SpecialBest for: Goal line / 2-pt14U+ · Advanced
Goal Line 46
Heavy short-yardage front loading the box to stop the goal-line run.
Concept: All linemen and backers crowd the line in gap-control stance to submarine blockers and stuff dive plays.
RushBlitzDrop to coverage
14U — Introduce: Line up right and own your gap — win with alignment, pad level, and pursuit to the ball. Add get-off and block destruction so the front controls the line of scrimmage. Layer in the called blitz — one timed gap-shooter on the snap. Teach the coverage drops behind the front and read run vs. pass. Combine front, pressure, and coverage — and disguise it pre-snap.
Play movement — schematic, not to scale
Every position's job
DE (both)
Crowd the line in a gap-control stance and squeeze the C-gaps low.
DT (both)
Fire low into the B-gaps to submarine blockers.
NG/DT (over center)
Attack the A-gap low and hard over the center.
MLB (Mike)
Crowd the line and fill the strong A/B-gap downhill.
ILB (Will)
Crowd the line and fill the weak A/B-gap.
CB (strong)
Man-cover the strong receiver/tight end and support the edge.
Coach it with
CB (weak)
Man-cover the weak receiver.
SS
Fill the alley and man-cover an eligible.
FS
Man-cover the remaining eligible or fill the box.
How to teach it
- 1Everyone crowds the line in a low gap-control stance and fires low to submarine the blockers and stuff the dive.
- 2Get penetration and knock the line back — win the low-pad battle.
- 3Every gap is accounted for; edges spill everything back inside to the fill players.
Common mistakes to fix
- !Defenders come up too high and get driven off the ball; fix by teaching a low, flat-back charge.
- !An edge gets sealed and a run bounces out; fix by teaching the OLBs to keep outside leverage and spill in.
Build this into your call sheet.
Adopt this system in your coach portal, tag plays by situation, and print call sheets and player wristbands.