American Football Alles, was man wissen muss

INHALT 1 Einleitung .............................................................................................. 8 Legende ......................................................................................... 11 2 Die Basis: Geschichte, Ursprung, Verbreitung ......................................................... 12 3 Die Grundlagen .................................................................... 18 3.1 Wie funktioniert American Football? ................................................................................... 19 3.2 Offense? Defense? Die Positionen .......................................................................................... 24 3.2.1 Die Offense .......................................................... 24 3.2.2 Die Defense .......................................................... 27 3.2.3 Kurz und knapp - die Positionen im Football .......................................................... 30 4 Die Offense ............................................................................................................... 34 4.1 Der Weg zum Passglück ....................................................................................................................... 36 4.2 Shotgun, Pistol und Spread: Die Formationen ........................................................ 43 4.3 Das Passspiel ..................................................................................................................................................... 52 4.3.1 Der Quarterback .......................................................... 54 4.3.2 Der Route Tree - wohin laufen die Receiver? .......................................................... 58 4.4 West Coast, Air Coryell und Erhardt-Perkins: Die Systeme ..................... 62 4.4.1 Air Coryell .......................................................... 62 4.4.2 West Coast Offense .......................................................... 67 4.4.3 Erhardt-Perkins-Offense .......................................................... 73 4.4.4 Die Air Raid Offense .......................................................... 79 5 Das Laufspiel ............................................................................................................................................ 96 5.1 Das Zone-Blocking ...................................................................................................................................... 97 5.2 Das Man-Blocking: Gap, Power und Co. ...................................................................... 104 5.3 Das Option-Run-Game ....................................................................................................................... 107 5.3.1 Exkurs: Die Wildcat Offense .......................................................... 113 6 Die Defense .................................................................................................................. 116 6.1 Linebacker und Defensive Line, 4-3 und 3-4: Die Front Seven ...................................................................................................... 117 6.1.1 4-3-Defense .......................................................... 119 6.1.2 4-3 Over und 4-3 Under .......................................................... 121 6.1.3 3-4-Defense .......................................................... 122 6.1.4 Exkurs: Die 85er Bears und die 46-Defense .......................................................... 125 6.2 Cornerback und Safety: Die Secondary ......................................................................... 128 6.2.1 Zone Coverage .......................................................... 131 6.2.2 Exkurs: Die Tampa-2-Defense .......................................................... 134 6.2.3 Man Coverage .......................................................... 137 6.3 Pass-Rush und Blitzing ....................................................................................................................... 140 6.3.1 Exkurs: Dick LeBeau und der Zone Blitz .......................................................... 143 7 Special Teams ....................................................................................... 148 8 Der Rahmen der NFL ......................................................................................................................................................... 152 8.1 Der Draft ............................................................................................................................................................... 153 8.1.1 Wie funktioniert der NFL-Draft? .......................................................... 155 8.2 Die Free Agency und der Salary Cap ................................................................................ 158 8.2.1 Franchise Tag, Transition Tag: Die Waffen der Teams .......................................................... 162 8.2.2 Der Salary Cap .......................................................... 165 9 Entwicklungen im Football: Die Zukunft des Spiels .................................. 170 9.1 Exkurs: Analytics - Football und der Zahlenwahn ........................................ 177 10 Moderne Offenses: Andy Reid und zwei Gruden-Schüler revolutionieren die NFL ........................................................................ 180 10.1 Run Pass Options - das Trend-Play ................................................................................... 181 10.2 Bunch Formations: Alles eng beieinander ................................................................ 183 10.3 Motion, und alles, was darauf folgt .................................................................................. 188 Anhang ........................................................................................................................... 194 Das American-Football-Wörterbuch ............................................................................................................ 194 Literaturverzeichnis .......................................................................................................................................................... 231 Bildnachweis .................................................................................................................. 232