Defense - Football Article Summaries

DEFENSE TECHNIQUES - bulls eye (length=1449)
The thought of a team being forced to run a certain play or a certain type of play just to be fair is absolutely ridiculous, and even if the goal was to be fair the main goal of football is to attack ...

More help on defense. - rick (length=609)
The 5-3is an excellent defense against the run or the pass. The MLB keys the fullback and the outside lb key the tailback in I formation. If it is a split back formation then the Mlb keys the first ba ...

Help coaching to be aggressive - Coach Wade (length=833)
I'm a big fan of half speed form tackling drills. My team ONLY does full speed tackling in games and scrimmages. With one exception: the bull in the ring drill. We ran it a little differently. We put ...

Hre: Defending against the sweep - NAK (length=893)
Coaching Defense against teams who run a lot of options, sweeps and pitches in order to utilize the speed of the backfield, I would agree with both Coach Wade (good, disciplined player) and Coach Nute ...

4-4 DEFENCE - Coach JT (length=2043)
thanks coach....i have that book, and there seems to be alot of good things there... you seemed very organized, as does your league......hell, wed never think of pulling any linemen...i remember the ...

sweeps - Coach JT (length=1118)
i agree...we play on turf, so we go for speed too...i use best tacklers at def end..stand up, off the outside shoulder of the end, or wing..his job is to get in the backfield as fast as he can....and ...

sweeps - Coach JT (length=1107)
we DO practice that, coach, believe me....i have kids playing in high school now that i coached, and they still remember yelling about outside contain...hahaha... do NOT let the de try to slip "inside ...

FORMATION SUGGESTIONS - Coach JT (length=1402)
Man I'm telling you....in the 7yrs ive been coaching, ive NEVER seen ANY team attempt to pull a lineman or even talk about it....till this year..one team had a kid that belongs on the 9th grade team, ...

FORMATION SUGGESTIONS - JT (length=1199)
Hey coach, i went back and re-read a bit of Jack Reed's book on youth football-defense.....i know he's very knowledgeable, but hes on a whole another planet from us.....he has 7(?) coaches PER team? ...

DRILLS, DRILLS!! - COACH EPPS (length=873)
I DO THIS DRILL WITH MY LINEMEN, IN THE OFFSEASON AND SEASON, EVEN AS OF NOW MY LINEMEN IN ALL AGE GROUPS, ARE PLAYING SOME FORM OF BASKETBALL I FOUND THIS TO BE THE BEST WAY TO GET SPEED AND QUICKNE ...

ANSWER TO UNBALANCED LINE - WESCON CHAMPS (length=1121)
COACH MULE UNBALANCED LINES I HAVE DELT WITH OFTEN TRY THE QUICK PASS FAKE, WITH THE QB TRING TO SPRINT FOR A FIRST DOWN. ALSO DO NOT FORGET THAT THE CENTER IS ELEGIBLE FOR A PASS. TO DEFEND KEEP YOU ...

5-3 for 8 and 9 yr olds - Coach Gregory (length=7386)
Coach, If I were going to run a 53 this is how I would run it at your level. with and 8 & 9 year old team the SWEEP, BLAST, DIVE, and QB KEEPs are going to be big plays along with a reverse or some ...

3-5-3 defense - CoachWhiteTail (length=6678)
Coach John, I’m a 7th grade Head Coach and Jr. High Teacher in PA. After a season utilizing a “hybrid” version of the Wide-Tackle-Six and the old Washington Huskies “G” defe ...

46 for 3rd-4th grade - crashd (length=3309)
I think a 4-4 or 4-6 would open you up more to the inside then a 6-2. I percieve them as better pass defenses. And at the 3/4 grade level about 90% of the plays are running. Also the 4-4 or 4-6 at thi ...

5-2 Cov. 2 for DC - PGYABuccs (length=1561)
I used a 5-4 basic Defense in two different leagues in the past 2 years. In one league, 5th and 6th grade, we had 7 shut outs in 7 games while scoring 266 points. I do not use safeties. I ues many ...

5-3 looks like a 5-5 - coyote (length=1189)
I scouted a team this weekend that runs a 5-3 with thier corners moved up to the same depth as thier linebackers. I remember this defense from last year....it's very agressive and hard to do anything ...

6-5 Defense - Bulldog Coach Jason (length=3435)
I won two State championships at the youth level running the 6-5 as our primary defensive front and one more running variations of it this season. So, its success is unquestionable. I implement it d ...

CALANDE SAB SCHEME IN THE WORKS - Malcolm Robinson (length=1836)
Steve and others: 1. Are you saying that in this new SAB scheme the OL is track blocking at 30 degrees as Carbon and Gregory advocate? If so, how do you run a simple lead option where the DE goes unbl ...

Conversion from DE to LB youth football - Coach Gregory (length=5645)
With out knowing what type of defense your running and the responsibilties of the OLB. A few things that make a linebacker really good. Stance - OLB the outside foot should be back (heel toe relations ...

D-wing Question - Wes (length=1729)
That's my understanding of the motion too; that if you're not moving toward the line at the snap, it's legal. As far as the wedge, that's just a fake to the FB and then a QB keeper right up the middle ...

DC 46 Feedback - Dum Coach (length=1068)
"By process of elimination the kids figured out that Will lines up on the inside (slot) man, but we were unable to a basic alignment rule for why. Because he's #2 receiver from the outside in. "Corne ...

DC Dallas Flex available - Dum Coach (length=1194)
I just rewrote this after losing it. The "D" is intended for coaches who must play mandated, even front defenses with defenders "head up" and with no blitzing. It's 9 pages and has two calls, "Red" an ...

DC angled dt - Dum Coach (length=2381)
Like any simple defense, it takes too long to learn (Grin). You have to think through your drills to make it work. Keep in mind, that for every positive you create in a technique, there is an equal, a ...

DC-Advice on Defense - Dum Coach (length=10175)
"BTW, I have coached mainly 5-3 at older ages (I also played for years in that defense). That is what I know best. Unfortunately, it is very susceptible to OT stuff at this age level. The 5-3 require ...

DC-Advice on Defense - Dum Coach (length=6329)
Wow! Playing against a team with 5-6 studs is tough! With that many studs you can lie up in any offense and look good. But, to answer your question, defense is, first and foremost, determined by count ...

DC-Advice on Defense - JohnnyB (length=1832)
DC, We are a smaller church program in a large urban area. At younger levels, we are always outnumbered in terms of the number of studs. However, we overcome this disparity at older age groups since w ...

DC...Since I plan on utilizing your playbook.... - Dum Coach (length=8479)
You asked a very bright question. The answer is as follows. Your number of studs (3) determines the number of linebacker and free safeties you can play. So the defenses that will best suit you have ei ...

Defending the WR screen..... - Coach V (length=1447)
As a DW coach I sometimes use a formation we call "loose." The formation has double, wide slots and a single back behind the QB. We can go to a "Roscoe" or "Louie" motion with the FB, to reach an em ...

Defending the triple option - Malcolm Robinson (length=2121)
SB: Like I just posted to the question about defending the 'wishbone' - is this a true triple option? What age are the kids and is the QB 'reading' the dive key and then the pitch key? Also, what set ...

Defensive Line Play - Coach Rogers (length=1282)
Coaches--It can be hard teaching your young linemen to play D line the proper way. The natural reaction is to just break through the line and try to kill the quarterback, right?? But what about the ...

Defensive Play Calling - Coach S (length=1401)
I used numbers as signals, BUT, Do not tip your hand to the other team. Use the forearm\wristband Play holder, You can place all formations on the captains forearm. He will look towards the sidelin ...

Dum Coach Questions - Dum Coach (length=3798)
Do you only conduct tackling drills one night per week (on the defense night)? Yes. And, what tackling drills do you use in practice? There are two group tackling drills, one for sideways pursuit ...

Dum Coach Request - Dum Coach (length=2874)
I have three D's to choose from. They all do different things. The DC-46 I've run for eight years. It's based on the original pro defenses of of Ryan and Shurmur who each used about 300 plus pages to ...

GAM and the sweep - mMlcolm Robinson (length=2803)
Randy: Sorry for the late reply, but I have been busy with on-the-field football and haven't had time to read this board. My defense of choice is a Split 40 (4-4). Over the years I have played the DE ...

GAM vs. spread offense - coach whitt (length=1504)
I've been coaching for several years, but recently inherited a team that has been playing the GAM D for a couple of years. I am the hc/oc. We are playing a team in the playoffs this year that we hav ...

Help with 44 and 46 defenses - Malcolm Robinson (length=21412)
Clark: Here is my second rebuttal. I’ve tried to separate your comments from mine, but I’m not sure how to do that on this forum. DC wrote: No offense, Malcolm, but that's not a description of a split ...

Help with 44 and 46 defenses - Malcolm Robinson (length=6922)
Here is Malcolm’s rebuttal: DC wrote: 1) Why is the HS freshman team running a 4-4? The answer is to start training the defense to make reads. It takes a long time to teach the defense to read the off ...

Ideas for Defensive Practice - Dum Coach (length=2329)
We've only held one defensive scrimmage in practice this year. Otherwise, our drills develop skills by position and then we have group tackling. The way we held that one single defensive scrimmage was ...

My Reply to the - Speltze (length=1330)
As far as stopping the DW goes, I've never believed that you set up a specific scheme to get it done. At the youth level (I coach HS as well), you need to simply drill your kids over and over to stay ...

Name it - Coach Greg (length=3160)
This is a defensive front I have toyed with on paper for defending the DW. v v v v v vv vv v v o o o x o o o o o o o I am making ...

New Mexico s Def - 49'er Coach (length=2331)
I was lucky enough to meet Osia Lewis the def coord of New Mexico and here him talk about his def. They are an undersized unit so he blitzes like crazy and it looks like this: After many attemtps It ...

New Mexico s Def - 49'er Coach (length=1223)
Installed it last night - and what a difference in field coverage we now have. I made an adjustment to near far responsibility and in a scrimmage every play to the flat was really crunched. Inside r ...

PLAYING CORNER - cazsr (length=1185)
Don't make those mistakes! Seriously, make sure he knows exactly what his responsibility is on his team in each coverage. If he has contain responsibility, make sure he knows to attack the lead blo ...

Poor tackling & Gap-8 - J Mac (length=1883)
Wow its funny how many similar problems other coaches have that i have on this site....i recently posted some questions on here pertaing to some good tackling drills and or defenses that could help me ...

Pursuit angle - Dum Coach (length=1153)
Pursuit angles are as follows against a sweep: Playside DT: Pursue playside at an angle to intercept ball carrier 2 yards downfield. NG: Pursue playside at an angle to intercept ball carrier 5 yards ...

Stopping DWing Pass Plays - Dum Coach (length=2673)
Here's how you blitz a DW team - And you can do it every down: T T O O O 0 O O O O O O O Shown above ...

Technique help NG 10 years old when double teamed - Dum Coach (length=5663)
I deliberately avoided answering this as I saw you had asked this question over on the other board and I figured they'd tell you exactly what they did - That why are you worried about beating a double ...

The Company defense - caz (length=1996)
Do their safeties come up very hard? It appears from the drawing that they play at least 5 -7 yds off. Seems like the flats would be ripe for quick hits. Naturally the 47 Jet sweep would appear to ...

The Eagle defense. - Coach Wade (length=2786)
Shine; According to Wyatt's rules an eight techique end would be down blocked by the TE operating solo while the WB reads up. Vallotton's rules are slightly different. Personally, if it's possible, I ...

Zone Defense 101 - Coachh Greg (length=3288)
This is to give a better understanding of the Zone defense and how it works. Object of a zone secondary 1. Defend against the pass 2. Prevent the long pass 3. Keep pass completions to a minimum 4. ...

comment on defense form. - Gilbert (length=1025)
There's your problem Bro. The most important people on your team are your lineman, and you're gonna put the weakest coach there? Even a great back needs his lineman to do their job. But with a great l ...

dc wing t - Dum Coach (length=5493)
"good morning dc. i was looking at your response today and a thought hit me. if a 53 defense aligned its olb's over the offensive tackles with a "tnt" would it then be considered as having 6 in the bo ...

defenses at the youth level - Coach Wade (length=4745)
Malcolm; Last weekend I attended a clinic where I purchased a book by Rex Ryan, son of Buddy Ryan. On the subject of pass coverages in the 46 defense, here's what Coach Ryan (the alive one, not the de ...

defensive huddle - Dum Coach (length=1684)
Hold a huddle. The player who is leaving stays in the huddle as the new player is coming on and asks "Can anybody get in?" He then leaves the huddle and comes to the sideline coach with any reply. Mea ...

hey dc - Dum Coach (length=3146)
"dc, what kind of problems do te's in a "nasty" split (2-3 yds) pose for a defense? how would you utilize them?" A "nasty split" is determined by the distance out from the ball a DE plays. Let's say ...

re (dum coach) - Dum Coach (length=3287)
Here is the "split 6" defense: S C B B C E B T T B E O O O 0 O O O O O ...

using the GAM against superstud - cazsr (length=1517)
We won today 19-6 and held the other team to 70 yds offense. Team coming up on Sat is the best in division with fast quick stud who had 5 TD’s in last game against a GAM defense run by the Reed disci ...

what and how do you play safety in youth football? - Big Brother (length=1226)
Safety is just that SAFETY. He wont cover much, I don't know the age group of your kids, but tendency is to throw to the Wideout. Your safety needs to be able to read where the ball goes. He is you ...

what def to stop this? - cazsr (length=1273)
I would say, as a former defensive back, that if you don't get pressure on the QB than they will chew you up. I would target man to man bump and run and then have either 2 deep or 1 deep over coverag ...