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How we use the Zone Attack

Preparing for Invasion 1.Firstly it must be taught to the Receivers and the Coaches, In my opinion

you all start work on it together. This formulates a understanding and the

coming together of the Receiving Corp and the Coaches

2. What Offense do you run and how can it be adapted to the ZA.

3. A simplified ZA PASSING TREE and decide on a CONCEPT: short

yardage ,your complete passing game, just conversions.

4. The complete understanding of the rules and exceptions to those rules in

situations or what your Offense is committed too.

5. The most important aspect for players and coaches is that it must be fun.

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The Rules 1. we attack a Zone/area with 2 receivers( this can be one

area or two areas side by side) and we always play one deepto keep them honest. 3 rec/ 7man pass protection

2. when we flood we hit all three areas to that side and alwayshave a backside deep zone occupied.4rec/ 6 pass protection

,play action or swing

3. Four verticals always to the deep third and 2 directed to orat the pipe.6/7 pass protection/ or swing to opposite side.

4.if they have 8 man back we run-Draws

5. Use the natural Voids(seams) and attack around them

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What the ZA looks like and the weakness in the ZONES

Natural Voids

Cover Two ZA

LOSLeft

1

Left

2

Deep left Deep right

right

2

right1

mid

right

mid left

pipe

Side

line

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LOSLeft

1

Left

2

right

2

mid

right

mid left

Deep

left

Deep rightDeep

middle

Right 1

Cov 3 and its weak point

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COV1

LOS

Left

2

right

2

mid

right

mid left

Deep

left

Deep rightDeep

middle

Right 1

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Cov 4 with 4 under

8 men on pass run!

LOS

Left

2

right

2

mid

right

mid left

Deep

left

Deep

right

Deep

middle L

Right 1

Deep

middle R

Left

1

Run

arch

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What concept do we use

Here we will use the concept to beat Zone Coverage exclusively.

1. By attacking the underneath with at least two receivers and having the

ability to go deep with one receiver always.

2. Our goals are for short 6 to 12 yard passes for first downs. We alwaysthrow for the first down.

3. To make the defense play Man Coverage/ or Cover 2 with 5 underneath

then we can open up the long ball and go vertical.

4. To make them respect the pass so much they open up our running game

as their give away and the draw becomes our hammer.

5. All these give us ball control, rendering the Defense useless.

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ZA PASSING TREE

x

QB8 routes and 3 smash moves

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How we get there with 4 receivers

example SS walks up always and they want to funnel us out

corners play outside LB inside

LOS

Left

1

Left

2

Deep left Deep right

right

2

right1

mid

right

mid left

ss

ZA

areaDeep 2 WR

Side by side

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Explaining the routes

SNAPSI call these snaps- we can use them onmeshes or by themselves. 6/8 yards in

depth always with an outside or inside

release In for out and out for in. WE

use these to get to our L2 /L3 areas,very effective on meshes

out

in

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2 and the D2-these are our slants .Deep Slant 2 steps

and in.With Smash and Ohio, Hitch

We use this to attack the pipe(D2)

and hit the bottom seam between

the middle deep and middle R/L

Zones

Our 2 or shallow slant is to attack

the Middle R/L and R deepthird(Must have Speedy WR)

Smash in between

the two middles

2 OHIO

Outside break

to top of L2zone and

replace the

OLBhitch

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Other routes

out

slant

post

corner

comebacks

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How do we see a weakness other than the Voids in the Zone

35 defense/freeman/ rule run but this team blitzed what do we do?

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Fighting a blitz heavy 35 play action a dive freeze mid line work sidelines and

seams between deep 3 coverage

Left

2

Deep left Deep right

right

2

right1

mid

right

mid left

ss

2 WR

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33 front cov 2/possible Cov4

Sideline open with

post corner move

Pipe- R2- deep right-Mid left-R1 L1(eyes in sky picks up)

Baitplay

actionopen

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Left

2

Deep left Deep right

right

2

right1

mid

right

mid left

2 WR

2 deep in the voidSideline to

deep void

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Another look

FS up keying

RBSame backside

MFO

deep

open

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How we would played this

We scored a 40 yard TD on this play.We scored a 40 yard TD on this play.

C

LC

S

L

S

Backside

attack

IsoLB

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In Closing

To win one must be prepared

Scout your adversary find the weak zone or weak playersand put your best athletics on them

Have everyone talk the same lingo. R1 is R1

Set your game plan and add the ZA.

Work on those plays prior to game, you only need a fewtoo match the Coverage look, be able to adjust, so keep it

simple. Stay true to your game, use what works and defeat them

soundly.

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