Whitehall College Teaching Coverage Recognition

Teaching Coverage Recognition

Pre-Snap Reads From the moment the offensive huddle breaks until the ball is snapped, there is an opportunity to gain an enormous amount of information regarding the defensive intentions. This 8-10 second window window involves a whirlwind of activity, activity, and having a good idea what the defense will do pre-snap greatly increases our chances to run a successful play. play. We will begin begin to teach you what what to look for, and what these these various bits of information tell us.

If the quarterback has a clear picture of what the defense is doing before the snap, his decisions will will be MUCH easier to make. Also, his training training for certain situations situations will kick in……since he's SEEN these things in practice, and can make the right decisions. We will train train our QB's to go through the following following checklist checklist before every play: he will become confident confident in that he will be following following a certain ROUTINE ROUTINE before every play…..much like it's a routine to tie his shoes.

Pre-Snap Checklist 1.

Get up to the line and get your hands under center  immediately. (If in gun, gun, 5 yards deep with right foot slightly slightly forward). Defenses will sometimes move and adjust. But, the threat of a quick snap will make them get set.

2.

As you arrive under center, look for a FS in the deep middle. If there, this indicates Cover 1 or Cover Cover 3. If 2 safeties safeties deep, this indicates indicates Cover Cover 2 or Cover 4. If there are no safeties safeties in deep middle, you have have Cover 0. Expect a blitz blitz situation. situation.

Pre-Snap Checklist (continued) 3.

Look to CBs for for zone/man indicators. If CBs have outside leverage and and are looking looking at you, this is zone. If they have inside leverage and are looking at the receivers, this is man to man. m an.

4.

Make sure all wide receivers are "covered down", with a defender in in close proximity. proximity. If not, you have an an Uncovered Uncovered Throw opportunity. 5.

If running play, mentally rehearse your steps to the hand-off.

6.

If passing play, locate your read player, but don't STARE at him.

Safety Indicators FS

Coverage??

FS

SS

Coverage??

Coverage??

CB Indicators C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Identifying Coverage's

S a f e t y In d ic a t o r s

N o S a f e t ie s

C B s in s i d e w it h e ye s o n W R Cover 0 ( E x p e c t B lit z )

O n e S a fe ty

C B s in s i d e w it h e ye s o n W R Cover 1

C B s o u t s id e w it h e y es o n Q B Cover 3

T w o S a f e t ie s

C B s s h a llo w w it h eyes on Q B Cover 2

C B s d e e p e r w ith e y es o n Q B Cover 4

Pass Zones

Deep Left

Left Flat

Deep Middle

Left Curl

Left Hook

Right Hook

Deep Right

Right Curl

Right Flat

Cover 3 vs. Pro FS C B

B T

SS

B N

T

E

C

Cover 3 vs. Doubles FS C B

B E

T

SS

B T

E

C

Cover 3 vs. Trey FS C

C

B E

B T

T

B E

SS

Cover 1 vs. Pro FS

C

B

B T

SS

B N

T

E

C

Cover 1 vs. Doubles FS

C

B

B E

T

B T

SS E

C

Cover 1 vs. Trey FS

B

C E

B T

T

E

B

SS

C

Cover 2 vs. Pro SS

FS

C

B

B T

N

B T

E

C

Cover 2 vs. Doubles SS

FS

B C

B

E

T

T

B E

C

Cover 2 vs. Trey SS

FS B C

E

T

B T

E

B

C

Cover 4 vs. Pro SS

FS

C

B

B T

N

B T

C E

Cover 4 vs. Doubles SS

FS C

C

B B

E

T

B T

E

Cover 4 vs. Trey FS

SS C

C

B E

T

B T

E

B

Cover 0 vs. Doubles

C

B

B

C

FS

SS E

T

N

T

E