Quarter 3 Score (H) 10 (V) 0 Possession V
Clock 11:50 Down 1 To Go 10 Ball On 30
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Your linebackers must be quick to interpret some keys to reading the offense. By rapidly grasping what the offense is attempting to do on each play, they can react quickly to disrupt it.

Streaming VideoClick the Video icon for a quick study of linebacker reads.

For each key below, select the kind of play a linebacker should suspect.

The linemen’s pads are high, the quarterback drops back, and a running back is behind the quarterback.

 

The linemen’s pads are low after the snap.

 

The linemen’s pads are high as the fullback approaches the quarterback for a handoff.

 

The linemen’s pads are high, the quarterback drops back, and all running backs are on the line or in front of the quarterback.

 

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Hint: Each play is correct in only one of the scenarios.

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Coaching Football Technical and Tactical Skills by ASEP, 2006, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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