FLOW SCREEN Rules Techniques Coaching Points Drills

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FLOW SCREENRules Techniques Coaching Points
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Andrew Coverdale Head Coach Castle High
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CASTLE H.S. FLOW SCREENAndrew Coverdale Head
Coach Castle High School, Newburgh, IN

• Background stealing from good people!
• Off-season thought processA. 4 major
  questions Does it fit our philosophy? Does it
  fit our kids? Can we coach it and fix the
  problems? Does it help us beat the key teams on
  our schedule?B. Making it fit 1. Situation
  sheet 2. Needs chart 3. Breakdown grid 4.
  Pre-season rep allotment 5. Installation
  calendar 6. Skills sheet
• Pre-season Teaching Installing A. CD
  Playbook Philosophy Instructional You Draw
  it - VideoB. Installation day Walk through
  Practice schedule Installation drill (phases)
• In-season Putting it to work game week The
  big question What JOBS do we hav to get done
  this week, how are our Flow Screens going to
  help us get them done?WEEKLY IMPROVEMENT
  PERSONNEL SITUATIONS FORMATIONS
• A. Scouting report Bring focus to the work to
  be done in practice, present a plan to win!
• B .Scout tape Time efficiency Coach from
  remote Reinforce points f/Scout rept
• C. Practice rep allotment Make every rep count,
  organize thought process
• D. Screen weekly practice progression M time-up
  / W TTO/Screen period / Th Review / Importance of
  W-T!
• E. Formation considerations/goals 1. Know who
  your best screener is! 2. Marry with
  formations/actions from week previous, early in
  game!
• 3. Who is the spy? LB? DL? 4. Get a hat
  assigned for rolled down safety support
• 5. Get the fast flow guy on the screens
  FRONTSIDE 6. Try to avoid on the line overhangs
  to screen side
• 7. TE to screens BACKSIDE helps! 8. LB
  contortion/slide
• 9. Movement via EYES (motion)
• F. Situations 1st down RUN ACTION 2 XL
  3 M-L PASS ACTION Red zone
• G. Versions Alerts a) Pass (1-2/game) b)
  Run (1-2/game) c. Boot d. Qk Scr

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Flow Screen Directory
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OVERVIEW / PHILOSOPHY
FLOW SCREEN INSTRUCTIONAL
VIDEO
YOU DRAW IT
ILLUSTRATIONS
INSTALLATION DRILLS
SCREEN SUMMARY TABLE
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Flow Screen Philosophy
FLOWScreen Concept

• The Flow Screen is a big play tool that gives us
  a chance to rip off big chunks of yardage when
  defenses overreact! They are known as Flow
  Screens because we work hard to create defensive
  flow in one direction by creating the look of a
  particular play (run, pass, screen, or bootleg),
  then throwing back behind a wall of blockers in
  the opposite direction!

• The goal is to SEPARATE the frontside of the
  defense from the backsideMOVE as many defenders
  in one direction as possible, then SEAL them off
  with our receiver and Center, then SEPARATE them
  with our guards kick-out block, giving our
  screener a lane to run through!
• We can literally screen to any eligible receiver
  we have, and we can bring him from anywhere as
  long as he gets to the 4 x 4 screen spot. We
  can also give our flow screens different looks by
  marrying them to different run and pass
  actions, making them good compliments to our best
  plays!
• Situationally, Flow Screens can be used on all
  down distances, all the way through the Red
  Zone!

• KEYS to a successful play
• QB SELLS the play with eyes, tempo, and patience,
  moving FS LB, safety, BSLB!
• SCREENER does what needs to be done to get lost!
  Low pad level!
• SCREENER doesnt pop out until his blockers do,
  presses his guards block!
• TACKLE does a great sell job opening the window
  and makes necessary adjustments to protect it!
• FRONTSIDE LINEMEN eliminate penetration buy QB
  time to sell the play!
• BACKS RECEIVERS FS/Not in play SELL the play
  being faked in every detail!
• PULLING G C take convincing sets, allow
  penetration, and run full-speed courses to the
  HALFWAY RENDEZVOUS with their EYES!
• OUTSIDE RECEIVER seals the alley with a great,
  well-timed CRACK block!

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Flow Screen Instructional
BS WR Run the play indicated by the 2nd number,
either running the appropriate route or blocking.
SELL IT!
FLOW SCREEN
TRUST TEMPO DISCIPLINE PREPARATION SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY
BS TE FIRM 60-70 protection. Block the man on
you.
BS T FIRM 60-70 protection. Must not give
ground!
BS G FIRM 60-70 protection. Must not give
ground! Possible 2 ct AMBUSH by game plan
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CENTER PSL 3 man (M/FSLB), plot rendezvous
point. 60-70 set to tightest tech. for 02,
then release full speed to the rendezvous point,
let no wrong colored jersey cross your face.
Drive block any DL over you that cops out.
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FS G PSL the CB, plot rendezvous point.
60-70 set to best shoulder for 2 seconds, be
alert to eye the spy. If no spy or cop out,
release full speed to rendezvous point, lead with
EYES. Let no wrong-colored jersey cross your
face. If you get to the numbers, turn up full
speed hit what shows.
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1001 1002
1001 1002

4 x 4
FS T OPEN THE WINDOW. You do this by
retreating in your demeanor as fast as you can,
showing hands, selling Hinge, avoiding
engagement as long as your man will rush upfield.
Keep inside leverage as you do this. If he
stops or crosses your face, redirect off your
outside foot and drive him into the pile! YOU
ARE THE GUY THAT MAKES THIS PLAY GO!

Open this window
FS Inside SEAM. Get out of Dodge.
FS Outside LEVELS CRACK. Crack the first short
defender inside you. Work 9 technique to 1st LB
to safety level. Push upfield as long and as
deep as the alignment of the potential crack
victims allow. THIS IS A CRITICAL BLOCK. Time
it and dont engage too soon! Push upfield until
at your mans depth, cross face v. a man CB.
Screen Man Hide yourself in the traffic of the
frontside linemen by keeping your pads low, and
time it so that youre arriving in the window
at a spot 4 yards deep, 4 yards outside the
tackle, just as the linemen begin pulling. Turn
and show numbers to QB as you arrive at the spot,
being careful not to drift to the sideline.
Catch the ball, tuck it, and turn to find the
kick-out block of the G. The running lane should
occur in a crease between the kick out block of
the G and the crack block of the WR. Get North
and South, get the sideline if possible.
R Fake the play call of the 1st number. If no
one else is indicated, you become the Screen
Man, follow Screen man rules after your initial
faking. If someone else is the Screener, help
build a solid wall on the backside of the screen
by executing normal 60-70 protection
responsibilities.
QB SELL the play indicated by the 1st number
by your eyes and your body language. Sell should
last 5 steps under center, 3 from Gun. After the
sell, set your feet distinctly, then drift for
depth, get up on toes, find an open window to
the screener. Throw through an open window,
avoid throwing over people. Snap your wrist to
make the ball come down on the screener.
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Flow Screen You Draw It
Denver-Dallas You Draw It
FB Screen off Jet
v. Split
TE Screen away from roll
v. Even
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HB Screen away from roll
v. Odd
Y Screen off Stretch
v. 3-3
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Flow Screen You Draw It
Denver-Dallas You Draw It
FB Screen off Jet
v. Split
TE Screen away from roll
v. Even
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Eye the Spy
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Cross face
Possiblerun-off v. press
Best shoulderbump
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Levels
HB Screen away from roll
v. Odd
Y Screen off Stretch
v. 3-3
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FLOW SCREEN INSTALLATION PHASE I Air
Outs rec
Outs rec
4 x 4
4 x 4
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FLOW SCREEN INSTALLATIONPHASE II Bags

• C/FSG Bodies, live rush, cop-out, spy, blitzers
  (Also FSG gauntlet)
• FST Variable rush, 2-man rule, cop-out
• Receiver Basic CB, press CB, man CB, LB on the
  line (Levels)

FLOW SCREEN INSTALLATION PHASE II Bags
Outs rec
Outs rec
4 x 4
4 x 4
Direct bags
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SCREEN/BOOT BLOCKING SUMMARY
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