PRINCIPLES OF INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ZONE SCHEME

ZONE SCHEME- MID TEMPO SCHEME DESIGNED TO BLOCK MULTIPLE FRONTS. DESIGNED TO LATERALLY STRETCH THE DEFENSE OPENING DIAGONAL RUNNING LANES WITH BIG CUTBACK POTENTIAL.

KEY PRINCIPLES:

1. INITIATE MOVEMENT ON THE FIRST LEVEL AND CLIMB TO THE SECOND

2. NEUTRALIZE 1ST LEVEL AND PICK UP 2ND LEVEL AS IT INSERTS INTO THE FRONT

3. MUST BLOCK FORCE ( ALLEY OR SECOND LEVEL PLAYER ASSIGNED TO TURN PERIMETER PLAY INSIDE ) AND ZOT ( ZONE OF THE BACKSIDE TACKLE )

INSIDE ZONE

KEY: MUST DETERMINE IF COVERED OR UNCOVERED- THIS DONE BY SIGHT AND FRONT DETERMINATION

A. COVERED- 3 STEP ZONE (MAY HAVE HELP IF HEAD UP TO INSIDE)

1. WEIGHT TRANSFER STEP ( 6"-8" POWER STEP JUST OUTSIDE DL ALIGNMENT )

2. STEP TO CROTCH MIDLINE (KNEE TO NUTS )

3. WIDTH AND DISTANCE STEP - MAINTAIN BASE, GET GOOD POSITION AND DOWNHILL MOVEMENT

      NOTE: MAY HAVE VERY SLIGHT HIP TURN TO TRACK

B. UNCOVERED- ZONE STEP ( STEP TO HIP OF PLAYSIDE DL- EYES ON LB) 3 CHECKS

1. CHECK SLANT- COVERED MAN PLAYSIDE ( 1 HAND IF SLANT BRING TWO )

2. CHECK PLUG- BACKER FILL (ATTACK V.S. IMMEDIATE FILL)

3. CLIMB TO BACKSIDE BACKER

NOTE: HELP INITIATE MOVEMENT THEN CLIMB- NO PIECE THEN CLIMB NOW

 NOTES: BACKSIDE TACKLE IS ALWAYS CONSIDERED UNCOVERED

21 BLOCK- BACKSIDE TACKLE BLOCK END AND CLIMB TO WILL AS HE CROSSES MIDLINE

TUFF STEP- UNCOVERED LINEMAN STEPS BACKSIDE TO SECURE BACKSIDE COVERED LINEMANS BLOCK

A. TECH

1. STEP INSIDE OF OUTSIDE FOOT OF DL- EYES ON LB

2. FOREARM LIFT AND GET MOVEMENT

3. CHECK PLUG TO B.S. LB 

OUTSIDE ZONE

A. DIFFERENCES FROM INSIDE ZONE

1. STEP OUTSIDE PLAYSIDE- SLIGHTLY BIGGER HIP TURN( DO WHAT ABILITY ALLOWS )

2. 2ND STEP - STEP ON PLAYSIDE FOOT

3. WIDTH AND DISTANCE STEP - MOVEMENT DOWNHILL

4. TARGET - PLAYSIDE ARMPIT

NOTES: IF COVERED IN OUTSIDE ZONE SCHEME - MAY HAVE TO WORK HEAD ACROSS AND FOREARM LIFT ( PIN WITH HEAD PRESSURE- PUMP PLAYSIDE ARM )

V.S. PLAYSIDE SHADE PRESS PLAYSIDE BREASTPLTE AND PULL BACKSIDE- TURN SHOULDERS AND WORK DOWNHILL