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MG

ame

Pla

n vs

. Cov

er 0

-1-2

-3

High

Scho

ol C

oach

es G

ame

Plan

vs.

Cov

er –

0C

over

– 1

Cov

er –

2C

over

– 3

Kee

p it

Sim

ple!

A Hig

h Sch

ool C

oach

es G

ame P

lan

COVERAGES

•O

ne o

f the

mos

t im

porta

nt th

ings

a g

ood

pass

ing

quar

terb

ack

need

s to

kno

w is

how

to re

ad c

over

age'

s. B

ut it

is a

lso

one

of th

e m

ost u

nder

taug

ht p

arts

of h

igh

scho

ol fo

otba

ll. •

The

first

thin

g yo

u ha

ve to

lear

n is

the

diffe

rent

type

s of

cov

erag

e's.

5 B

asi

c C

ove

rages

0 –

Man

–

M

an b

y al

l def

ensi

ve b

acks

N

o FS

1 –

Free

Man

-

Man

by

both

cor

ners

and

S

S b

ut th

e FS

is p

layi

ng

zone

2 –

Two

Dee

p Zo

ne –

Saf

ety’

s on

the

hash

and

cor

ners

are

5 to

10

yard

s de

ep

in z

one

5 B

asi

c C

ove

rages

2 M

an –

Tw

o de

ep z

one

by th

e

safe

ties

and

man

on

the

co

rner

s3

– Th

ree

Dee

p Zo

ne –

Bot

h co

rner

s an

d

free

saf

ety

are

deep

.

BO

X D

.E.L

.

•M

en in

box

•D

epth

of c

orne

rs•

Eye

s of

the

defe

nsiv

e ba

cks

•Le

vera

ge o

f def

ensi

ve b

acks

The

box

is T

ackl

e to

Tac

kle

from

10

yds.

Pas

t the

LO

S a

ndba

ck.

The

box

can

shift

righ

t or l

eft d

epen

ding

on

the

mid

dle

of th

e fie

ld o

r the

has

hes.

QB

BOX

10yds

10yds

RE

AD

TH

E B

OX

•If

ther

e is

a s

afet

y in

the

box

the

defe

nse

is e

ither

3-D

eep

or M

an F

ree.

•If

ther

e is

no

safe

ty in

the

box

the

defe

nse

is e

ither

Tw

o D

eep

or M

an.

DE

PT

H O

F C

OR

NE

RS

•C

heck

the

dept

h of

the

corn

ers

•If

the

corn

ers

are

8 or

mor

e ya

rds

deep

ther

e co

vera

ge is

mos

t lik

ely

a ty

pe o

fzo

ne, b

ut if

they

are

up

tight

it is

mos

tlik

ely

that

they

are

in a

type

of m

anco

vera

ge.

EY

ES

OF

DE

F. B

AC

KS

•If

the

defe

nsiv

e ba

cks

have

thei

r ey

es o

nth

e re

ceiv

er th

en y

ou k

now

they

are

inso

me

type

of m

an c

over

age.

•If

thei

r ey

es a

re o

n th

e qu

arte

rbac

k yo

ukn

ow it

is a

type

of z

one.

LEV

ER

AG

E O

F D

EF.

BA

CK

S•

An

outs

ide

leve

rage

by

the

defe

nsiv

eba

cks

on a

rec

eive

r po

ints

to z

one

cove

rage

. •

An

insi

de o

r he

ad-u

p le

vera

ge p

oint

s to

man

.

Cov

er 3

- Zo

ne

QB

CO

VE

R 3

– T

HR

EE

DE

EP

C

BSS

FS

C

STR

ENG

THS

:

•3-D

eep

Sec

ond

ary

•Ru

n S

up

por

t

WEA

KN

ESS

:

•Cu

rl F

lat

Are

a

•Flo

od R

outs

•Fou

r V

erti

cals

•Mid

dle

of

the

Fiel

dS

hor

t G

ame

Rou

tes

vs. C

over

– 3

Can

be

calle

d in

hud

dle

or o

n th

e L.

O.S

.

1.3

Step

Pas

sing

Gam

e2.

Bubb

le S

cree

n3.

Verti

cals

4.C

url –

Fla

t Com

bina

tion

5.Sp

rint o

ut G

ame

QB

3 S

tep

– C

rea

te 2

on

1vs

. C

ove

r -

3

C

BD

FS

C

•Qu

ick

ou

t- H

itch

Co

mb

o

•Yo

u h

ave

a 2

on

1 s

tro

ng

and

wea

k

HR

5 yd

s5

yds

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 3

C

BD

FS

C

All

Hit

ch C

ombo

•Yo

u h

ave

A 2

on

1 S

tro

ng

HR

5 yd

s5

yds

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 3

C

BD

FS

C

Bu

bble

Scr

een

•Rea

d R

or

H

•Cra

ck o

n B

ase

HR

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 3

C

BD

FS

C

vert

ical

s•R

ead

FS

•2 o

n 1

vs.

FS

•Use

mu

ltip

le f

orm

atio

ns

•Au

tom

atic

cal

l wh

en b

all i

sin

th

e m

idd

le o

f fi

eld

HR

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 3

C

BD

FS

C

Cu

rl –

Fla

t C

ombo

•Rea

d S

tro

ng

or

wea

kfo

r 2

on

1

HR

5 yd

s

8 yd

s

12 y

ds

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 3

C

BD

FS

C

Sp

rin

t o

ut,

Co

meb

ack

– F

lag

Co

mb

o

Rea

d R

. fo

r C

om

ebac

k o

r Fl

ag s

it d

ow

n

HR

1012

10 y

ds

5yds

QB

CO

VE

R 2

– T

WO

DE

EP

C

B

SSFS

C

STR

ENG

THS

:

•Fiv

e u

nd

ern

eath

cove

rag

e p

layi

ng

zon

e

•Ab

ilit

y to

dis

rup

tre

leas

e of

ou

tsid

e re

c.

•Fla

t C

over

age

WEA

KN

ESS

:

•Dee

p c

over

age

vsFa

de

& D

eep

Mid

dle

•Ru

n s

up

por

t vs

. R

un

5 i

n t

he

box

.

•Bac

k C

over

age

Cov

er 2

- Zo

ne

Cov

er 2

- M

an

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 2

C

BD

FS

C

Fade

•Rea

d Sa

fety

on

th

e h

ash

HR

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 2

C

BD

FS

C

Smas

h•W

ith

RB

up

the

seam

or

wit

hou

t

•Rea

d sa

fety

on

th

e h

ash

HR

10 y

ds

22 y

ds

5 yd

s

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 2

C

BD

FS

C

HI-

LO

•Rea

d ro

lled

up

CB

for

Fla

t or

Dee

p ou

t

•vs.

man

– lo

ok t

o R

B

HR

15 y

ds15

yds

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 2

C

BD

FS

C

Zig-

Zag

with

mot

ion

•Rea

d ro

lled

up

CB

for

Zig

-Zag

or

flai

r

• vs.

man

– R

B is

a g

ood

choi

ce

HR

QB

vs.

Co

ver

- 2

C

BD

FS

C

Cro

ss -

Wh

eel

•Rea

d u

nde

r to

Dig

•Cat

ch F

S Ju

mpi

ng

Dig

– y

ou g

ot w

hee

l

HR

Rub

QB

CO

VE

R 1

– F

RE

E M

AN

CB

SS

FS

C

STR

ENG

THS

:

•Hel

p i

n m

idd

le o

f fi

eld

•Tig

ht

Cov

erag

e

•Pas

s R

ush

WEA

KN

ESS

:•N

o U

nd

ern

eath

Hel

p•

Cro

ssin

g R

oute

s•

Pic

k R

oute

s•

Bre

akin

g R

oute

s•P

lay

Act

ion

Pas

s

Cov

er 1

– M

an F

ree

QB

vs.

Co

ver

1 -

Ma

n F

ree

CB

D

FS

C

1.3

Step

Gam

e

2.V

erti

cals

3.C

ross

ing

Rou

tes

4.Sp

rin

t-ou

t C

omeb

ack

-Fl

ag

HR

QB

0 C

OV

ER

AG

E -

MA

N

CB

SSFS

C

STR

ENG

THS

:

•Pas

s R

ush

- P

ress

ure

Def

ense

•Can

Ru

sh 6

– B

litz

Pac

kag

e

•Tig

ht

Cov

erag

e

WEA

KN

ESS

:

•No

Un

der

nea

th H

elp

•C

ross

ing

Rou

tes

•P

ick

Rou

tes

•B

reak

ing

Rou

tes

•No

one

in m

idd

le o

ffi

eld

– D

eep

Pos

t

0 - M

an

Cov

er 0

– M

anFu

ll Bl

itz in

side

or o

utsi

de

0 –

Man

Out

side

Pre

ssur

e

1.3

Ste

p ga

me

2.Q

uick

Run

ning

Gam

e

0 –

Man

Insi

de P

ress

ure

1.

Spr

int –

Out

Gam

e2.

3 S

tep

Gam

e –

Pro

tect

A-G

ap o

ut

Sta

rt fro

m a

bas

e pa

ckag

e on

how

to re

ad a

nd a

ttack

cove

rage

s……

.

And

You

Will

Be

Suc

cess

ful!

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