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Defensive Play Call Sheet.

A printable board for the defensive booth on Friday night. SchemeSmith-branded, six numbered sections, one sheet of paper. Green, black, and white — download the watermarked preview to see the layout, then sign in or upgrade to download a clean, unwatermarked PDF ready to laminate and hand to the play-caller.

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Defensive Play Call Sheet preview

What’s on the sheet

Six numbered sections.

  1. 01

    GAME INFORMATION

    Date, Opponent, Venue, Weather; Kickoff, Series, Coordinator, Notes — eight labelled fill-in cells in a 4-column × 2-row grid at the top of the sheet.

  2. 02

    OPENING SCRIPT / FIRST 15 PLAYS

    A numbered table of fifteen rows. Columns: Front, Coverage, Pressure/Blitz, Down & Distance, Hash. The defensive opener you walk in with on Friday night.

  3. 03

    BASE CALLS / CORE CONCEPTS

    Seven boxes side by side: Base Fronts, Base Coverages, Pressures, Run Fits, Stunts/Twists, Zone Drops, Coverage Rotation — the spine of the defense.

  4. 04

    SITUATIONAL PLAY CALLS

    Twelve boxed cells (1st Down, 2nd & Medium, 2nd & Long, 3rd & Short, 3rd & Medium, 3rd & Long, 4th Down, Red Zone (Inside 20), Goal Line (Inside 5), Two-Point Plays, Coming Out/Backed Up, End of Half) in a 6 × 2 grid, with a full-width Two-Minute Defense banner below.

  5. 05

    OPPONENT TENDENCIES / ALERTS

    Left side of the bottom row. Four boxes in a 2 × 2 grid: Personnel (10/11/12), Run/Pass Tendencies, Hash Tendencies (L/R/Mid), Blitz Beaters & Counters.

  6. 06

    DRIVE / SERIES ADJUSTMENTS

    Right side of the bottom row. A wide open lined notes block for what you saw during the drive, what to adjust on the next series, and the rotation / disguise calls you want as the game grinds on.

How to use it

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