RED ZONE CONEPT

IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE COVERAGE OF ALL THE ZONES, WE MUST ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE OUR ZONES SO THEY OVERLAP. THE MOST PRACTICAL AREAS TO ELIMINATE ARE THOSE AREAS CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARY WHERE TIME IS ON OUR SIDE. IN ORDER FOR THE BALL TO ENTER THESE AREAS (SHADED AREAS IN THE DIAGRAM ON THE NEXT PAGE WHICH INDICATE THE RED ZONES), THE BALL MUST BE IN THE AIR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THIS TIME SHOULD ENABLE US TO REACT TO THE BALL AND GET TO IT. THEREFORE, WE SHOULD NOT ENTER A RED ZONE UNTIL THE BALL IS THROWN TOWARD THAT AREA AND IF YOU ARE COVERING A DEEP 1/3, YOU SHOULD NOT BE CLOSER THAN 9 YARDS TO THE SIDELINES UNLESS THE BALL IS THROWN IN THAT AREA. IF YOU ARE COVERING A FLAT, YOU SHOULD NOT BE CLOSER THAN 6 YARDS TO THE BOUNDARY UNLESS THE BALL IS THROWN THERE OR THE RECEIVER AND QB THREATEN THE BOUNDARY ON FULL SPRINT.

USING THE RED ZONES WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR PASS COVERAGE. HOWEVER, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO FLY TO THE BALL WHILE IT IS IN THE AIR, INTERCEPT AT THE HIGHEST POINT, NOT TO WATCH THE BALL IN FLIGHT AND GO TO IT AFTER THE RECEIVER HAS MADE A PLAY ON THE BALL.

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