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Coach Joe,

We motion the slot on all run plays (all pass plays are on first sound). Slot backs are taught to get their head, trailing shoulder, and 'cut' foot and leg infront of the DE / OLB. Because the Slot does not line up in the Free Blocking Zone, he cannot clip or cut. *note* We only need the crack on sweep, the FB kicks out on power, and the DE is left alone on Option. All plays away the slot blocking rules are 1) crack DE, 2) crack OLB, 3) find FS. This puts the DE in a quandry. Once we get into his head, we own him.

We practice religiously against a 4-3, 4-4, and 5-3. If you roll out a 5-2, or something else without OLBs - BONUS...Everyone gets to come down and in on the MLB(s).

Our philosophy is to get to the 'edge'. Not outside, not inside. We believe the 'edge' is where defensive personnel are fundamentally in conflict. HS OLBs are generally too small to play inside, and/or too slow to play in the secondary. Same goes for HS DEs, too small to be inside, and/or too slow to stand up. Is this a correct analysis 100% of the time? NO. Is it a correct analysis 90% of the time? Maybe. maybe not. But, here in SoCal, in order to win a CIF championship, you must play 14 games, but realistically only have to win ~66% of them (It is a fair assumption that at least 2 out of 3 defenses faced will exhibit these short comings). So our ground attack is based on controlling and exploiting the edge.

Coach G