Find the weakness Exploit the weakness Till they capitulate Roldan Leyba Offensive Coordinator Hanau Hornets all rights reserved How we will beat the Zone D

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.

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 deep to keep them honest. 3 rec/ 7man pass protection 2. when we flood we hit all three areas to that side and always have 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 or at 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

What the ZA looks like and the weakness in the ZONES Natural Voids Cover Two ZA LOS Left 1 Left 2 sidelinesideline Deep left Deep right right 2 right1 mid right mid left pipe Side line

LOS Left 1 Left 2 sidelinesideline right 2 mid right mid left Deep left Deep rightDeep middle Right 1 Cov 3 and its weak point

COV1 LOS Left 2 sidelinesideline right 2 mid right mid left Deep left Deep rightDeep middle Right 1

Cov 4 with 4 under 8 men on pass run! LOS Left 2 sidelinesideline right 2 mid right mid left Deep left Deep right Deep middle L Right 1 Deep middle R Left 1 Run arch

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 always throw 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.

ZA PASSING TREE x QB8 routes and 3 smash moves

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 sidelinesideline Deep left Deep right right 2 right1 mid right mid left ss ZA area Deep 2 WR Side by side

Explaining the routes SNAPS I call these snaps- we can use them on meshes 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

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 deep third(Must have Speedy WR) Smash in between the two middles 2 OHIO Outside break to top of L2 zone and replace the OLB hitch

Other routes out slant post corner comebacks

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?

Fighting a blitz heavy 35 play action a dive freeze mid line work sidelines and seams between deep 3 coverage Left 2 sidelinesideline Deep left Deep right right 2 right1 mid right mid left ss 2 WR

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) Bait play action open

Left 2 Deep left Deep right right 2 right1 mid right mid left 2 WR 2 deep in the voidSideline to deep void

Another look FS up keying RB Same backside MFO deep open

We scored a 40 yard TD on this play. How we would played this We scored a 40 yard TD on this play. C L C S L S Backside attack Iso LB

In Closing To win one must be prepared Scout your adversary find the weak zone or weak players and 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 few too 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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