEL.O.S.. CONTINUE
TO BLOCKAREA,SINCE
THISWILL PROBABLYBE A FORWARDPASS.

3. THEHOLDEROR KICKERWILLFIELDTHEBALL
ANDROLLRIGHTOR LEFTWITHA RUN/PASS
OPTION.THEONETHATDOESN'THAVETHE
BALLWILLBLOCK.

WINGS& ENDSWILLRUNTO THEIRDESIGNATED

AREAS.WORKTOWARDTHE BALL CARRIERTO
THE OPENAREA AND WAVEYOURARMS. IF YOU
AREONTHEBAGKSIDESTAYPUT,THEBALL
MAYGOMEBACKTO YOU.
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PHILOSOPHY
*HAVE AROCKET UP YOURASS!''

OURPHILOSOPHY BEHINDOURP.A.T.AND FIELDGOAL BLOCKIS THAT OF CONSISTENT

PRESSURE.WE WILL LET THE KICKING TEAM KNOW WE ARE THERETO PUT ALL-OUT
PRESSUREON THE KICKER,WE MUST STILL COVERALL RECEIVERSAND HAVE SOMEONE
RESPONSIBLEFORCONTAINMENT.

, HUDDLE: STRONGSAFETY- COUNTS11MEN (COIINT YOURSELF)

MAKE THE HUDDLECALL. (SAY IT TWICE)
EXAMPLE:CRASHRT. CRASHRT _ READY... BREAK!

TECHNIQUES: STANCE: ..ROCKET" . A SPRINTERS3-POINTSTANCE.BUTT

SHOULDBE HIGH WITH ALL YOUR WEIGHTFORWARDON 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 FROM BEINGOFFSIDES).
OUTSIDEMEN CHECKFOROFFSIDES.
END MEN ON LOS: MAKE SUREEVERYONEIS ALIGNED ONSIDES.

KEYS & READS: KEY ONLY THE BACK TIP OF THE BALL.
READ PRE-SNAP KEYS FROMSNAPPER.DOESHE 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 STRUCTURING ANY TYPEOF BLOCK IT IS IMPERATIVETO RECOGNIZETHE
TYPEOF PROTECTIONBEINGUSEDBY 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 PROTECTIONAREASOF OUR OPPONENTS.WE
WLL ALWAYS TRY AND OVERLAPAREAS IN ORDERTO GET A 2 ON 1
PROTECTION PROBLEMFORAN OPPONENT.WE WILL ALSO WORK TO GET AT
LEAST 1 PENETRATOR.

A. INSIDEBLOCK:
THIS BLOCK SCHEMEIS DESIGNEDTO PUT AS MUCH
PRESSURE AS POSSIBLEIN THE MOSTCzuTICALAREA OF PROTECTION.
MOREP.A.T./FIELDGOALSARE BLOCKEDINSIDETHAN OFFTHE
CORNER.THE CONCEPTOF THE INSIDEBLOCK IS TO GETENOUGH
VERTICALPUSHTO GET IN THE TRAJECTORYOF THE KICK.

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THIS TECHNIQUE CAN BE USEDANYPLACE ALONG THE FRONT

BLOCK POINT - NO PUSH

L.O.S. 2YDS TRAJECTORY OF KICK

1. THE MOST IMPORTANTPOINTHEREIS THAT WE GET

PENETRATION. TO DO THIS WE MUST GAIN PHYSICAL
LEVERAGEON THE PROTECTORS (PAD-LINDER.PAD).AFTER
HITTING THE PROPERLEVERAGEIT IS IMPORTANTTO
INITIATE VERTICALAND UPWARDPUSHON THE PROTECTORS.
GET HANDSUP! MOSTBLOCKSCOMEFROMTHE INSIDE.
OUTSIDEBLOCK
THE THEORYBEHINDTHIS BLOCK IS TO ESTABLISH,BY ALIGNMENT,A
NUMERICALADVANTAGEAND STRATEGICALLYPLACEBLOCKERSIN
THE INNERMOSTAREA OF THE INSIDEGAP. BY DOINGTHIS WE WILL
HOPEFULLYFREEAN INSIDERUSHEROR CAUSETHE PROTECTORS TO
BLOCK FARTHERTO THE INSIDETHAN THEY WANT, THERBY
SHORTENINGTHE CORNERAND ALSO THE DISTANCEOUROUTSIDE
RUSHER(SKINNER)HAS TO GO TO THE BLOCK POINT. EVEN IF WE
DON'T BLOCK IT, THIS CAN BE A GREATBOTHERTO THE KICKER BY
GETTINGINTO HIS VISION.

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I. BY DOINGTHIS WE HAVE PUT THE WING IN A POSITION

WHEREHE HAS TO BLOCK2 RUSHERS.THE KEY TO THIS
OUTSIDERUSHIS SPEEDAND TECHNIQUE. THE 2*OMAN
(CRASHER)WILL "JUMP'THE D-GAPBETWEENTHE TIGHT
END AND THE WING.

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2. THE SKINNERMUST BE TIGHT OFFTHE HIP OF THE WING.
AS THE WINGBLOCKSHISOUTSIDEHIP WILL MOVE. ADJUST
YOUR PATHAND GETYOUR SHOULDERUNDERHIS ARMS AS
YOU FLATTEN OUT TO THE BLOCK POINT. MAKE IT A SHARP
ANGLE. GETYOUROUTSIDEARM OVERTHE BLOCK POINT,
ALwAYS.........
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