Ads’ passing pops in 7-on-7
It marked a sizzling start to summer for the Farragut football team, as FHS traveled to William Blount and hosted Lakeway Christian Academy in 7-on-7 action Wednesday and Thursday, June 10-11.
“It was a good day for those two,” head coach Geoff Courtney said. “Elijah has made a couple big plays for us, making some interceptions for us then some on offense, too. I thought we had a good day at William Blount then took a step in the right direction with Lakeway.”
Last week’s action preceded this week’s routine of weights, conditioning and practice.
With the TSSAA-mandated Dead Period ahead, Courtney noted he wanted his players to have a certain approach once they stepped onto the field against other teams.
The skeleton format provides a different look than game situations since only skill players are involved.
There are no running plays — only short, middle and long throws from a quarterback to his receivers.
Carter Collier and Max Hilton reaped the benefit of that Wednesday, hauling in touchdown catches during the Admirals’ trip to Blount County.
Sharp sliced a couple dimes to his teammates the next morning, too, zipping the ball into tight windows before airing it out later in the day.
His pocket presence followed the approach Courtney saw from his team throughout the afternoon.
“Sense of urgency from a competitive standpoint, and I thought our guys were having fun competing,” he said. “You’re working on your passing game, so it gives you a chance to work your timing, rhythm and running on offense. Then on defense, coverage checks and body positioning.”
That side of the ball saw an emphatic finish Thursday, as Shawn Raines made a red-zone interception to cap the morning.
As noted, linemen did not participate, but Courtney did say guys in the trenches seem to have
a good schematic understanding lately.
“They have mainly been working stance and starts, strikes, pass rush pursuit and block recognition,” he said. “You teach and learn so they can play fast and physical when they get the pads on.”
Overall, Courtney left the two-day period feeling good about where things are headed.
“It’s really just phase two jumping off what we did in spring practice,” he added. “Now we’ve got some freshmen that are with us so we went back through some installation processes, then we’ll repeat that again going into fall camp. It’s good working with teams that will give us a good look like Lakeway and William Blount, so it was competitive and let our guys learn too. We’re doing a good job taking steps in the right direction.”
