Transcript Receiver Skills, Drills and the 3-Step Passing Game

Receiver Skills and Drills
Glazier Clinic
Chicago 2007
Session #2
Wide Receiver Basics
Alignment
 Stance
 Blocking
 Routes
 Catching the football
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Alignment
Which side of the ball?
 On or off the line of Scrimmage?
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Flankers
The WR to the TE side
 12-15 yards from the EMLOS
 You should be 1/2 to 3/4 of a yard off
the LOS
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Split End
The WR opposite the TE
 10-12 yards from the EMLOS
 You need to be on the LOS
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Slot Receiver
Align 1/2 way between the split end and
the offensive tackle
 Your alignment off the LOS is the same
as the flanker
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Stance
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Sprinters’ stance
Inside foot up
 The farther off the DB is the longer your
stance can be
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Good forward lean
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DB should not be able to read your #’s
Hands Up
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Ready to fight or run
Blocking
Stalk block
 Crack back
 Cut-Off block
 Blocking is taught using the ABCD’s
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Alignment
 Bead
 Contact
 Drive
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Stalk Block
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Alignment
Where is the DB at?
 Hard or Soft Corner?
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Stalk Block
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Bead
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On the Stalk block our aiming point is
typically the Outside #
Stalk Block
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Contact
Is made with the heel of the hand with the
thumbs up
 We are trying to gain control of the
breastplate of the shoulder pads
 If you bounce off keep working to gain
position and control
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Stalk Block
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Drive
No Stalemates
 Take the defender where he wants to go
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Stalk Blocking Drill
5 yards
Sideline
10 yards
DB
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RB
RB
DB, DB
R, R
Crack Block
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Alignment
Is he a LB or a S?
 Is he in a position to or showing blitz?
 Take an appropriate angle to the target
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Crack Block
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Bead
Breakdown five yards from the target
 Read the play
 Get in position to make the block without
committing a penalty
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Crack Block
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Contact
Blocking area is the same as a stalk block
 Force the defender to come underneath
the block not play over it
 NO PENALTIES!!!
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Crack Block
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Drive
Pin the defender inside
 If the opportunity presents put the player
on the ground
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Cut Off Block
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Alignment
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Bead
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Same as stalk
Contact
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Who is the 3rd level defender?
Same as stalk
Drive
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Same as stalk
Types of Receiver Drills
Ball Handling
 Speed/Quickness
 Catching
 Routes
 Blocking
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Ball Handling Drills
Can be done easily by kids on their own
 Also make excellent warm up activities
 Improves players ability to handle the
ball
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Strength
 Quickness
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Speed and Quickness
Explosive movement are necessary to
play receiver.
 These drills also can be performed by
kids outside of practice
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Mechanics of Catching
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Stationary Catch
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Thumbs and pointer
fingers together
Focus on the nose of
the ball
Catch the ball away
from the body
Eyes stay on the ball
until it is tucked away
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Running Catch
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Pinkies together
Use your back hand
to stop the ball
Use the front hand to
catch it
Catch the ball away
from the body
Eyes stay on ball
until tucked away
Catching Drills
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Focus on
Basic routes
 Mechanics of catching the football
 Types of Catches
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Wide open
 Sideline
 Distracted
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Route Running Drills
Add catching a ball into these drills
whenever possible
 Types
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Cuts
Box Drill
 M Drill
 3 Man Drill
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Box Drill
This drill teaches ninety degree cuts
R
R
M Drill
This drill teaches 45 degree cuts
R
R
R
3 Man Drill
This drill helps teaching uniformity of cuts
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