1. Bluejay WR
Drills 2007

2. STANCE Great Stance in EVERY Drill
Running Ready, Elongated, Comfortable
Weight on Front Foot (85%)
X/Z have I/S foot up
T/V/N have O/S foot up

3. STANCE Should look the same, Run or Pass
Chest over Knee, Knee over Foot. Hide #s
Eyes Up
Must see the Safeties
Key the ball

7. VS.
PRESS =
Boxer's
Stance

8. Starts Visual cue in every drill
First Movement Forward. No wasted movement.
“If you have to move to move, you gotta change your stance”

9. Cuts & Breaks Burst. Sell vertical!
Foot in ground and SEPARATE! ATTITUDE SLAM!
Keeps your C of G low. Also, a plyometric. Rubberband anology.
Drive the “tent stake”

10. Cuts & Breaks Win in transition Lunge “Squat” Separate
Put foot in 45 angle
Ball of foot
Chest thru knee, knee thru ball of foot
Separate

11. Cuts &
Breaks
Strive to run as many speed cuts (1 legged cut) as possible
If you must pat your feet, connect hands to feet.
Upper body violence through cut
Speed Thru break, not to the break
Clean breaks. No baby steps. Head Up.

12. Releases and Stems John Gruden: “What can happen to the WR”?
Free Access = Can run your route
Cloud = Cover 2
Press

13. Press Press Run Blocking Pass Ink/Ork/Soft/Hard
B/S = Run Thru. Physical. Mentality.
Helmet under chin
Cut
Violent. Punch thru DBs facemask.
F/S = Run a Takeoff (Protection Release)
Pass
Bring it! I’m going to yank you down and smoke you!
Work edge of Defender
Get your hips past his hips
Get them moving before your real move
Toolbelt

14. Free Access Stems: get w/in framework of DB before you make a move
Man Coverage
Get nose to nose and step on his toes
Attack technique for 3 steps. If he doesn’t give it up, don’t continue

15. Stick Release Run to Defenders Leverage (Down the field release)
Cover 2 Corner or Seam Defender
Whoever is defending you, run right at him. He will freeze and you can get past him quicker. Get eye contact. Also looks like:
I/S Run and PAP.
Zone Coverage is Man Coverage
Beat defender trying to disrupt your route

16. Catching the Ball Get between DB and ball. “Ball – You – Man”
Eyes on a Converstational Plane with Ball.
Head/Eyes/Hands off plants and cuts
High Ball = must be looking up. Attack the Ball! Eye level or higher! Go get it! Elbows together increases the surface area of your hands

17. Catching the Ball Focus on the White stripe.
Catch the front ½ of the ball. Never let the ball touch the body! Hands out in front of your body.

18. Catching the Ball Pluck and Tuck!
Ball above the waist = Triangle. Thumbs in
Low Ball = bend knees, not waist. Elbows together!
Fade Ball
Put head down and run 5 yards after making stick.
Keep running as long as possible, Hands Late.
Stay out of the jungle. Build a fence. Don’t drift. Catch ball over O/S shoulder.
Ball over your shoulder = Thumbs out, pinkys together.

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