The Art of X Show: Defending Trips With Split-Field Coverage

[@TheDudeAbides421]

Keep this gold coming, Coach. I just got a few of your books; I love your system

[@MatchQuarters]

Thanks, man! Really appreciate it.

[@NormanNeal2tim215]

THANK YOU SO MUCH COACH YOU MAKE UNDERSTANDING DEFENSE AND OFFENSE PLAY CALLING SO MUCH MORE RELATEABLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE,, TAKING MY PLAY AND AUDIBLE CALLING SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE !!!

[@MatchQuarters]

@@NormanNeal2tim215 Appreciate it!

[@billycougar3378]

Love ALL of your stuff Coach! This video was exceptional!!! Thank you!

[@MatchQuarters]

Thank you!

[@jonnielsen835]

I love what you’re doing with matchquarters. I’ve never interacted with the game like I do now. I’m a youth coach and we aren’t approaching the complexity here but we are lining our guys up similarly so when they get to higher levels they’re prepared. Thank you.

[@MatchQuarters]

Thank you, Jon!

[@coacharthurmariano]

Hey coach, love the material, i'm a brazilian coach so not all terms make sense to me, what does "push" in the quads mean?

[@MatchQuarters]

When #3 or #4 "push" to the flat. Appreciate it, Coach!

[@camrodgers8061]

When in Stress and you get smash, who has the hitch? I understand the corner has MOD (man or deep), but would that be man on the hitch or "deep" on the corner?

[@MatchQuarters]

Smash calls apply in Stress. Sam would detach & CB would assume #2's route

[@dylanfalso1035]

In stress does the mike have to carry #3 out and up like sky or does the safety stay over the top of 3 when he goes out incase of the out and up route ?

[@MatchQuarters]

Good question... The Mike is "capped" by the FS, so he doesn't have to carry verticals. The Ni does, as the FS is now stretched over the #3 WR (why you call it STRESS).

[@dylanfalso1035]

Thank you. So if you run special, instead of the safety staying over the top of 3 on an out the Ni picks up the out of 3 while the FS is now on #2 vertical right ? Special would be the way to pickup an out by #3 if that’s what your opponent runs the most out of trips?

[@MatchQuarters]

@@dylanfalso1035 It actually plays out similar to Stress, you are just playing with outside leverage w/ the Ni in Special. At the end of the day it is still a 3-Push.

[@leeschuetz]

What would the adjustment be if...1&2 basically run a cross pattern where 2 releases a little quicker, "screening" the corner and 1 delays a step or two and finds grass about where the nickel begins or at around 7 yards? Assuming the 3 runs some sort of clearing pattern either vertical or across the middle?

[@MatchQuarters]

In Stump & Stress, the Ni & CB would just switch.

[@leeschuetz]

@@MatchQuarters thanks! I've noticed one of the area high schools runs that concept maybe 3 times a game and it almost always results in the #1 being wide open and turning it quickly upfield for huge gains. It's a simple but phenomenal play. It blows my mind how well it works

[@MatchQuarters]

@@leeschuetz Anytime!

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

Stress seems really hard for the nickel. You need very athletic nickel to run man coverage there. I like special a lot or trap (vacate #1 once in awhile and box #2 and #3) ..until u get burned :/

[@MatchQuarters]

No more difficult than Special. Stress leverages the Ni inside & forces the throw outside & deep. Plus, it works the same mechanics he uses in a 2x2 formation. The only significant difference is he has to stay sticky on a vertical route because he is uncapped.

[@kimo4852]

If #3 runs a 5 and out, and #2 runs a wheel. How do you defend that ?

[@MatchQuarters]

Double push, Ni takes the wheel, Mike takes the 5 yd out. CB & Safety can work to both verticals.

[@brandonjakubowski899]

The first one is cover 4 or cover 2?

[@MatchQuarters]

Stress = Quarters (4) / Stubbie-Special = Palms (2)

[@brandonjakubowski899]

Sky coverage? Is that cover 3 sky that you are talking about?

[@MatchQuarters]

@@brandonjakubowski899 Sky is my verbiage for Quarters

[@tafikosalu1991]

if the nickel hangs and take 3 to the flat then mike pushes LATE TO THE FLAT to the back out late.