The purpose of this drill is to improve the player’s ability to get open vs. tight man coverage.
Procedure
A. The receiver stands between two other players. The two players are one foot from the receiver. On the command "GO" the receiver makes one fake and runs either left or right and tries to catch the ball. The other two players try to keep the receiver from catching the ball blocking his vision and pushing him.
B. The drill is repeated with the same alignment. This time there is no command "GO" . The ball is thrown in a jump ball are to the players. The receiver has to go up and catch the ball in his hands.
C. This drill is used with two players. The receiver faces the coach with a player facing him about * yards apart. On the command "GO" the receiver takes one fake and goes either left or right. The player facing him has to guess what direction the receiver is going.