Spartan Black Flag 4-4 Pass Coverage

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Spartan Black Flag4-4 Pass Coverage

• Keith Ross, Head Coach Sumner High School
• 253-891-5526

• Keith_ross_at_sumnersd.org

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Keys to Winning

• Team Building
• Weight Room (LUDUS)
• Coaches loving Kids (Relationships)
• Schemes

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The IT Factor

• What is your defensive IT???
• Be physical get to the ball, so we can hit
  you right in the face
• All 11 defensive player on the pile

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Coverages

• Freeze / Cover 3
• Green / Man Free
• Green Lock / Cover zero
• Buzz Buzz Trail / 7-8 Drop
• Black / Zone Blitz

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Zone Pockets (Cov. 3)

• Flat -  7-10 yards off of the LOS between the
  numbers sideline of the field. OLB check deep
  flat to defend deep out
• Deep 1/3 -  The field is broken down into 1/3s
  from sideline to hash to hash to sideline.
   Corner Free Safety are responsible for the
  deepest threat in there 1/3. 
• Hook to Curl -  7-10 yards on the inside part of
  the hash.  Mike Will tough tough zone
  responsibility covering between the hash the
  middle of the field. 

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Freeze
Position Alignment Coverage
Corners 6-8 yds Work to inside on snap Deep outside 1/3
Free Safety 9-11 yds. Width varies on 2 Deep middle 1/3
trike 3x4 yds. Curl/flat vs. 2 rec. side Flat vs. 1 rec. side
Jack 3x4 yds. Curl/flat vs. 2 rec. side Flat vs. 1 rec. side
Will Depends on front (G) Hook/curl vs. 2 rec. side Curl vs. 1 rec. side
Mike Depends on front (G) Hook/curl vs. 2 rec. side Curl vs. 1 rec. side
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Freeze (2 back)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
Corner _at_ 6 yds. deep outside 1/3 trike _at_ 3x4
yds. Flat vs. 1 rec. ide Jack _at_ 3x4 yds. Flat vs.
1 rec. side Mike Will have BOYS (21) Free
Safety Free
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Freeze 2x2 (TE)
E N
T S J W M
C
FS
C
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Freeze 2x2 (Doubles)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
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Freeze 3x1 (Trips Open)
E N T
S J W
M C
FS
C
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Green Man Free
Position Alignment Coverage
Corners 6-8 yds Work to inside on snap Man-to-Man 1
Free Safety 9-11 yds. Width varies on 2 Free Read to Rob
trike 3x4 yds. Man-to-Man 2
Jack 3x4 yds. Man-to-Man 2
Will Depends on front (G) BOYS - 21
Mike Depends on front (G) BOYS - 21
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Green 2x2 (TE)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
Corner has 1 trike has 2 Jack has 3 Mike
Will have BOYS (21) Free Safety Free
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Green 2x2 (Doubles)
J W M
C
FS
C
Corner has 1 trike has 2 Jack has 2 Mike
Will have BOYS (21) Free Safety Free
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Bozo 3x1 (Trips Open)
W M
J C
FS
C
Corners have 1 trike has 2 Jack has 3 Mike
Will have BOYS (21) Free Safety Free
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Green Lock 2x2 (TE)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
Corner has 1 trike is going Jack has 2 Mike
Will have BOYS (21) Free Safety has 3
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Green Lock (Trips Open)
J W M
C
FS
C
Corners have 1 trike has 2 Jack is going Mike
Will have BOYS (21) Free Safety Free
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Black (Smash)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
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Black (SAW)
E N T
S J W
M C
FS
C
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Black (Enforcer)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C
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Black (BOW)
E N
T S J W
M C
FS
C