This is Step 2 of 10 Steps to Creating a Tougher Defense, an on-going series where we look at 10 ways to improve the overall toughness of your team defense.
Step 1: Conditioning Your Defense for Toughness
Step 2: Building Toughness in the Weight Room
Step 3: Equipping your Defense to Play ToughStep 4: Tackling Angles for Tough DefenseStep 5: Defeating Blocks for Defensive Toughness
Step 6: High Intensity, Full Contact Football Practice
Step 7: Run a Tough Offense to Toughen your Defense
Step 8: Aggressive Play Calling for a Tough Defense
Step 9: Limited Contact Practices
Step 10: Award Tough Play on Defense
The weight room is the place where Champions are made. We’ve got signs to prove it. And just try winning a Championship without using it. Good luck.
There’s more to it than just making your kids lift a lot of weight, though! A quality strength program is going to improve your defensive toughness in a number of ways.Bigger, Faster, Stronger
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