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Read more about the article A NEW Way for Defensive Coaches to Stop an Empty Formation

A NEW Way for Defensive Coaches to Stop an Empty Formation

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:February 4, 2021
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Anthony Stone, QBs/RBs Coach at Rockford Boylan High (Ill.) Author of the Back to the Basics Football Drill Manual Series The purpose of a defensive football coach is to find…

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Read more about the article Install Defensive Skill Circuits in Place of Warmup

Install Defensive Skill Circuits in Place of Warmup

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:January 8, 2021
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Wojciech Andrzejczak, Football Coach from Poland (Europe) Twitter: @CoachVoyt When coaching football overseas, time is one of the biggest challenges. We have two or three practices per week with…

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Read more about the article 3×1 Coverage Checks Out of a 3-Man Front

3×1 Coverage Checks Out of a 3-Man Front

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:December 21, 2020
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Matt McDonnell, Head Coach of Kettle Moraine High (Wisc.) @MattMcDonnell14 For most coverages, coaches begin to draw them against a pro or a 2*2 open set. However, when offenses…

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Read more about the article When in doubt, just blitz!

When in doubt, just blitz!

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Jarrett M. Laws, M.Ed. Head Football Coach Salem High School, Conyers, Georgia Twitter: @CoachLaws00 In 2016, when I was hired by the administration at Salem High School in Conyers,…

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Read more about the article Their Slot Is Wearing You Out. How Can You Fix It?

Their Slot Is Wearing You Out. How Can You Fix It?

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:August 31, 2020
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Charlie Coiner, FirstDown PlayBook Some teams are very talented in the passing game and they come after you on the outside with speed and dare you to match up…

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Read more about the article Coach the Nickel 33 Wham 3 Fire Zone

Coach the Nickel 33 Wham 3 Fire Zone

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:February 25, 2020
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Charlie Coiner, FirstDown PlayBook Sometimes the zone read key can be misleading for an offense if they dial up the play against the wrong defense. We often think of…

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Read more about the article Teaching Defensive Line Play in the Midway 3-4

Teaching Defensive Line Play in the Midway 3-4

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:February 18, 2020
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Aaron Nowell, Midway High (Texas) Defensive Line Coach                                                    We run a 3-4 defense here at Midway and predominantly line up in a 5, Shade and 4i. We will play…

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Read more about the article How Pete Carroll defends four verts from Middle of the Field Close

How Pete Carroll defends four verts from Middle of the Field Close

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:December 18, 2019
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Matty Brown  The NFL has improved to be far better at dissecting single-high defenses that were popularized by the successes of Pete Carroll. For that reason, and after the…

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Read more about the article Breaking Down Quarters Coverage

Breaking Down Quarters Coverage

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:October 24, 2019
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Clayton Cason Man Man coverage is exactly as it sounds. Each defender has a designated man across the entire field. Vision is on the man the defender is covering,…

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Read more about the article Explaining the Details of Rip/Liz Coverage

Explaining the Details of Rip/Liz Coverage

  • Post author:Dan Guttenplan
  • Post published:October 18, 2019
  • Post category:DEFENSIVE PLAYBOOK

By Clayton Carson Background/History In 1994 when Nick Saban and Bill Belichick were with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns, they led Cleveland to its last playoff victory. However, following three losses…

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