Wide Receiver Play: Fundamentals and Techniques

Wide Receiver Play: Fundamentals and Techniques by Jenkins, Ron. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781585186525.

An informative and easy-to-understand instructional tool for developing and improving the skill of the wide receiver. Provides a thorough review of the techniques, mechanics, and thought processes needed to refine and improve wide receiver play at any skill level. Covers wide receiver fundamentals (stance, vertical push, catching the football), pass-route release, breaks and separation, individual pass routes vs. various coverages, base pass routes and techniques, techniques vs. bump-and-run defenders, advanced moves (stick and double-stick, mid-stem, single- and double-step, etc.), running counter routes (quick hitch and go, slant and go, the smash, etc.), shifting and going in motion, wide receiver blocking, contingency plans for wide receivers and much more. Dozens of diagrams and illustrations.