field goal kick alignment

dcladwell Member Posts: 75	field goal kick alignment Sept 30, 2004 6:56:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dcladwell on Sept 30, 2004 6:56:17 GMT When the ball is on a hash, would you align more players on the field side becuase of the angle of the kick? Example:left hash T T T C T T T T U U H K

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field goal kick alignment Sept 30, 2004 7:41:29 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Sept 30, 2004 7:41:29 GMT

Coach,

If I were coaching against you, I would merely overload the side you have less players on, no matter where the ball is placed. To be certain the defense is going to be more compressed to the boundary side in your example, but to me that is totally irrelevant. I'm going to bring the heat from where you have the most vulnerability, and in your example that is the boundary side. My answer to your question is no.

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field goal kick alignment Dec 14, 2004 13:27:11 GMT

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Post by Coach GWC on Dec 14, 2004 13:27:11 GMT

We ALWAYS attack a Field Goal from a hash mark from the wide side of the field, i.e., the flight path of the ball.

Our #1 thought is that we only want to attempt to block a GOOD kick, not one that would be a miss anyway.

Most kicks are NOT blocked off the tee, they are blocked about 2-3 feet from the tee or at the LOS at worst. Therefore we attack from the wide side. We have had very few successful Field Goals kicked against since using this philosophy the last 7 years. We have had many missed Field Goals going outside the shortside upright due to we think the pressure we bring from the wide side.

It just works for us.

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field goal kick alignment Jan 3, 2005 12:14:02 GMT

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Post by splitveer on Jan 3, 2005 12:14:02 GMT

Coach,
If you do use the overshift, I would have the holder placing the ball down behind the Overload Guard. If not you are allowing someone to attack a side with less people. I have never used an overshft in my years of playing or coaching. If your snap hold and kick are fast enough, there is no need for the overshift. Plus now your making your players think. Use the KISS method.

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Post by dcladwell on Sept 30, 2004 6:56:17 GMT

Post by TIGER ONE on Sept 30, 2004 7:41:29 GMT

Post by Coach GWC on Dec 14, 2004 13:27:11 GMT

Post by splitveer on Jan 3, 2005 12:14:02 GMT

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