PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION

IDENTIFIED BY 2 DIGITS 1ST DIGIT = # OF BACKS: 2ND DIGIT = # OF TES

21 ( 2 BACKS 1 TE )
BK

WR

TE

22 ( 2 BACKS 2 TES )
BK

BK

QB

WR

WR

QB

TE

12 ( 1 BACK 2 TES )

BK

WR
TE

QB

TE

WR

WR

WR

WR

23 ( 2 BACKS 3 TES )

BK

BK

WR
QB

QB

TE

10 ( 1 BACK 0 TES )

WR

TE

11 ( 1 BACK 1 TE )

BK

WR

BK

WR

TE

TE

BK

QB

TE

PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION
20 ( 2 BACKS 0 TES )
BK

WR

WR

13 ( 1 BACK 3 TES )
BK

BK

QB

WR

TE

WR

TE

QB

QB

WR

WR
TE

TE

AUGHT 0 ( 0 BACKS 0 TES )

AUGHT 1 ( 0 BACKS 1 TE )

WR

QB

WR
WR

WR

WR

WR
WR

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
SPLIT LEFT
F

QB

SPLIT LEFT SWITCH

QB

HALF LEFT

FULL LEFT

QB

QB

I LEFT

NEAR LEFT
H

H
F
F
Z
Y

QB

QB

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
FAR LEFT

I LEFT X NASTY
H

H
F

F
Z

QB

QB

3 YDS

I LEFT Z CRACK

I LEFT
H

22 PERS

F
Z

QB

F
X

QB

5 YDS

NEAR LEFT Y WIDE

NEAR LEFT
H

22 PERS

H
F

F
Z
Y

QB

QB

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
SPLIT LEFT SLOT
F

NEAR LEFT SLOT

H

F
Z
QB

QB

I LEFT SLOT

FULL LEFT SLOT

QB

QB

HALF LEFT SLOT

H

QB

SPLIT SWITCH LEFT SLOT

QB

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
FAR LEFT SLOT

I LEFT SLOT Z CLOSE

H

H
F

WE ASSUME F IS
OUT

QB

WHITE OUT LEFT

QB

QB

WHITE OUT LEFT SLOT

H

F
QB

WHITE LEFT SLOT

QB

WHITE LEFT

Z
Y

Z
X

QB

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
BLACK LEFT

BLACK OUT LEFT

F
Y

QB

BLACK LEFT UNDER

QB

QB

BLACK OUT LEFT SLOT

Z
Y

BLACK LEFT SLOT

F
QB

BLACK OUT LEFT OVER

QB

F
Y

QB

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
TRIPLES LEFT

BLACK OUT WIDE LEFT

H

QB

ACE LEFT OVER

Z
Y

ACE LEFT SLOT

QB

QB

X
U

QB

ACE LEFT

CINCY LEFT (SLOT)

QB

X
U

QB

STRONG LEFT

FORMATION IDENTIFICATION
CINCY RIGHT

ORANGE LEFT
DBL TROUBLE

SHIFT

RB

RB

RB
WR
WR

QB

TE

TE

RB

QB

WR

SPREAD LEFT

WR

H-FLY EMPTY LEFT

RB

RB

TE WR
QB

RB

WR

WR
TE

GUN SPREAD LEFT

RB

GUN H FLY EMPTY LEFT

QB

QB

WR

TE WR
RB

QB

WR

TE
WR

RB

WR

WR

MOTION

- ALL MOVEMENT IS IDENTIFIED AS IT RELATES TO THE TE

- FINAL POSITION @ SNAP WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER
- @ 8 OR 9 WILL BE OUTSIDE THE RECEIVER

Z ZOOM @ 8

H FLY @ 6

FB
FB

RB
Z
Z

RB

QB

QB
6

12 X FLY @ 8

FB
X

Z
8

QB

( FLY = MOTION TOWARD TE )

Z ZOOM @ 7
FB

RB DIVIDE @ 7
RB

FB

Z
8

QB

Z
9

QB

RB

( DIVIDE = MOTION AWAY FROM TE )

Z IN @ 6

RB SHORT DIVIDE @ 5
RB

FB

Z
8

QB

FB

RB

Z
9

QB

MOTION
YUM @ 7

Y IN @ 2
RB

RB

FB

FB
Y

Y
QB

QB

YIG @ 6

Y SHIFT

RB
FB

FB

RB

Y
QB

QB

RELOAD

H FLY

H DIVIDE
B

B
H

Z
Y

QB

Z
X

H
Y

QB

SHIFTS
Y SHIFT
H
F

H
X

QB

Y SHIFTS ON TO ON

TE AND WR SHIFT TO FORM SLOT

RELOAD

RELOAD

QB

QB

Y AND F SHIFT

Y SHIFTS ON TO ON

RELOAD

RELOAD

QB

STRONG RIGHT

STRONG LEFT

QB

QB

Z
PULL THE TE OUT AWAY FROM THE F
IF THE TE SHIFTS TOWARDS F RELOAD

Z
X

F
PULL TE OUT TO THE LEFT
AWAY FROM THE SLOT

SHIFTS

H
F

F
Z

QB

QB

Y STEPS OFF THEN MOTIONS

THEN RESETS ON THE LOS

Y STEPS OFF

DO NOT RELOAD

POSSIBLE RELOAD

GAP IDENTIFICATION - ALIGNMENTS

STRONG LEFT

+
D

+
C

+
B

+
A

A GAP:

BETWEEN CENTER AND GUARD

B GAP:

BETWEEN GUARD AND TACKLE

C GAP:

BETWEEN TACKLE AND TE

D GAP:

OUTSIDE THE LAST OUTSIDE CORE BLOCKER

(NO DOWN BLOCK RESPONSIBILITY)

PLUS =
MINUS =

GAP ON THE TE SIDE OF THE FORMATION. EX. PLUS A

GAP ON THE OPEN SIDE OF THE FORMATION. EX. MINUS A

HOLE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION

EVEN NUMBERED HOLES TO DEFENSIVE LEFT

ODD NUMBERED HOLES TO DEFENSIVE RIGHT

0 HOLE:
2 HOLE:
4 HOLE:
6 HOLE:
8 HOLE:

1 HOLE:
3 HOLE:
5 HOLE:
7 HOLE:
9 HOLE:

OVER RIGHT HIP OF CENTER

OVER RIGHT GUARD
OVER RIGHT TACKLE
OVER TIGHT END
OUTSIDE TIGHT END

OVER LEFT HIP OF CENTER

OVER LEFT GUARD
OVER LEFT TACKLE
OVER TIGHT END
OUTSIDE TIGHT END

TECHNIQUE ALIGNMENTS

6 5 4 4I

3 2 1

0
1 2 3
+
SHADE SHADE

4I 4 5

6 7

1 TECHNIQUE -

INSIDE ALIGNMENT ON GUARD

2 TECHNIQUE -

HEAD UP ALIGNMENT ON GUARD

3 TECHNIQUE -

OUTSIDE ALIGNMENT ON GUARD

4 TECHNIQUE -

HEAD UP ALIGNMENT ON TACKLE

4I TECHNIQUE-

INSIDE ALIGNMENT ON THE TACKLE

5 TECHNIQUE -

OUTSIDE ALIGNMENT ON TACKLE

6 TECHNIQUE-

GAP ALIGNMENT ON TACKLE

7 TECHNIQUE -

INSIDE ALIGNMENT ON TE

8 TECHNIQUE -

HEAD UP ALIGNMENT ON TE

9 TECHNIQUE -

OUTSIDE ALIGNMENT ON TE

0 TECHNIQUE -

HEAD UP ALIGNMENT ON THE CENTER

SHADE TECH -

PLUS OR MINUS ALIGNMENT ON THE CENTER

2 BACK TB
2 BACK

BACK IDENTIFICATION

3 BACK - FB
THE TAILBACK IN A 2 BACK SET

28 TOSS
29 TOSS

1 BACK

THE TAILBACK IN A ONE BACK SET

16 BELLY
17 BELLY

3 BACK
34 DIVE
38 TOSS

THE FULLBACK IN A 2 BACK SET

BACKFIELD ACTIONS (2 BACK FORMATIONS)

28 SWEEP

28 O

28 TOSS

38 TOSS

28 STRETCH

24 TRAP

25 BOB WK

28 SWEEP

24 SPLIT BELLY

26 COUNTER
BELLY

BACKFIELD ACTIONS (2 BACK FORMATIONS)

34 DIVE

26 POWER O

25 COUNTER DIVE

37 BIM

25 SPLIT BELLY
WK

26 BIM

34 SPLIT BELLY

24 WHAM

24 BELLY

24 LD DRAW

BACKFIELD ACTIONS (1 BACK FORMATIONS)

19 STRETCH WK

15 BELLY WK

15 BELLY

16 STUTTER OT
WK

14 CTR DIVE

18 TOSS

16 BELLY

18 STR TG

14 WHAM

18 TOSS TG

PROTECTIONS

HOT

MAX

STRONG

WEAK

STRONG

WEAK

FLARE CONTROLS AND PASS ACTIONS

50 PROTECTION = BOTH BACKS RELEASE

90 PROTECTION = 3 STEP DROP ( BACKS CAN RELEASE )

Z
X

66 S = 1 BACK PROTECTION TO TIGHT END SIDE

96 S = 1 BACK, 3 STEP DROP

60 S PROTECTION = OPEN SIDE BACK RELEASE

STRONG SIDE BACK BLOCKS
F

Z
X

60 W PROTECTION = TIGHT END SIDE BACK RELEASES

OPEN SIDE BACK BLOCKS
F

H
X

66 W PROTECTION = 1 BACK PROTECTION TO OPEN SIDE

96 W = 1 BACK, 3 STEP DROP
H

70 PROTECTION = BOTH BACKS BLOCK ( MAY CHECK RELEASE )

F

Z
Y

Z
U

66 W MAX ( Y )
96 W MAX ( Y )

FLARE CONTROLS AND PASS ACTIONS

100 = PLAY ACTION

500 = SCREEN

200 = PLAY ACTION

WITH QB SPRINT OUT

600 = DASH / SPRINT OPTION

H
H

700 = TE SIDE
NO PLAY FAKE

300 = BOOTLEGS
H

H
F

400 = RUN PASS OPTION BY RB

800 = OPEN SIDE

NO PLAY FAKE

H
F

F
Z

Z
Y