Stance and Starts for Receivers
For WRs the proper stance and start is very important.
I always have taught, as the top passing coaches from Bill Walsh to Don Coryell to the Bowden's etc, to put the inside foot up. Some coaches will actually change and do different things but I think this is the best system, and allows more timing with respects to steps as well (in cuts are odd number of steps, out cuts are even).
The receiver will line up facing directly upfield, inside foot up. I teach an upright stance, so toes up on the line or as far up as possible if off the line. The receiver will point their front foot toes forward, and lean forward in an upright manner so that his knee and his chest (we say "toes, knees, and nipples") are all directly aligned over each other; this means that the knee is slightly bent but not too much, and the receiver is leaning slightly forward.
The back foot will be no more than roughly a foot back, sometimes we even say that his toes should be under his butt. The weight should almost entirely on the balls of the front foot--the receiver should be able to lift his back foot off the ground and stay in his stance. We do want the back foot to be firm on the ground, as he will push off his back foot.
The receivers can do what they want with their arms--whatever is comfortable. However, we do teach them to bend their arms slightly and put them in front of their body (if they want to bring them up to their chest that is fine), because in many releases the receivers must use their hands. If the corner is up in tight press man we usually tell them to put their hands up--they know they must use them.
At the snap the receiver will push off the back foot, roll over the front foot, exaggerate the pump of the arms, stay with the forward lean, and not pop up to run straight. If nothing else dip their butts down a bit as they run.
As the receiver runs his route he should have his eyes up. A common mistake for young receivers is to stare at the ground where they are going to make their cuts. The only time they look up or at the DB is if they are running a go route. The great receivers learn to run any route anywhere on the field by feel, and the entire time they are staring the DB in the eyes, whether it is a slant, go, curl, or whatever.
Stance and starts should be practiced every day and you should always remember to have special time during the season (not just your off week) to really work on the little details and fundamentals throughout the season.
I always have taught, as the top passing coaches from Bill Walsh to Don Coryell to the Bowden's etc, to put the inside foot up. Some coaches will actually change and do different things but I think this is the best system, and allows more timing with respects to steps as well (in cuts are odd number of steps, out cuts are even).
The receiver will line up facing directly upfield, inside foot up. I teach an upright stance, so toes up on the line or as far up as possible if off the line. The receiver will point their front foot toes forward, and lean forward in an upright manner so that his knee and his chest (we say "toes, knees, and nipples") are all directly aligned over each other; this means that the knee is slightly bent but not too much, and the receiver is leaning slightly forward.
The back foot will be no more than roughly a foot back, sometimes we even say that his toes should be under his butt. The weight should almost entirely on the balls of the front foot--the receiver should be able to lift his back foot off the ground and stay in his stance. We do want the back foot to be firm on the ground, as he will push off his back foot.
The receivers can do what they want with their arms--whatever is comfortable. However, we do teach them to bend their arms slightly and put them in front of their body (if they want to bring them up to their chest that is fine), because in many releases the receivers must use their hands. If the corner is up in tight press man we usually tell them to put their hands up--they know they must use them.
At the snap the receiver will push off the back foot, roll over the front foot, exaggerate the pump of the arms, stay with the forward lean, and not pop up to run straight. If nothing else dip their butts down a bit as they run.
As the receiver runs his route he should have his eyes up. A common mistake for young receivers is to stare at the ground where they are going to make their cuts. The only time they look up or at the DB is if they are running a go route. The great receivers learn to run any route anywhere on the field by feel, and the entire time they are staring the DB in the eyes, whether it is a slant, go, curl, or whatever.
Stance and starts should be practiced every day and you should always remember to have special time during the season (not just your off week) to really work on the little details and fundamentals throughout the season.
posted by Chris at
6/03/2005 04:36:00 PM
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