One of the keys to continued offensive success during a football game is being able to keep defenses off-balance.
By establishing a balanced offensive attack — with a good running game and passing game — defenses won’t know what plays will come next.
Offenses can further keep the defense guessing by integrating misdirection plays that can result in big gains.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Positions
An Edge Rusher is a type of player team use more and more in football today.
This is especially true at higher levels of the game such as the NFL and NCAA.
While not an official position, it’s become an extremely important part of defenses looking to attack the quarterback in new and innovative ways.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Positions
There are many positions in football that most everyone knows, whether they are die-hard fans of the game or not.
For example, most people will know what a quarterback is and what he does.
More serious fans of the game will be able to name the other positions on both offense and defense.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Defense
The stances football players take to start plays are critical in determining how they perform on every play.
It ultimately plays a huge role in how well they get off the ball and how well they do on that particular play.
Like almost all linemen on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, defensive ends will line up in a three-point stance most of the time.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Basics
“Down, set, Blue 76, Blue 76, Set, Hike!”
If you’ve played, coached, or even just watched football, you’ve likely heard the quarterback yell something similar before every play.
That string of words and numbers is what’s called the cadence.
Quarterbacks (QB) use it to get the offense on the same page with regards to timing and the snap of the ball.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Rules & Penalties
The level of competition at the highest levels of football is often fairly equal.
Even in NFL games that pit a heavy favorite against a big underdog, the games typically aren’t extremely lopsided.
When you get to some lower levels, though, the talent difference from one team to the next can be quite significant.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Routes
The main routes on the receiver route tree in football are the basic patterns all wide receivers, tight ends, and even running backs must learn.
They form the basis of just about every route that a receiver will run during a pass play to try to get open.
As receivers master the art of each of these passing routes, they will often have to learn slight variations of these.
One of these variations is the Skinny Post — which is slightly different from the typical Post route.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Rules & Penalties
An illegal touching penalty only applies to the first player who touches the ball on a forward pass.
For example, if the quarterback throws a pass to a wide receiver and that wide receiver touches the ball first, only he will be subject to a potential illegal touching penalty.
If the wide receiver tips the ball and it travels in the air to someone else, that second person isn’t subject to the penalty.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Defense
There are a lot of different acronyms in football that quickly explain different things in the game.
Many of these acronyms are for statistical purposes, and are very well-known to people who play / follow the game.
These include things such as TD for touchdown, QB for quarterback, RB for running back, etc.
One acronym that may not be as familiar in football is the PBU, which represents Pass Break Up.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Drills
There are many different drills that football coaches can run their players through to work on various skills necessary to play the game at a high level.
Some of these drills target skills for specific positions, while others are good for the entire team.
One of the important general skills all players need to work on is their agility.
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