Special Teams
Special Teams
Cadence
Color, #, Color, #, Set
Holder flash hand to center when ready
Center will snap when he is ready
X T G C G T Y
F Z
X T G C G T Y
F Z
X T G C G T Y
F Z
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Punt Team
Cadence
Protection, Protection, Set Rose/Linda = Right/Left
Punter flash hand to center when Oscar, Roger, Leo = Fake Pass
Center will snap when he is ready Tom, Left, Right = Fake Run
X T G C G T Z
H Y
X T G C G T Z
H Y
X T G C G T Z
H Y
3
# Right/# Left = Sweep Right/Left
Punter Carries the ball
X, Z = inside release to crack
LG, C, RG = if uncovered backside shoulder, then pull
Everyone Reach to Right/Left
X T G C G T Z
H Y
# Oscar = Outs
Same protection as 6 – Man: center goes to A-gap defender
X, Z = Inside Release to slant
H, Y = Inside Release to out
P = Pocket Pass
X T G C G T Z
H Y
X T G C G T Z
H Y
4
Kickoff Team
Deep Right/Middle/Left
C = Contain 1,2,3 = Lanes
R = Runner K = Safety
K
C R 3 2 1 1 2 3 R C
Onside
C = Contain don’t allow return away from onside
F = Free go to ball, and watch for bounce
K = Safety kick and fall back in case of return
S = Smashers take out front row of hands team
L = Leapers leap up in air and recover onside kick
L L L
K
S S S S S S C
5
Field Goal Block Team
Alignment
T, E, F, $ = Head up on G, T, Y W, S = Stacked behind E
C = Outside Shoulder of W M = head up on C
W M S
C F E T T E $ C
Y T G C G T Y
W W
K
Cover
T = Shoot A-gap F, $ = Cover Y
E = Shoot B-gap W, S = Cover H
C = Cover W M = Cover K
3 4 3
1 2 E T T E 5 6
2 T G C G T 5
1 6
3
4
Block Middle
T = Shoot A-gap M = Leap at LOS
W, S = Shoot B-gap F, $ = Cover Y
E = Shoot C-gap C = Cover W
W M S
1 2 E T T E 3 4
2 T G C G T 3
1 4
H
K
6
Block Right
LE = Shoot B-gap F = Shoot D-gap
LT = Shoot A-gap RC = Outside Rush
W, M = Shoot A-Gap S = Cover H
RT = Shoot B-gap $ = Cover Y
RE = Shoot C-gap LC = Cover W
W M 1
C F E T T E 2 3
Y T G C G T 2
W 3
K
Block Left
RE = Shoot B-gap $ = Shoot D-gap
RT = Shoot A-gap LC = Outside Rush
S, M = Shoot A-Gap W = Cover H
LT = Shoot B-gap F = Cover Y
LE = Shoot C-gap RC = Cover W
3 M S
1 2 E T T E $ C
2 T G C G T Y
1 W
K
Gamble
Everyone Shoot inside Gap W, M, S = Leap at LOS
W M S
C F E T T E $ C
Y T G C G T Y
W W
K
7
Punt Return Team
Alignment
T = 2i C = Inside shade of B
E=5 U = 20 yards
W, S = 7 R = 35 yards
M = Over center
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
8
Return Middle
T, E, W, S = Engage G, T, W C = Bump B and force past R
o Force outside hash U = Catch punt if short
M = Wait for C to release o Lead up middle of field
o Engage C & force to hash o Engage first man through
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
9
Return Left
W, RE = Release at snap M = Wait for C to release
o Get to opposite hash o Engage C & force to right
o Peel to middle C = Bump B and force past R
T, LE, S = Engage G, T, W U = Catch punt if short
o Force to right o Lead to left
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
10
Return Right
S, LE = Release at snap M = Wait for C to release
o Get to opposite hash o Engage C & force to left
o Peel to middle C = Bump B and force past R
T, RE, W = Engage G, T, W U = Catch punt if short
o Force to left o Lead to right
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
11
Block Middle
T = Shoot A-gap W, S, E = Engage W, T
M, U = Shoot B-gap o Force outside hash
C = Bump B and force past R R = Catch & return middle
M U
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
12
Block Left
LT = Shoot A-gap C = Bump B and force past R
M = Shoot B-gap RT, RE, W = Engage G, T, W
LE, U = Shoot C-gap o Force left
S = Shoot D-gap R = Catch & return right
M U
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
13
Block Right
RT = Shoot A-gap C = Bump B and force past R
M = Shoot B-gap LT, LE, S = Engage G, T, W
RE, U = Shoot C-gap o Force right
W = Shoot D-gap R = Catch & return left
U M
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
14
Gamble
M, U = Shoot A-gap W, S = Shoot D-gap
T = Shoot B-gap C = Bump B and force past R
E = Shoot C-gap R = Catch and Return
M U
C W E T T E S C
B T G C G T B
W W
15
Kickoff Return Team
Alignment
Count the kickoff team from left to W = 20 yards from ball
right o On #’s
o Exclude K F = 25 yards from ball
T, G, C = 10 yards from ball o Between hash and #’s
o C = Middle of field R = 5 yard line
o G = Hash o Hash
o T = Inside numbers
T G C G T
W W
F F
R R
Return Middle
W, T, G, C = Middle Wedge R = Catch if ball comes to you
F = Block Runners o Lead up wedge if ball away
K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
T G C G T
W W
1 0
R R
16
Return Right
RW, RT, RG, C = Wedge Right LW = 3
o Pick up 6, 7, 8 F = Block Runners
LG = 5 R = Catch if ball comes to you
LT = 4 o 9 if ball goes away
K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
4 5 C G T
3 W
1 0
9 9
Return Left
LW, LT, LG, C = Wedge Left RW = 8
o Pick up 3, 4, 5 F = Block Runners
RG = 6 R = Catch if ball comes to you
RT = 7 o 2 if ball goes away
K
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
T G C 6 7
W
8
1
0
2 2
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