Spread plays

Coach--

What are some good drills that you use to teach the blocking concepts? I have heard some coaches talk about not worrying about putting lbs in the drill and others that do. Which do you prefer and why? Do you also do the covered and uncovered terminology? Thanks in advance

Coach Rinne:

In direct response to your questions: Yes I do put LB's in our throwing drills for the most part. Why have your guys practice without them, are they going to disappear on game night, I don't think so. That is my reason for using them.

Yes, we utilize the covered and uncovered rules for QB's development, receivers development, and for OL development. In my 3 x 2 5 wide receivers formation, or any other spread formation we happen to be in, the QB's job is to locate any uncovered receiver in the PSL and on the snap, get him the ball! Uncovered in that situation is to have the defender playing 7 yds off. The receiver is under the same rules and he reads it in the PSL as well and knows rather to hitch back to the QB and take the thow if the guy is 7 yds or more off of him, or to release into the patten on the snap.

Covered or uncovered rules apply to our OL in this manner: To be COVERED IS TO BE CONSIDERED BIG
AND THAT MEANS BEING COVERED BY A DL. TO BE UNCOVERED AND NOT BIG, IS TO NOT BE COVERED BY A DL, BUT RATHER BY A LB IN HIS NORMAL PSL POSITION. Hopes this helps as it is what I have used for a lot of years.

Coach Easton