Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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We've been teaching man coverage to our kids and everytime they turn when the WR turns, our DBs seperate from the WR. They either slow down when they're trying to feel for the WR or they fade in when they turn to look back for the ball.
My resolution to this problem was to drill the kids to stop trying to look for the ball when in man coverage.
1)Read the WR and allow no seperation. If seperation occurs, they have to close the gap.
2)See the receiver looking and getting ready to catch the ball, their hands go up with back of hands facing the WR. This is to give the look of going for the ball.
3) If WR jumps for the ball, jump late and thrust hands through his.
If the DB is "IN CONTROL" (hip to hip or arm's length away) LOOK FOR THE BALL (the key is to "LOOK & LEAN" (lean outside as you look inside) so seperation won't occurr between DB & WR.
If the DB is NOT in control (beaten deep) don't look for ball - sprint to WR & get your hands IN his hands when he looks & reaches for ball!
Post by frmrgriffinsafety on Sept 8, 2006 5:18:01 GMT
I teach the look and fade as well. If the DB is what I call "in phase", in the hip of the WR, he can look for the ball. If he's got separation or is trailing, I tell my kids not to look until they bust their butt to get in phase, then look. It takes a lot of drilling and repetition, but they will get it eventually. I tell my kids to use the sideline as an extra defender and they should keep leaning toward it to "persuade" the WR toward the sideline. Once they are leaning, they should keep leaning into the kid in order to not allow any separation at all. I tell them they shouldn't get an interference call for this and if they do, I'll probably be thrown out of the game. Just my thoughts.
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Coach when the DB makes his turn, he must be in phase with the receiver(by feeling his hip)...once he hears a ball call, he must look up and back for the ball....tell your kids that the head weighs about 13 pounds, so once he turns his head he will began to WEDGE into the receiver and knock his off course...:gift;