Defending/Covering Kick-off Returns

[styx]

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING SINCE 2001 AND HAVE HAD OVER 20 KICKOFF RETURNS AND ONLY GAVE UP A COUPLE,NOT BRAGGING. I USE PRIMARILY MY DE'S, LB'S AND DB'S MAYBE SOME QUICKER OL, MOST OF MY STRENGTH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD SET AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OUT TO EITHER SIDE , WITH A WEDGE SET 15 YDS BEHIND THEM,I DONT PAY THAT MUCH CONCERN TO THE END RUNNERS COMING DOWN CAUSE MOST TIMES THY GET CAUGHT UP OR WONDER OUT OF BOUNDS, WE PLAY NFL RULES ON KO'S IN THE GLEFL , YOU MUST HAVE A VERY FAST RETURNMAN.flg$

[NEW CASTLE HiTMEN]

I send defenders in waves. The way I play is kicking team lines up at 50 and receiving team thirty and back. The kicking team can kick it either down the middle or at the left or right numbers. This is announced after setup so the receiver can be placed. My first wave of six playes (de and lb's) goes first then my second wave of three players then finally my last two safety's. When lined up the lines are ten yards apart.

[jeff]

Originally Posted by raiderhp

How do you manage to keep a guy/guys back & still make a tackle?

Either put them on stationary bases if allowed . There is also a way to tweak a base to make it stationary .

[detroitchild]

I pretty much have 9 straight running guys of various speeds run down field. That way they cover various levels/areas of the field instead of just a straight line of guys (even taking opposition blocking into consideration). I also have two loopers running in the opposite direction on the outside of my coverage so that they loop back to cover in between the hash marks at the point of kickoff while the other guys are down field. You can also use 1-2 stationary men as mentioned earlier.

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[styx]

EACH LEAGUE HAS THIER OWN RULES GOVERNING KICKOFFS WHICH I THINK IS COOL (MORE TO CHOOSE FROM) WE USE ABOUT THE SAME AS THE NFL, WE TRIED TO CHANGE THE RULES TO THE SAME AS SEASON ONE IN WHICH THE RECIEVING TEAM LINES UP AT THIER OWN 20, AND THE KO TEAM LINES UP AT THE OPPONENTS 30 (ONLY 10 YDS APART ) WITH THE RETURN MAN AT THE 10(ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD (DONT KNOW WHY) AND YOU RUN IT FROM THERE, NOW WE ACTUALLY KICK THE BALL WITH THE TTQB, U GET 3 TRIES TO KICK IT IN PLAY, HAS TO GO PAST OPPONENTS 40 YD LINE ,IT CANHIT OUT OF BOUNDS AS LONG AS IT DIES IN,AND DEPENDING HOW FAR IT TRAVELS IS HOW MANY SEC. BOARD IS RUN TO SIMULATE HANGTIME , AFTER THAT ALL NON-ENGAGED PLAYERS ARE TURNED AND RETURN IS A GO THATS ALL IM GONNA SAY CAUSE MY HAND HAS A JONES LOL .