<P> In gridiron football, the hard count is a strategy used by offenses . It is most frequently used to "convert" on fourth down with less than five yards to go . </P> <P> The quarterback uses an irregular, accented (thus, the term "hard") cadence for the snap count in the hope that the defense will jump offside . </P> <P> When used in a fourth down situation if the defense jumps offside it gives the offense the option to gain the five yards needed to convert the first down as a result of the award of the offside penalty yardage . </P>

How to do a hard count in football
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