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Great Punt Coverage Begins With The “Pride” Team
by Dave Johnson
Tight Ends Coach, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO get your players to buy into your punt-team philosophy. You need to instill a mindset that emphasizes how hugely important the punt team is. To help in this effort, our team decided to re-name our punt team the “pride team.”
We tell our pride team that there are five important points to remember about each punt.
1. A sizeable amount of yardage is exchanged on the change of possession.
2. It creates field position for your defense.
3. It’s an opportunity to gain momentum for your team with a big hit or a turnover.
4. It’s another opportunity to do something great on the field.
5. Field Position + Momentum = Points. Points = Victory.
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