Gap control
What it is
Own one gap and do not vacate it until the ball declares.
Why it matters
The defender must not cross the face of his blocker into an adjacent gap - doing so opens the gap he was assigned. Discipline here is what makes a defence sound against cutback and misdirection.
Also called
Programs call this fit your gap or gap integrity. The Coach answers to any of them.
Watch it run
This one is in the simulator. The read is measured off the simulation as it plays — nothing about the outcome is scripted.
Zone read — the end feathersOn film
One rep of this in public all-22, each reviewed by a coach before it was labelled. The link opens at the play.
- Counter-example3:24–3:56
Another explosive through the interior — the gap is vacated before the ball declares.
Watch the rep →Labelled by coach-review@eliteedge (model-assisted: qwen2.5vl-cdx:7b@dgx-spark).
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