Punt Team Tampa

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IMPORTANT RULES TO KNOW

1. Only the end man, as eligible receivers, can release downfield on the snap. Aman in motion who is clearly more than 1 yard outside of the end makes him

eligible to go downfield.

2. A blocked punt that does not cross the L.O.S.:a) Can be advanced by any member of either team.b) If the offensive team (Bucs) recovers it, we must make the

necessary yardage for a first down to maintain possession.

3. A blocked punt that crosses the L.O.S. is treated as a regular punted ball.Allow the ball to roll as close to our opponents goal line and officially down it.

4. If you cross the goal line and carry the ball with you in attempt to down theball inside the 5 yard line, it is a touchback

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5. It is interference, and can be penalized, IT you interfere with the returner whosignals for a fair catch. However, a muffed ball that touches the ground is free

and belongs to the team that recovers it..

6. If the covering team (Bucs) touches the ball, but fails to officially down it, thereceiving team (opponent) can advance the ball at no risk to themselves.NEVER touch the ball and walk away from it .... Stay with the ball until you hearthe whistle blow.

7. The opponents cannot block below the waist at any time during a kicking play

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8. Coverage team cannot interfere with the free movement of a returner in hisattempt to catch a punted ball.

9. A fair catch cannot be advanced, nor may the fair catcher be bumped or tackled.The returner can advance after a fair catch if the ball touches the ground or

touches one of us on the covering team.

10. When a kick from scrimmage is first touched beyond the line of scrimmage bythe receivers and the kickers recover in the receivers end zone, it is a touchdownfor the kickers. Previously the kickers were awarded the ball at the spot of firsttouch.

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The punter has not protection when :a) The ball is touched first before hitting the punter;b) The punter runs first then punts;c) Opponent is blocked onto the punter;d) If contact occurs during a quick kick;

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e) If contact occurs after the punter recovers a loose ball Qn th e punter;f) If the kicking team forces or changes the direction of the punter.

Anyone playing out of position Qersey numbers) must report to the officials whenaligning in punt formation.

Entering substitutes on th e punt te am MUST MOVE OfHO THE FIELD as far asinside the numbers. This will apply to our Force rs. Initially cross the numbers.then align yourse lf 6 yards from the side line.

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GENERAL PROTECTION & COVERAGE PRINCIPLES

1 . On snap, first block your responsibility then cover after the ball is punted.

2. Discipline in your blocking technique is vital ... man or zone.

3. Maintain your poise vs. teams that move around a lot or employ short

. jerky type movements in attempt to draw you offsides.

4. You must respond instinctively to the personal protectors calls ..... knowand understand them .

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5. Never follow a teammate downfield when covering. Fan to the openlane and maintain 5 yard horizontal spacing from adjacent man. Run thruyour p r o p ~ r landmark.

6. Maintain outside-in leverage on the ball .... keep the ball on your insideshoulder.

7. FORCERS ... don't let ball carrier split you or bounce outside of you;CONTAIN .... you are the widest men on the field; smell out reverses andgadgets;

8. Place your helmet on the ball .... especially the 2nd and 3rd tacklers ....create turnovers

9. Avoid contact with the return man if he signals for a fair catch. Forcers,sprint past return man (1 st) turn back to goal line inside the 10 yard line.The 2nd forcer face-up and everyone keep coming .... anticipate a muffedball.

10. Stay with the ball to properly DOWN IT .... Never touch it and walk away ..

stay with the ball until the whistle blows.

11. Forcers can catch a punted ball (inside the 10 yard line) if the return manis not in position to field the punt.

12. Covering punts is hustle and desire to make the hit .... BE a 100%'er.

13. "PETER .... PETER" .... poor punt; locate the ball and avoid illegaltouching; let the ball roll towards opponents goal line.

14. Personal Protector .... yell direction, and if necessary, type of Punt toyour coverage team.

15. Communication and Technique are the two necessary ingredients inperfect punt protection.

16. When covering punts vs. a fair catch signal speed up .... do not becomecomplacent .... good things can happen to us vs. a fair catch signal.

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PUNT TEAM MECHANICS

1. PERSONNEL: Our selection of men on our punt team will be based uponthe athlete's ability to carry out his assignment in detail. Punt protectionmust be perfect every snap. We want men that understand this aspect of

Special Teams.

2. HUDDLE: There will be no actual huddle on the field. We will organize

on the sideline and sprint onto the field after the coach sends the punt

team on the field.

3. ALIGNMENT: SPREAD WING PUNT FORMATION

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GUARDS: Six inches from Center ... Helmet break Center's Belt Line;TACKLERS: Six inches from Guards .. Helmet break Center's Belt Line;UPBACKS: Align in backfield ... Six inches outside the tackle .. . Do Not

overlap your inside foot over the tackles outside foot; Alignso you have vision to the football.

FORCERS ....

Split the difference between thenumbers and sidelines.

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PERSONNEL PROTECTOR:

Heels at 6 yds. deep behindeither Guard ..... mix it up.

4. STANCE: Two point stance, hands on knees, elbows ~ n d knees bentand ready to get off on the snap of the football; inside foot up .... outsidefoot back.

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5. TECHNIQUE: Regardless of a man or zone blocking scheme, you mustget off on the snap and push off your inside foot and initially retreat

straight back; (more details to follow).

6. RESPONSIBILITIES: Your protection responsibilities are on the nextpage; know and understand them to detail ... we must be perfect.

7. CADENCE: To Be Determined.

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DIRECTIONAL PUNTING ...... Field Zones will be referred to:

RED .......... Right Punt and Coverage;WHITE ...... Middle Punt and Coverage;

BLUE ........ Left Punt and Coverage;•

TIME OUTS ..... The perSonal protector will be alert to call time out whenabsolutely necessary. The decision depends on what is best for the team .....a penalty or time out. .

PERSONAL PROTECTOR ..... You are the quarterback for the entire puntoperation. Knowledge of our opponents fronts are important to insure soundblocking schemes. You are responsible to recognize stress areas and tocommunicate the side of the punter to cover. Zone protection rule requiresyou to check, in order ....... center area, stress area; outside man.

TIME ELEMENTS:

A) CENTERS SNAP .......... Strive for .75 seconds or better;

B) PUNTERS GETAWAY.. 1.1 to 1.3 seconds; anything longer can bedangerous;

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ELAPSE TIME .............. 1.85 to 2.05 seconds at the most;

HANG TIME .................. 4.5 or better can be covered with the returnheld to minimum.

SIDELINE CALLS FOR THE PUNT TEAM

1. CALL-IT: Personal Protector will call the protection at the l.O.S

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2. TIGHT PUNT: Forcers aligned in Tight instead of split out wide.Six inches outside the wing back on the line of scrimmage .

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3. CLOCK PUNT: We will run as much time as possible off the 40second clock (and game clock) prior to the Center snap. Can be

run from Spread Wing or Tight Punt FormaUon.\

4. DELAY PUNT: We will not snap the ball .... we will take a delayof game penalty.

5. TAKE-A-SAFETY: Automatic Tight punt formation; we are not goingto punt the ball.



(Sideline Calls for the Punt Team Continued)

6. CHECK-WITH-ME PUNT: Possible audible to a fake punt;

7. ACE-PUNT:Both forcers align off the L.O.S.

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upbacks align on the L.O.S.

Members. of the punt team will know the sideline call prior to or as youalign in punt formation. Never align in punt formation without knowledge

of the sideline call.

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SPREAD WING PUNT PROTECTION

SPREAD WING PROTECTION IS A MAN CONCEPT. WE WILL INITIALLYZONE DROP, THEN END UP BLOCKING MAN-MAN. THIS MEANS THE

CENTER WILL BLOCK TO THE CALLED SIDE AND THE GUARD TO THE

CALLED SIDE WILL DOUBLE BUMP TO HIS MAN TO HELP THE CENTER.

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MAN ASSIGNMENTS FROM SPREAD-WING

Align off the L.O.S. Block #1 Man from outside.

Zone Drop and Block #2 Man from the outside.

Zone Drop and Block #3 Man from the outside.

Double Bump #4 to #3 Man if Center is Blockingtoward your side.

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CALLS FROM SPREAD-WING

1. ROPE-ROPE: Center blocks first man to his right .... R.G. Double Bumps

#4 to his man #3.

. .R.G. give R.T. help call if #3 is aligned wide and stretching your zone.

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2. LASSO-LASSO: Center blocks first man to his left ..... L.G. Double

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L.G. give L.T. help call if #3 is aligned wide and stretching you.

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3. STORM-STORM: Stack over Center handled by the Center and PersonalProtector; Upback Block #1 ....... Tackle #2 ....... Guard Block #3 ........

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PUNT COVERAGE LANES •

Discipline in proper lane distribution is vital to our success in punt coverage.

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the coverage team will have an assigned landmark on the fieldto run thru. Our coverage philosophy is to first run thru your landmark and thenconverge on the ball.

1. Know and understand punt protection and coverage principles(previously stated).

2. Run thru your landmark ... converge on the ball carrier by running thruthe near leg of the returner.

3. CAN NOT over run the bali carrier.

4. Gang tackle ... 2nd and 3rd tacklers go for the ball.

5. Directional Calls ... "RED" = Right'White" = Middle"Blue" = Left

6. FORCERS ........... Our ends will be our forcers and therefore, will haveno lane responsibility; go directly to the ball. Don'tallow the ball to split you or bounce outside of you.Attack from outside-in. Make tackle thru near leg of

the returner.

7. LANE .. ...... .......... Interior men will have lane responsibility; know andapply coverage principles (previously state); specificlane landmarks are to follow.

8. CONTAIN........... The upbacks will generally have contain

9 . SAFETY ..... .. .... .

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responsibilities although we have the flexibility tochange-up; contai(l men are the widest menhorizontally on the football field; don't allow an

opponent outside of you and squeeze in on thecoverage; always alert for kickout blocks, reverses,

and gadgets. '

The punter will have the safety responsibility.Move smartly downfield at a pace so that you canmake the tackle as the carrier pops thru an opening ,never in the open field. Keep you r head on a swiveland look for crack blocks .

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FORCERS ......•..••. FORCE .... Don ' t a l lo '", b a l l t o sp l i t y o u o r b ou nc e

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ZONE PUNT PROTECTION

1. "ORANGE" - CALL: From our personal protector will tell our punt teamto incorporate a Zone Blocking Technique. We will call orange when our

opponent shows a 9 or 10 man front from our spread wing punt formation.•

2. CENTER: Firstly, make a perfect snap ..... alert for Rope/LassQ/Storm

protection call.

3. GUARDS:

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A) . Your zone is Head up of you to Head up of your tackle.

B) Get off on the snap ...... retreat straight back and extend

inside arm out.

C) Don't allow any penetration thru B-Gap ......

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TACKLES:

Block one Rusher into a second Rusher vs. 2 men in your

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A) Your zone is Head up of you to Head up of your wing back.

B) Get off on snap and don't sllow any penetration thru the C·

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C) Be ready to block one Rusher into a second Rusher vs. 2Rushers in your Gap.

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WING BACKS:

A) Maintain normal spread punt split from your tackle.S) Your zone is Head-up to you to any Rushers from the

outside e.dge.

C) Retreat straight back and DO NOT EXTEND OUT TOBLOCK OUTSIDE RUSHERS ...... Let them come to you.

0) Be ready to block one Rusher into a second Rusher.

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E) Alert for "Zebra" call to your inside Guard and Tackle vs.singled creeper off our Forcer ..... This tells everyone toincorporate a zone blocking technique vs. 5 potential

Rushers.

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Recognize 9 man front by no-one b<:1ck deep to receivepunted ball ..... zone blocking must be incorporated.Tap both cheeks to signal punter that we ':Ire in zone

and to get ball punted qu ickly.Give Center directional call and you block opposite

A·Gap .....example: Orange· Orange· LassoCenter has Left A-GapP.P. has right A-Gap •

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TAKING A SAFETY

There may be a situation in a game when a deliberate safety may work to ouradvantage. This decision will come from the bench or, situation dictates, during

a mishandled snap.

1. Must avoid the catastrophe .. .. Le., fumble in the end zone; blocked

punt forT.D.

2. CALL IS 'TAKE A SAFETY - NO PUNT' (Automatic tight formation)

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Block solid and don't cover.

PUNTER: A) Heels inside the end line but no deeper than

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15 yards from the center.B) Totally concentrate on catching the ball. ....

watch it all the way.

C) Tightly secure the ball into your arms.D) Smartly move to far corner of endzone ....

waste as much time as possible .... step out of

bounds.E) If the ball is dropped, fall on it. DO NOT attempt

to pick it up and run with it.

F) Vs. a wild type snap ... let it go; do not attempt tosave the ball.

G) Incorporate Tight Punt Formation.H) RED: Ruri to right corner ... BLUE: Run to Left

Corner.

TIGHT PUNT

Situations may arise when we want our forcers to align tight in order to maximizeour protection. We will incorporate a Tight Punt Formation when our Punter isaligned in our endzone, vs. an eleven man rush (Victory Punt) and when taking aSafety.



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MECHANICS:

1 Tight Punt call will come from the sidelines.2. Can Call "Hurry-Up-Punt" .... ... protection is automatic zone.

3. When taking a Safety ... protect solid and do not cover.4. Align in 6 inch splits ... , inside foot up, outside foot back. Be as far

off the ball as possible and yet maintain a legal formation.5. FORCERS may have to incorporate double bump blocking technique

vs. an inside and outside rusher.

6. PERSONAL PROTECTOR align at 5 yards and secure the Gaps on

either side of the Center to outside the up-backs. Pay particular

attention to stress areas.7. PUNTER align at 14 yards .. ... shorten your steps and get the ball

punted.

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