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Defensive Rules for Bump Coverage in Football

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Summary: Learn about defensive rules for bump coverage with expert tips and advice on playing the line of scrimmage in this free online American football video clip.

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Vincent Jamal Vincent Jamal has played football for the past seven years. He has spent the last three years playing for the Phoenix Raiders. Jamal has played receiver, kick... read more

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Defensive Rules for Bump Coverage in Football

VINCENT JAMAL: Hi. I'm Vincent on behalf of Expert Village. So, now what we're going to talk about is the defender rules in bump coverage. Now, what Chris can do is he can initiate a bump coverage on Bryan within the first five yards of the play. So, we'll go ahead and walk through this and, Bryan, just go ahead and take about 10 yards. Now, Chris can get his hands into him. He can turn his hips with him and what he's doing is putting his arm on to feel him, and that's a sustained contact throughout the route, and that's a legal move. Let's go back to line of scrimmage. Now, what Chris cannot do is--go ahead, Bryan. He cannot initiate the contact, break the contact which is now done, and then initiate the contact again. This turns into a pass interference which is penalized with yardage and depending on how deep the play is, that's where your yardage is going to be. So, Chris is really got to be within himself to make sure, and it's a very disciplined motion, to stay running backwards. Bryan, go ahead and start it out again. Running backwards, turning his hips like he's doing and keeping his hand on Bryan at some point down the field. Now when the ball is in the air, Chris has just as much right to the ball as Bryan does, which is a little known fact. Most people think that the defenders have to just wait for the offensive player to catch the ball which is not true. Bryan, in turn, cannot interfere with Chris' right to the ball as well. So what we're looking at is--one more time guys. Sustained contact throughout the route, sustained contact throughout the route, sustained. Chris cannot break and reinitiate his contact. He will draw penalizing flag for that. Let's go ahead and do a 10-yard out so they kinda see what that looks like as well. Okay, set, hut! And now, the contact is broken, you see so, if he did not get the ball, he would not be able to break back on and initiate contact with Bryan once again.

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