Coverage Alignment Read Drill
Purpose
- To teach WRs and R-Backs to read coverage alignment, or coverage on the move. To teach defensive players to the proper alignment to various formations in coverage.
Description
- Offensive and Defensive players in the huddle making calls. Offense calls formation to align in and Defense calls coverage to align in.
- Offense breaks the huddle and aligns at the line. Defense assumes proper defensive alignment for coverage called in relation to formation shown by offense.
- Coach calls out player to identify coverage being played by defense.
- Can use two offensive and two defensive huddles
- Can run the same drill back-to-back for reps with two groups.
Coaching Points
- Coaching WRs to read defensive alignment and rule out coverages that are not probable when they are confused.
- Defensive coach will not have time to disguise coverage. Can allow offense to run 5 yards down field and blow whistle then ask for coverage identification if defense is disguising coverage or prowling to coverage.
- Drill can be for both sides of the ball so both coaches are coaching their players.
Equipment
- Each QB needs a football.
- Offensive players can play defense so they can understand the defensive schemes much better.

- Coverage Alignment Read Drill
This Drill is contributed by © 2007 Mike Emendorfer, Head Coach at University of Wisconsin at Platteville - The Platteville Pioneers are playing in the NCAA III - Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.



