Teaching Defense to Football Coaches who want to Dominate on the Field
A couple of months ago, I sent out a request to Football-Defense.com subscribers to fill out a short survey. Over 100 coaches responded and we got a nice snap shot of what the readers here are doing with their defenses.
One of the aspects of the survey I took some time looking at was why teams ran the defense they do. For starters, the breakdown of what defensive front our coaches are running, out of 102 responses:
We have all seen, and many of us have used, a wrist coach. They are everywhere on football teams running “Check With Me” systems and the Spread offense. But a wrist coach can also be a valuable too for your defense.
The days of huddling up with your Mike Linebacker standing out in front calling a play are gone. In half of our games, if we had huddled there would have been a play running behind us.The answer for defenses is to catch up with what the offense is doing. That means using a wrist coach and working without a huddle on defense. [Read more...]
During camp we all do great things to build team unity. We eat together, we may go to a camp together, we have social functions together. Not to mention that we sweat and bleed together on the field for two weeks.
But camp comes to an end, and sometimes so does our team building. We’re never as unified as we are the day Two-a-Days come to a close.How do you keep that team building during the season? This is when we really need it! Nothing has gone wrong when we come out of camp. We’re undefeated, and the season looks bright. [Read more...]
The Counter Trey may not be as popular as it once was, but the principles of defending the play are still important for your defense. The play relies on your Linebackers being a step slow because of the counter action and a strong kick out block on your Defensive End.
We’ll look at the Counter Trey against a 4-2-5 or 4-4 Defense, but this should apply to most defenses.
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This is Step 9 of the 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 Defense [Read more...]
