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6 Man Mechanics

Meeting of 11 October 2007

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Our Mission

• Quickly review procedures following a safety

• Review 6 man mechanics in detail

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Procedures Following A Safety

• Team whose goal line is involved puts the ball in play by a free kick from their 20 (unless moved by penalty) 8-5-4.

• Team can use a drop kick, place kick or punt (2-24-6, 2-24-7, 2-24-8). If they use a place kick they can use a tee (2-24-7).

• K can designate the spot along the 20 yard line (4-3-6c)

• Free kick out of bounds restrictions apply.

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General Topics

• Source is the 6 man slide show that is linked to the Chapter web site

• We add a Field Judge, who is partnered with the Linesman

• FJ and BJ work sideline in, 15-20 yards deep

• The Line Judge and Back Judge are partners

• Field Judge is the alternate timer

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Coin Toss

• R and U stand in the middle of the field• Field Judge and Back Judge bring the

teams out

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Coin Toss Mechanics

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Free Kicks

• R same as 5• Linesman and Line Judge are deep• BJ has ball and 25 second count, and

goes downfield officiating inside out• U and FJ have R’s restraining line

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Free Kicks

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Short Free Kicks

• Linesman and his partner, FJ, move up, so that Linesman has R and FJ has K

• So we have 4 up: FJ and BJ have K’s restraining line, Linesman and Umpire have R’s

• R and LJ are deep

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Short Free Kicks

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Scrimmage Downs• Basic concept is that FJ and BJ have priority for

keys• Their keys are the widest receivers, whether

they are on the line of scrimmage or not• L and LJ then take the second and/third

receivers• Concept is that FJ and BJ have goal line and are

able to be with runner/receiver at the goal line• L and LJ have most of the spots—pushing the

FJ/BJ down the field.

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Scrimmage Downs

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Motion

• Sometimes motion can mean a switch in keys

• If the motion man is the widest player initially, and then goes in motion, we would switch keys as soon as he is no longer the widest receiver

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Motion and Switching Keys

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Trips

• SJ or BJ have widest receiver, Linesman/Line Judge have 2nd and 3rd receivers

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Trips

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Goal Line Coverage—15 to 5 Yards In

• FJ and BJ are on the goal line pylons• Suggestion: change this to 20 yards to 5

yards in.• L and LJ have spots down to the 1 yard

line.

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Goal Line—15 Yards to 5 Yards In

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Goal Line Coverage—5 Yards and Less

• FJ and BJ are midway between the hashmarks and the numbers

• We switch keys: Linesman and Line Judge take the widest receivers

• Linesman and Line Judge have the goal line

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Goal Line—5 Yards And Less

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Scrimmage Kicks

• R is on the foot of the kicker• Suggestion: Linesman/Line Judge switch

who chases and who stays as determined by the position of the Referee

• FJ and BJ have the receiver• Suggestion: BJ have PSK• In this situation, we have reverse

mechanics: BJ/FJ have most of the spots, L and LJ have the goal line

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Scrimmage Kicks

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Tries/Field Goals

• R is on the foot of the kicker• FJ/BJ have posts

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Ties/Field Goals