Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
RETURNOBJECTIVE
GIVETHEOFFENSEGOODFIELDPOSITION,TO RETURNEACHPI.INTA
RETURI{
MINUMUMOF 10YARDS.NET 33 YARDSPERPI.INT.
RETIJRNSPECIALISTS
FEARLESS,QI.NCKAND SHIFTYPIJNTRETURNERS
WHOHAVE SURE
HANDS,WHOCAN MAKE TACKLERSMISSAND ABLE USETHEIRBLOCKERS
TO FINDT}IE OPENFIELD.
TEAM
FASTOPENFIELDBLOCKERSWHOCANBLOCKMAN (HOLD-UP)ORZONE
BLOCKOBJECTIVE
TO BLOCKTHEPI.JNT,
GTVINGUSA TOUCHDOWN
ORGOODFIELD
POSITION.
COORDINATOR PERSONAL
FRONTLINEMEN:DB'S,WR'S,RB'S& LB'S
JAMMERS:DB'S
& WR'S
650-543-3763
fguidici@menlo.edu
THOUGHT PROCESSIN BLOCKING A PUNT:
PUNTBLOCK SPREAD
15YARDS PTNTER
rl l
PIJNTBLOCKED
l. Negrestman recoverball.
3d Down - Recover
4b Down - Recovsr L|.\
& Advance FH
I 2. Next man block opposite
coloredjersey.
10
9 Y.ARDS
I
BLOCKAREA
l. Stayonfeet
TIGHT
2. Elongaiebody
3. Takeball ofrfoot.
4. Block with hands
5. Volleyball block
6. Don't blink eyes
7. SideRusher:
Cross the box to
the opposite comer.
Xl E. Middle Rusher:
Run By Punter
6 YARDS DEEP to farcomcr.
PREP.POINT
L Seeball
2. Do not slow up
3. Adjustyourangleto
, atea.
...Blocking SHIELD
t . srance RusgBn
2. Keys / Reads
3 , Take-Off
Technique
COACHING POINTS FOR BLOCKING A PUNT A. IT IS BETTER.
TO GO INSIDEAND BE SHORTBECAUSEYOUCAN
ADruSTYOURSELF TO THEPUNTER,
5 . IF YOU GOPASTYOURLANDMARK, YOU WILL NOT BLOCKTHE PTINT,
"HAVE A ROCKET UP YOUR ASS''! 6 . AVOIDCOLLIDINGWITHTHEPI.JNTER.
A. ALIGNMENT: E. COURSEOFTHERUSHER:
I. IF YOUARERUSHINGFROMEITHERSIDE:
r. cRowD THEL.O.S.(CREDITCARD)WITHYOURDOWNHANDALWAYSIN FRONTOF
yOU FROMBErNc OFFSTDES). A. GO2 YARDSPASTTHELANDMARKTO THEOTHERSIDE.
YOURr{EAD. (THrSWrLL PREVENT
2. IF YOUARERUSHINGSTRAIGHTFROMPLNTERSIDE(A.GAP):
2. ALWAYSLOOKTHESAMEWHETHER WE GOFORA BLOCKORANY RETT.IRN.
A. NEVERTRY TO GOPASTTHE LANDMARK TO THE OTHERSIDE.
3. POSSIBLE
"STEM" MOVING AROUNDBEFOREIS SNAPPED, TO CONFUSE
B. GOOFFTO THESIDEOFTHEPUNTER'SFOOT."FLIPTHEHIPS"
PROTECTIONSCHEME.THISWILL BE CALLEDONTHESIDELINEBY
C. NEVERBE ON A DIRECTCOLLISIONCOURSEWITHHISBODY.
COACHORDONEBY GAMEPLAN.
F. TAKEOFF:
B. STANCE:
I. EXPLODEOUTOFYOURSTANCELOW.
I, TILTEDSLIGHTLYINWARD,NARROW WTH BUT'TUPANDAIL OFYOUR
WEIGHTFORWARD. DOWN}IANDISCI,?PED.OFFHANDISBACKANDUP. A. PUMPYOI.JRARMSLIKE A SPRINTER.
2. FIEALTOTOERELATIONSHIPWITHT}IEOUTSIDEFOOTBEINCUP, B. CHESTOVERTHIGHS
THISISNOTA TRADITIONALFOOTBALL STANCE! C, GETUPFIELDORVERTICAL.
3, ALWAYSLOOKTHESAMEWHETT{ER WEGOFORA BLOCKORANYRETURN. 2. DrPAND RrPTHRUTHEL.O,S.(BROOMS)
A. ROTATEYOURSHOULDERS AWAY FROMTHEBLOCKER,
C. KEYS&READS: PREVENTINGHIM FROMGETTINGA CLEANBLOCKON THE
CHESTPLATE.
I, STUDYTHESNAPPER PRIORTO THESNAP: 3. BENDTO THEBLOCKPOINT.
A. DOESHEHITCH?
B. DOESHE FLEXHISHANDS? G. BLOCKING TIIE PTJNT:
2. STUDYTHEPERSONEL PROTECTOR-
A. WHATAREHISINDICATORS BEFORETHEBALL IS SNAPPED? 1. ACCELERATE,SPRINTAND GETHANDSUPAT TT{ELASTSECOND
NO
B, LISTENAND KNOWTHECADENCE, HIGHERTHENYOURCHIN.
C, WHICHWAY IS HE TELLINGTHECENTERTO BLOCK? 3. PALMSAREDOWNAND THUMBSSHOULDBE TOGETHER.
D. LISTENFORAUDIBLES.,.. etc. (VOLLEYBALLBLOCK)
3, STUDYTHEMEN IN FRONTOFYOU:READTHEIREYESAND BODYLANCUACE, 4. LOOKATTHEBALL &KEEPYOUREYESOPEN.TAKETHEBALLOFF
4. WE MOVE Oi\tLY ON TTIE SNAPOF THE BALL! DO NOT ruMP AT ANY SUDDEN TOE.(USUALLYI TO 2 FEET)
THEPLTNTER'S
MOVEMENTORMOTIONBY ANYONEONTHE FRONTLINE ORWINGS. 5. IVEYERLEAVEYOURFEETORLAY OUTTO BLOCKA PUNT!ELONGATE
s. FocAL PoINr: BACK TIP OF THE BALL.
6. CROWD.KEY AND GETA JUMPON THEBALL. F. AFTER THE PUNT IS BLOCKED:
r
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PUNTBLOCK. BE IN AN ATTACK MODE!
A. ALIGNMENT:
I, CROWDTHE L.O.S.(CREDITCARD)WITH YOURDOWNHAND ALWAYS IN FRONT
YOURHEAD. (TI{IS WILL PREVENTYOU FROMBEINGOFFSIDES).
') ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME WHETHERWE GO FORA BLOCK OR ANY RETTJRN.
J. POSSIBLE(STEM' (MOVING AROUNDBEFORErS SNAPPED,TO CONFUSEPROTECTTON
SCTIEME.THIS WILL BE CALLED ON T}IE SIDELINEBY THE COACHOR DONE BY GAME PL
TIGHT
,t B. STANCE:
PPI
'r: | -r I. TILTED SLICHTLY INWARD, NARROWWITH BUTT UP AND ALL OF YOUR
f r LPBTTRVBT
WEIGHTFORWARD. DOWN HAND IS CTJPPED,OFFHAND IS BACK AND I.JP.
i T 1 2. FIEALTO TOE RELATIONSHIPWITH T}IE OUTSIDEFOOTBEING UP,
LE llr
t tl-Gti /iQ iI nF -ntr
l .he
r,
THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL FOOTBALL STANCE!
3. ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME WHET}IERWE GO FORA BLOCK OR ANY RETURN.
t \ I
1 2 3 4 5'6 7 8 g 1( C. KEYS&READS:
I. STUDYTIIE SNAPPER PRIORTO THE SNAP:
A. DOES}IE HITCH?
B. DOESHEFLEXHISHANDS?
2. STUDYTHEPERSONELPROTECTOR:
A, W}IAT ARE HIS INDICATORSBEFORETHE BALL IS SNAPPED?
B. LISTENANDKNOWTHECADENCE.
C. WHICH WAY IS HE TELLINC TI{E CENTERTO BLOCK?
D. LISTENFORAUDIBLES....etc.
SHIELD
* /f\*,
3. STLTDYTIIE MEN IN FRONTOF YOU; READ TfIEIR EYESAND BODY LANGUAGE.
4, WE MOVE OI\ILY ON THE, SNAP OF TIIE BALL! DO NOT JUMPAT ANY SUDDEN
MOVEMENTOR MOTION BY ANYONE ON TTIEFRONTLINE ORWINGS,
++ ,Fl/{\ + + +
5. FocAL PoINT: BACK TIP OF TIIE BALL.
6, CROWD. KEY AND GET A JIJMP ON THE BALL.
F. FINISH: l---l
t-
TO THE IIOUSE!
GET IT DONE! IT IS YOU VERSUSEIM, A CLASH-OF WILLS. TAKE pRrDE rN
KNOWING THAT YOT]RMAN WILL NEVER MAKE THE PLAY!
COACHING POINTS FOR PUNT RETURN
(WALL SCTTEMEBLOCKTNG) D. TAKEOFF: "HAVE A ROCKET UP YOURASS"!
(BRINGTT{EWALL TO THE BALL!"
1. EXPLODEOUT OFYOI.JRSTANCELOW.
2. PUMPYOURARMSLIKE A SPRINTER
3, GETUPFIELD
. MAKE IT LOOKLIKE A PLNT BLOCK.BE TNAN ATIACK MODE!
.TIME EQUALSYARDS"THELONGERWE FORCEOPPONENTS E. RELEASE/LANDMARK
. TO STAYIN THE
PROTECTIONMODE,THEMORECUSHIONOI.JRRETURNMAN GAINS. WECAIN FIELD I. DROPOFFCONSECTIVELY AND HEADTO YOURLANDMARK.
POSITIONFOREACHTENTHOFA SECONDWE FORCETHEPROTECTION TO BLOCK. . lsr MAN - poINT MAN - sET WALL oFF Trm RETURNER
. 2m MAN - 5 yARDs DIAcoNALLy oFF tsr MAN
. 3RDMAN - 5 yARDs DIAGoNALLYoFF 2NDMAN
A. ALIGITIMENT: . 4m MAN - 5 YARDSDtAcoNALLy oFF 3RDMAN
. 5tbMAN - 5 yARDs DIAGoNALLY oFF 4Tr{MAN
I, CROWDTHEL.O,S.(CREDITCARD)WITHYOURDOWNHANDALWAYSIN FRONT
OFYOURHEAD, (T}IISWLL PREVENTYOUFROMBEINGOFFSIDES). 2. SNAPYOUREYESON THE FEETTTIEMOSTDANGEROUSMAN (MDM) THAT
2, ALWAYSLOOKTHESAMEWHETHER WEGOFORA BLOCKORA}.IYRETURN. ATTEMPTSTO CROSSYOT]RFACETOWARDTHE RETURNER.
3. POSStsLE
"STEM'(MOVINC AROTNDBEFORE rSSNAPPED,
TOCONFUSE PROTECTTON r OPPOSITESHOULDERBLOCK- WHENYOU ARE2 STEPSAWAY,
SCHEME.THISWILLBECALLEDONTHESIDELINE BYCOACH ORDONEBYGAME 1. GATHERWITHPOSITTVE SHINANCLES
PLAN). 2. YELL (HEY' TO GETHIS ATTENTION.
3. PENDELUMPUNCH:HEADIN FRONTAND EYESUP.SQUEEZE
AND GRA
B. STANCE: 4. LOOKTHRUYOURTHUMBS(FRAMEIT UP)
5. POTNDTHEFEET"DON'T LEAVEYOURBUT'f BEHIND"
I. TILTED SLIGHTLY INWARD, NARROWWITH BUTT I,JPAND ALL OF YOUR ELBOWS AND ASSHOLES!
WEIGHTFORWARD.DOWNHAND IS CUPPED,OFFHAND IS BACK AND I.JP.
3. PROCEED TO DzuFTUPFIELDTOWARDTHEGOALLINE.
2, TIEALTO TOERELATIONSHIP WITH THE OUTSIDEFOOTBEINGUP.
THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAI FOOTEALLSTANCE!
3. ALWAYS LOOKT}IE SAMEWHETHERWE GO FORA BLOCKOR AI.IY RETURN. F. FINISH:
A. ALIGNMENT:
--_-rFrFt\r
=DFtr,l.,lFftr-
l. cRowDTHEL.O.S.(CREDITCARD)
2. KEEPSHOULDERS SQUARETO TT{EL.O,S, I l:=
3, SPLITTHE HITMAN'SCROTCHWITHYOUROUTSIDEFOOT.
4. ALIGN ON HIS INSIDEHALF.
B. STANCE:
: ufi rFF
I. "POSITTVESHINANGLES''_ HEALSUNDERARMPITS.TOESOUT AND ON T}IE INSIDEHALVES
OF YOURFEET,
2, KEEPSHOI.JLDERSAT A 45DEGREEANGLE,
Ert trAlulD-:
llf arf A
ru t-r
-T-
f:
L!.Jl 'd=
ffrl |l
- :
TO THE HOUSE!
GET IT DONE! rT rS YOU VERSUSEIM, A CLASH-OFWILLS. TAKE pRrDE rN
KNOWING THAT YOUR MAI\[ WILL NEVER MAKE THE PLAY!
|-I
--n-
tEl
V
PUNTRETURNDRILLS PUNTRETURN.
JlllFIr_DRtLLs(#1& #ro)
ROCKET DRILL VS SPREADPUNTHITIIE{
1. GETOFFSVSAIR
FITDRILL PROGRESSION
rrrr
SHADOWDRILL 1. RUNPATH
1. NUDGETHETRICEP& BETWEEN CP& V V1
wroEN. RETURNER.
2. FINISH.WHENHE 2. STICKBUTTOUT {_}
SETTLES 3. CUTOFFCP 1 \/.
FROMRETURNER.
TTTT SHADOWDRILL
rrl
1234 1. NUDGETHETRICEPANDWDEN.
. WHENHESEfiLES
2. FINISH
* MAYUSESCREENOUT
,],]J
J
\/
TECHNIQUE
1234
WALL.
3, GETOFF& FORM
WALLVS
DEFENDERS
MIRROR DRILL
1. HANDSBEHIND
,],]J
J
BACK.
2.KEEPEYESON
rP
'Y ro\
'*{r' VICEDRILL
A.INSIDERELEASE
CHESTTS. B. OUTSIDE
RELEASE
3. SHOOTHANDS
INSIDE.
4. RESETHANDS SPACEDRILL
5.WIOENFEET,SINK A. EYESONCHEST#S. vl u]
HIPS& STAYLOW, B. SHOOTHANDS
C, RESETHANDS
INSIDE. t{
.(. t<
Jl- D. WIDENFEET,SINKHIPS 110
,I
'\ L.' & STAYLOW.
to^
PUNTRETURNDRILLS PUNTRETURNDRILLS
PUNTBLOCK GETTO THECUTOFF
ROCKETDRILLS
'.-.
/DY
n
M 1. STANCE
2. GET€FFS
t t,)(,t
t
,-W
3. BLOCKPOINT
(oneor two at
12
JI
l,,f 3 4
a time)
4. VS BAGS
FACETOASS SIDE
OPPOSITE
I. RUNTHRU
c - -'-
BLOGKPOINT SCRAPEPAINT
}..f (onecir{a
^. lnna at
side at
I X \., a tlme) TB TB
I
I 2
(
\ z.scoop
I& I't I't
3 h
"4
scoRE
(manfrom HH
Ixll
4 ,/ (man
7/ from
t sJ other side)
TRACKDRILL
(oneor two
at a time)
(mayadd bagsor
bodles)
{x
t t - Beat2 Btockers
wccLE DRILL
Y t (mav
addbassor
V \ bodles)
vlv x vlv
55
(vs tlte) (vs wide)