Special Teams - Coverages

Question 1

Coverage Lanes

Answer 1

Vertical sections of the field that members of kickoff unit are assigned to once ball is kicked

Question 2

Directional Punting

Answer 2

Strategy used to reduce the number of available lanes for a returner

Question 3

Kickoff Safeties

Answer 3

Employed by a kickoff coverage unit to create a small second line of defense in the event the primary coverage unit it beaten

Question 4

Open-Field Punt

Answer 4

Occurs when the LOS on a punt is between a team’s own goal line and its 40-yard line; used to change field position

Question 5

Pin Deep Punt

Answer 5

Any punt picked when the LOS is from a team’s 41-yard line forward

Question 6

Onside Kick

Answer 6

Designed for the kicking team to recover the football

Question 7

Pooch Kick

Answer 7

Also known as sky kicks, similar to squib kicks in that the main aim of the kicking team is to prevent a dynamic returner from cleanly receiving the ball

Question 8

Punt Gunner

Answer 8

Members of punt unit that align on the edges of the formation usually on or outside the numbers

Question 9

Squib Kick

Answer 9

Used by kickoff coverage units to avoid a dangerous returner or big play; typically employed at the end of a half or game