ROVER POSITION IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Football has forever been a cat and mouse game between offenses and defenses. When a coach comes up with a creative idea or new concept,…
Category: DEFENSE
Pressed Corners Are Good Corners
I think it’s fair to say that we all wish we had a cornerback that could play press all night and always jam up the…
How to Stop the Mother of All Air Raid Plays
4 Verts is the mother of all Air Raid plays. The last concept added to the arsenal by Mike Leach, it is not simply sending…
How to Defend the Option
In this post, I talked about how you need to defend the Buck Sweep play from the Wing T. But there’s another offense you don’t…
How to Defend Buck Sweep
In high school football, you can see so many offenses from week to week. And when you run a high school defense, you certainly cannot…
How to Blitz with Purpose Using HUDL Beta
Dialing up blitz pressures should be calculated, not at random. With the use of Hudl Beta, we’ve been able to identify favorable situations for our…
Teach the “WHY” Behind Press Technique
Let’s talk about teaching press technique today. Every coverage ends up in man-to-man. When a CB has to guard a WR, he can turn one…
Focus on Great Tackling to Create a Great Defense
Today, I’m going to talk to you about tackling and pursuit drills. Ideally, you’ve been running your own since the spring, and then consistently throughout…
OLB alignment in 4-2-5 Cover 2
3×3 vs 1 WR,2×2 vs ProSplit difference between #2 & tackle vs,twinsSplit the difference between #3 & tackle vs trips. Cover 2 & cover 5…
Q & A: Adjusting to RB in shotgun
That is a great question and I don’t have one answer. We will adjust week-to-week based on who we are playing. When we first install…
Outside Linebacker Play in 4-2-5
In my defense the outside linebackers are critical…just as important as the safeties in the 4-3. The small difference is this: In the 3-4, they are…
Team Defense
Have you ever been concerned with one player on the other team? People or other coaches tell you how great that person is. How are…
