QB COACHING TIPS

Coaches,

Are you getting anything out of these tips? Would you like me to keep them coming or do you want to go in another direction? Please let me hear from you.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Just a fan,

It is no problem for me, just was wondering if anyone is actually reading them. I don't mind doing it at all. I'll take a break for a week or so and wait to hear if the coaches want me to continue or not. If I don't hear from them, I will just drop it and we will discuss other things. Thanks for your input.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

GIT,

THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT. I'LL PUT YOUR REPLY IN THE "KEEP THEM COMING" COLUMN.


Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

WILL DO MIKE. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT.

Coach easton-TIGER ONE

Jerry - these are GREAT! Keep them coming.

TIP # 24


STAYING WITH A "TAGGED" RECEIVER


Coach your QB's to ALWAYS stay with a tagged receiver as long as is possible before going to another receiver. The reason we do this is simply because the tagged receiver has been chosen to run a specific route that will help us by the assistants in the box or on the sidelines who have seen something that should net us a nice gain on the play, PROVIDED THE QB CAN GET HIM THE BALL.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

TIP # 26


MAKING YOUR QB PROFICIENT AT MAKING ALL THE THROWS


It is imperative, when training a young QB, that he must be coached to make all the basic throws. These are the routes you must always include:

1. OUT CUT 10. DIG
2. REGULAR SLANT 11. SQUARE IN
3. QUICK SLANT 12. WHIP
4. CURL
5. POST
6. POST CORNER
7. GO
8. FADE
9. STOP

Each route has it's own "mechanics" that must be employed when throwing the ball with accuracy. The placement of the ball always is based on where is the defender set up against your receiver. For example if the DB is set up on your receivers INSIDE, the ball will be thrown over the OUTSIDE shoulder of the receiver. On an inside route we throw the ball at belt level and not higher to avoid a carom off the hands and ends up being an interception. On a 3 step drop route, such as an out cut, the QB is coached to take three short choppy steps and fire. On a 3 step drop inbreaking route, he is coached to take 3 regular steps to allow for the play to develope. It is these kind of things that a real QB coach knows and insists that his proteges learn them from the git go.

Coach Easton

TIP # 27


RUNNING THE "HURRY UP" OR "2 MINUTE DRILL" OFFENSE


Your QB must understand the absolute necessity for his being responsible for the success of the hurry up.
By his actions, he must display a sense of URGENCY to his team mates to get back to the LOS and get the next play off!!! Now, understand me, there is a BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING HURRIED AND BEING QUICK. He must be QUICK, not HURRIED! HURRIED WILL FORCE MISTAKES THAT CAN COST YOU THE GAME IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS WHILE QUICK WILL GO A LONG WAY IN MAKING YOU A WINNER. Coach him up in the fine art of knowing the difference!!!

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

great stuff Tiger.nice how even though you sound like you've become a 3X2 pass happy guy that you include just as many tips on option for us option guys.you seem very keen and smart on the option stuff. what made you switch so dramitically or do you still throw some option stuff in there?

TIP FOR TODAY, TIP # 29, WAS POSTED IN ERROR ON THREAD ABOVE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. CHECK IT OUT.

Coach Esaton-TIGER ONE

Hi Coach
Just found out that the team that I'm helping out with is big on the option. I'll be re-reading your stuff...
Your tips are greatttt but the QB stuff is priceless ... BEST COACH

TIP # 30

TEACHING YOUR QB TO READ DEFENSES


Today I want to talk about helping your QB get started right on how to read the defense to make your passing game successful.

Let's list the basics first in order to build a solid foundation as we go along on this topic:

1. Immediately after breaking the huddle and approaching the LOS, locate the FS.
2. Locate the SS.
3. Locate the Mike LB.

* These 3 player's will tell you in the PSL what you need to know, and if they stay with what they are showing you in the PSL, what you can expect after the snap.

4. Most often, we read from top to bottom and from the inside out, or outside in depending upon the pattern your receivers are running.
5. Do not look short and then look long. Your eyes focus better looking long and then short. That is why we read from top to bottom.
6. When reading ZONE coverages, we read the defender and not the receiver, as he will give away the void in his coverage area by his own movement. The void in the zone is where the receiver will be trying to reach and he will expect the ball to be there when he arrives. To simplify, coach your QB to throw to the area the DEFENDER IS COMING FROM, NOT WHERE HE IS HEADED.

7. IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THAT YOUR QB BE COACHED TO KNOW WHERE HIS RECEIVER'S WILL BE AT ALL TIMES IN THEIR ROUTES AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, TO KNOW WHERE THE ROUTE IS TO FINISH AND THE CATCH TO BE MADE. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH MORE TOMORROW.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

TIP # 31

HOW TO DISCERN IF COVERAGE IS MAN OR ZONE IN THE PSL


Alignment and motion are the tried and true methods for doing this. If the CB's are rolled up on the wideouts with inside leverage, and looking only at the receiver, chances are pretty good they are in MAN coverage. If you send a man in motion, AND A DEFENDER GOES WITH HIM, here again this indicates man coverage scheme.

If the CB's are sitting off 5-7 yds on the outside shoulder of the X receiver and 7-9 yds on the outside shoulder of the split Y receiver, AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE QB, it is a good indicator of ZONE coverage.

But, in this day and time of DISGUISING THE DEFENSIVE LOOKS IN THE PSL, we have grown accustomed to using other methods. Remember yesterdays tip about reading the two safties and the Mike backer? This is what we do mainly today and place very little time paying attention to the CB's.

The alignment in the PSL of these 3 will alert us to know what is coming. Let's get to the mechancis of your QB's reading the defense: SCAN YOUR FORMATION FOR UNCOVERED RECEIVERS. IF YOU SEE SOME, LOOK FOR UNCOVERED CHECK. LOCATE THE FS (WEAK SAFETY) IN THE PSL. THE FS IS ALWAYS THE ONE ON THE LEFT HASH AS THE QB LOOKS DOWN FIELD. THE SS SAFETY IS ALWAYS ON THE RIGHT FROM A QB'S PERSPECTIVE, WHEN LOOKING AT A BASE COVER 2. IF THE FS IS LOW, CHECK OTHER KEYS FOR COVER 0. IF FS IS HIGH CHECK OTHER KEYS FOR COVER # 1 OR COVER # 3 ( THIS APPLIES WHEN ONLY ONE SAFETY IS DEEP). IF THERE ARE 2 SAFTIES AND THEY ARE BOTH LOW, CHECK OTHER KEYS FOR COVER 0. IF BOTH SAFTIES ARE HIGH, CHECK KEYS FOR COVER # 2, COVER # 2 MAN, OR COVER 4 (QUARTERS) IF THERE ARE TWO STAGGARD SAFTIES, (ONE HIGH, ONE LOW) CHECK KEYS FOR COVER # 1/ROBBER OR COVER # 3/ROBBER.

*** This reading systems works equally well from up under or in the gun***

That is enough for today. Digest it thoroughly and tomorrow we will get deeper into the mechcanics of reading the defense. We can't mature your QB with a weak foundation, he must KNOW this stuff and not guess.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

JUST A FAN,

THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES. BY READING AS I HAVE OUTLINED, THIS WILL LET HIM KNOW IF HE CAN BE EXPECTING A BLITZ OR WHATEVER ELSE CAN AFFECT THE RUNNING PLAY, AS WELL AS, THE PASS PLAY. THE DL ALIGNMENT IS NOT NEARLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SECONDARY, SAFTIES AND MIKE BACKER IN DERTERMING WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT ON THE SNAP.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE