At Marian, we have the mindset that we will not let a defense dictate our offense. Critical to our success is the ability of our wide receivers to use various release and separation techniques that allow them to take advantage of defensive backs.PhilosophyMany times, a defender will want to take away certain areas of the field by playing a type of coverage or using a certain technique. But with our philosophy, we can get that defender to relinquish his responsibility or break his comfort area simply by the way we attack his technique. The five techniques we use are:Attack Release vs. Soft Coverage Stick Release vs. Soft Coverage Hash Release vs. Soft Coverage Boundary Release vs. Cover 2 and Soft Coverage Easy Release vs. Press CoverageAttack ReleaseTo execute this release properly, the wide receiver must accelerate off of the LOS, attacking the
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