By Coach Martin | Football Positions
In football, there are different names given to running backs based on their particular role in offense.
These names are typically given based on the offensive formation and style of attack.
The names help coaches and players identify the roles those lined up in the backfield.
One of those players is called a Halfback.
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By Coach 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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By Coach 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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By Coach 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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By Coach Martin | Football Positions
Wide receivers have always been integral parts of a football team.
What once was seen as a complementary position, wide receivers have become even more important to offenses than ever (as seen with all the huge NFL contracts they get nowadays).
Not all wide receivers are created equal, though.
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By Coach Martin | Football Positions
A tailback is a position in football that can go by a lot of different names.
Sometimes, people refer to the position as the halfback.
Sometimes, it’s a wingback, and sometimes, it’s a running back.
While these names are often used interchangeably in football, a player who’s considered a tailback is a running back who will be carrying the football on handoffs more times than not.
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By Coach Martin | Football Positions
Football coaches have come up with a number of different terms for certain positions and/or plays.
These terms make it simpler for every player on the field to understand what’s going on, and who’s who.
One of those terms is the ‘Mike’ — which is the name that all teams use to describe the middle linebacker.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
To simplify the game on defense, coaches came up with a number mechanism to describe the various pre-snap alignments on the line of scrimmage.
A different number is assigned (in ascending order) from heads-up on the center on down the line of scrimmage.
Teams call each of these numbers “techniques.”
These techniques not only describe pre-snap alignment, they have also come to signify the type of player you are talking about.
One of these examples is a 3 Technique.
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By Coach Martin | Football Positions
When football teams run base defensive formations, they often have four members in the secondary.
These players will consist of two cornerbacks and two safeties — a free safety and a strong safety.
While both latter positions are safeties, there are nuances of each position that make them slightly different.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Unlike a lot of other sports, it’s rather difficult to understand all the various football positions on a team.
While there are only 11 players on each team on the field at any one time, there are three distinct “units” for each football team:
(1) The Offense, (2) The Defense, (3) Special Teams
This means that there are 33 different football positions — or slight variations of positions — throughout a game.
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