Wide Receiver Techniques

by Scott Criner
Offensive Coordinator, Bishop Kelly High School, Boise, ID
American Football Monthly June 2007 Issue OnlineOur receivers are taught the techniques of receiver play by looking at the positions needs. We break the techniques required to play wide receiver into eight distinct categories.

* Pre-snap - which includes stance and pre-snap defensive, reads.
* The release - which includes the escape versus press coverage and the drive release versus hard or soft coverage.
* The stem.
* Body control - which includes the head-fake or head-bob and body mechanics at the break
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