The Spread Punt

There are some general concepts I need to mention before we get into the spread punt: 1. Get off time     The snapper and the punter are a unit that must work together. By this I mean the faster your snapper is the more time your punter can take. The slower your snapper is the faster the punter must be at getting the ball off. From the snap to the punt, any time over 2.1 seconds increases the chance of a punt being blocked. As a general rule, you would like the snap to take .8 seconds and the punter to catch and punt the ball in 1.3 seconds. You can’t coach the punt team without a stopwatch in your hand! 2. Equal Practice     You must work your #1 punt team and your #2 punt team equally in practice. If the backup at a position is not prepared as well as the #1 player and he has to play, a mistake he makes on one punt can cost you the game. This is the one phase of the game that