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PlayersHandbook

1 LEGENDThefollowinglistthesymbolsusedthroughouttheplayershandbookandwhattheystandfor.

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Indicatesanoffensivepositiononthefield.TheXXindicatestheshortenednameof

theposition.

Indicatesadefensivepositiononthefield.TheXXindicatestheshortenednameof

theposition

Line of Scrimmagewhere the ball isplaced ANDDefencemust line upONE yardawayfromtheball

Blockingorrushingdirection

Directionplayeristocarrytheballorrunfake

Designateswhoisreceivingheballbyhandofforpass

XX

XX

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2 OFFENSIVEANDDEFENSIVEPOSITIONS

OffensivePositions

PositionName Description

C Center Offensive Line, calls huddles, snaps the ball to the quarterback or punter,

shouldalwaysbethefirsttolineupontheball

G Guard OffensiveLine,designatedleftorright,linesuponeithersideofthecenter

T Tackle OffensiveLine,designatedleftorright,linesupoutsideoftheguards

Q Quarterback Istheonlypersonthattalksinthehuddle,Receivestheballthatissnappedbythe center, executes the play that was called in the huddle by handing off,

tossing,passingorrunningtheball

F Fullback Linesupinthebackfield(directlybehindtheQuarterback),runsorcatchesthe

ball

R Runningback Runningbackortailbacklinesupbehindthefullback,runsorcatchestheball

W Widereceiver Linesupeithersideoftheoffensiveline,generallyreceivespassesfromthe

F

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

Q

T G G

RB

W

N TE T E

S

LBLB

C

C

T

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I Formation This is the basic offensive formationwhere the Fullback andRunning Back line up

directlybehindthequarterback.Itismainlyusedforrunningtheballupthemiddleofthefield(hand

offs)butcanalsobeusedforothertypesofplays

TFormationThisissimilartotheIformationexceptthattheFullbackandRunningBacklineup

besideeachotherbehindtheguards.Itismainlyusedforrunningtheballupthesidesofthefield(tosses

orsweeps)butcanalsobeusedforothertypesofplays

WishboneFormation ThisisacombinationoftheIandTformationandbringsthewidereceiver

intothebackfield.Itcanbeusedforrunningtheballupthemiddle(handoffs)orupthesidesofthefield

(tossesorsweeps)butcanalsobeusedforothertypesofplays.

FTFormation

Q

T G G

RB

W

C

T

FRednumbersdesignatetheholes

Q

RB

W

C

1

3

5

4

2

6

Bluenumbersdesignatethepositions

1

2

3

F IFormation

Q

T G G

RB

W

C

T

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PassingFormationThereareseveralpassingformationsthatcanbeusedbybringingtherunning

backsoutofthebackfieldandhavingthemlineupaswidereceivers.Splitmeansthattherearetwo

receivers,oneontheleftsideoftheoffensiveline,theotherontheright.DoubleLeftmeansthatthere

aretworeceivers,bothontheleftsideoftheoffensiveline.DoubleRightissimilarbuttotheright.We

canalsocalltripleleftorrightwherewehavethreereceiversontherightorleftsideoftheoffensiveline.

Youcanalsocombinethesesuchasdoubleleft,splitrightwhichmeansthatwewillhavetworeceivers

ontheleftandoneontheright.Someexamplesareasfollows:

W

DoubleRightsplitleft

PassingFormation

Q

T G G WW

C

T

F DoubleRightPassingFormation

Q

T G G W W

C

T

F SplitPassingFormation

Q

T G GW W

C

T

F WishboneFormation

Q

T G G

RB W

C

T

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MotionPriortosnappingtheball,wecanlineupthereceiversorrunningbacksinonepositionand

thenhavethemgoinmotionandmovetoadifferentposition.Thiscancauseconfusioninthedefense.

Anexampleisasfollows.

PassingTreeOnceweknowthepassingformationwewanttousethenweneedtocallthepattern

thatthereceiversaregoingtorun.Abasicsystemfordesignatingthepatternsthatthereceiverwillrun

isthepassingtree.Thepassingtreeestablishesnumbersforthedifferentdirectionsthatthereceiver

willrunpriortoreceivingapass.Thepassingtreeisasfollows.

Thepassingpatternsarecalledbystartingwiththeleftmostreceiveronthefieldandworkingtowards

theright.Eg.iftherearetworeceivers,wecouldcalla25.Thiswouldmeanthattheleftmostreceiverwouldruna2patternandthenextreceivertotherightwouldruna5pattern.

F25PassingPatterns

Q

T G GRB W

C

T

2

5

Q

T G GW W

C

T W

W

1

2

34

5

6

7 5yards

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4 DEFENSEFiveManLineFormation Thebasicdefensive formationisthefivemanline.Therearefivedown

defensive lineman and they line upnose to nosewith the offensive lineman, This formation is good

againstanyrunsupthemiddleofthefield.Thedefensiveendsareresponsibleforoutsidecontainment.

FourManLineFormationThefourmanlinehasfourdowndefensivelinemanandtheylineupin

thegaps betweentheoffensivelineman, Thisformationisgoodagainstanyrunsupthemiddleof the

fieldand forgettingpressureon the quarterback.The outside linebackers are responsible foroutside

containment.

ThreeManLineFormationThethreemanlinehasthreedowndefensivelinemanandtheylineup

headtoheadwiththecenterandinthegapsbetweentheoffensiveguardsandtackles.Thisformationis

FourManLine

TE T E

S

LBLBC

LB

FiveManLine

TE T E

S

LB

C

LB

N

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goodagainstanypassesandrunsupthesidesofthefield.Theoutsidelinebackersareresponsiblefor

outsidecontainment.

ThreeManLine

E N E

S

LBLBC

LBLB

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5 SPECIALTEAMSSpecialteamsareformationsusedwhenevertheballiskicked.Thereareoffensiveanddefensivespecial

teams.

KickOffFormationThekickoffformationisusedwhenevertheballiskickedtotheotherteam(at

thebeginningofthehalvesorafterateamscores).Theteamlinesupbehindthekicker(approximately10yardsfromwheretheballisteedup)andrunsdownthefieldoncetheballiskickedtotacklethe

playerontheopposingteamwhorecovers the football.Theimportantpartofthekickoffis tostay in

yourlanes(ierunstraightdownthefieldsothatthepersonreturningthekickdoesnothaveopenfieldto

runin).

KickOffReturnFormationThekickoffreturnformationisusedwhenevertheballiskickedbythe

otherteam(atthebeginningofthehalvesorafterateamscores).Theteamlinesupaminimumof10

yardsfromwheretheballisteedupandisspreadoutacrossthefield.Oncetheballiskickedthenone

playercatches the ball and the remaining players on the team attempt toblock the other team from

tacklingtheplayerwiththeball.Itisimportantfortheentireteamtoknowwhichdirectiontheperson

receivingtheballisgoingtorunsothattheycansetuptheappropriateblockingformation.

KickOffReturn

InitialFormation

10

yards

KickOff

K

10

yards

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PuntFormationThepuntformationisusedwhenthe teamwasunabletomove theball10yards

down the field in two downs. On the thirddown theyelectto punt the balldown the field.Thepunt

formationisverysimilartoaTwomanbackfieldexceptthatthequarterbackisreplacedbythekicker

andhelinesupwellbehindthelineofscrimmage.Thecenterthendoesalongsnaptogettheballtothe

kicker.Thekickerthenpuntstheballandtherestoftheteampursuestheballandtacklestheplayeron

theopposingteamwhocatchesit.It isimprotantfor theplayers tostayintheirlanes(just likein the

kickoff)sothatthereislessroomfortheplayerwiththeballtorun.

PuntReturnFormationThepuntreturnformationisusedwhentheoffensiveteamwasunableto

movetheball10yardsdownthefieldandelectedtopunttheballontheirthirddowntothedefensive

team.Thepuntreturnformationcanuseanyofthetypicaldefensiveformationsexceptthatoneortwo

playersarebackdeeptoreceivethepunt.Therestoftheplayersattempttobockthepunt (priortoit

beingkicked)andthenrunbacktoassisttheballcarrierbyblockingtheotherteamsplayers.Thereturn

Return Middle form awedge in

themiddleofthe

field

10

yards

Return Left Form a

wallontheleft

10

yards

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directionissimilartothekickoffreturnastheentireteamshouldbeawareoftheplanneddirectionfor

returningtheball.

FieldgoalorTouchdownConversionFormation Tocome