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3 TYPES OFCOACHES &

PLAYERS ON THE

DEFENSIVE SIDEOF THE FOOTBALL



1. those who make things happen

3 TYPES OFCOACHES &

PLAYERS ON THE





1. those who wait for things to happen

3 TYPES OFCOACHES &

PLAYERS ON THE






3. then there are those who say …“what the hell just happened?”

3 TYPES OFCOACHES &

PLAYERS ON THE






3. then there are those who say …“what the hell just happened?”

We refuse to be #2 or #3

We want to be #1

3 TYPES OFCOACHES &

PLAYERS ON THE




The first thing any coach must do before deciding on a defense isto decide what his defensive philosophy is going to be.

DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY




2 BASIC PHILOSOPHIES OF DEFENSE:






• READ & REACT - sit back and slow down the offense







• ATTACK - ‘make something happen’








WE CHOOSE TO ATTACK BECAUSE IT GIVES US THE FOLLOWING:









• INCREASED AGGRESSIVENESS – Attitude reflects leadership andtherefore aggressive play calling leads to aggressive play.










• HIGHER LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE - Every time we make a big play,it is positive reinforcement that increases our players’ confidencein the system, in themselves and in their teammates.










• HIGHER LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE - Every time we make a big play,it is positive reinforcement that increases our players’ confidencein the system, in themselves and in their teammates.

• HAPPIER DEFENDERS – We want to attack. Our players want toattack. Our fans want to see us attack. Coaching the Double WingOffense taught me the most important defensive lesson that I haveever learned. ‘Defensive players absolutely hate to be on the field

longer than 3 or 4 plays each series’. So we bring a lot of PRESSURE. Our motto is ‘3 and out … score or give us the ballback’. Because quick strikes are almost always attributed to abusted assignment or a missed tackle. So it’s easier for our kids torecover mentally and get back out there on the next possessionwith confidence.




VIDEO - PRESSURE



If you can get the right players, in the right place, at the right time,with the right attitude, then you wont give up very many points.And so the 33-Stack is designed with these things in mind toconsistently disrupt game plans, discourage our opponents andfrustrate the opposing coaches.

4 ACES of DEFENSE




• MORE ATHLETES – This defense allows me to put my best 11 kidson the field regardless of body type.

4 ACES of DEFENSE





• DECEPTIVE ALIGNMENT – Typically an offense reads a defense bythe number of down linemen and location of the safety(s). So weappear to be an odd front defense with a minimal number of defenders in the box. In reality 6, 7 or even 8 defenders will be

filling the gaps and attacking the backfield on every play.

4 ACES of DEFENSE







• ATTACK ANGLE ASSIGNMENTS – Our players are always runningdownhill on attack angles from the snap to the whistle. Thisaffects the mindset of our players and also our opponents becausemoving forward is aggressive in nature. This is nothing likebackpedaling or sidestepping. Those two words, and the actionsthey refer to, don’t even sound aggressive.

4 ACES of DEFENSE







• ATTACK ANGLE ASSIGNMENTS – Our players are always runningdownhill on attack angles from the snap to the whistle. Thisaffects the mindset of our players and also our opponents becausemoving forward is aggressive in nature. This is nothing likebackpedaling or sidestepping. Those two words, and the actionsthey refer to, don’t even sound aggressive.

• AGGRESSION – Most defenses require 2-3 reads for a defender todetermine his course of action. This steals aggressiveness frommy players. Even a naturally aggressive kid will seem passivewhen he is forced to make a series of reads after the play begins.Our players have very few reads and the ones we have are beingmade while the player moves forward. So our players get to attackall day.

4 ACES of DEFENSE



33 - BASE

1 T N TO M O

1

32 2

D

C CR

D

PLAYER KEY:

T - Defensive Tackle - 2 Down Linemen on the outside of the STACKS.N - Nose Tackle - 1 Down Lineman in the middle of the STACKS.O - Outside Stacker - 2 Outside STACK Backers over the Def. Tackles.M - Middle Stacker - 1 Middle STACK Backer over the Nose Tackle.

D - Dog Back - 2 Outside Linebacker / Safety Hybrids.C - Corner Back - 2 Cornerbacks playing inverted coverage.R - Reaper - 1 Free Safety or Rover that plays everywhere.



BASE ZONES

1 1

32 2

D

C CR

D

PLAYER KEY:

D - Dog Back - Flat Area, Quick passes to Ends & Flare passes toBacks.C - Corner Back - Deep 1/2 of the field, keep everything in front of you.R - Reaper - Middle of the field, Quick slant passes to TEs.

Like everything in this defense, all 5 of these players are movingforward at the snap of the ball. Reading on the move and they onlybackpedal <IF> they read pass and it isn't one of their ‘hot’ routes.



It’s as easy as ONE, TWO, THREE …

STOPPING THERUN




#1 - ALL 6 interior gaps are filled full of defenders so we essentiallycreate a wall across the front that is almost impossible to run

through. But we don’t just line up up 6 players in the 6 gaps, thatwould require some pretty good defensive linemen and wouldn’treally confuse anyone.

STOPPING THERUN






#2 - We stack 3 backers on the heels of our 3 down linemen andlet them choose ‘how’ to fill the 6 gaps using a tap-n-go blitz.Offensive linemen struggle figuring out who to block on a down bydown basis. This forces them to stop firing out aggressively and

wait to see who they are responsible for. And once that happens,the game is half over. And we can accomplish this without usingany of our stud defenders, so they can focus on the edges.

STOPPING THERUN






#2 - We stack 3 backers on the heels of our 3 down linemen andlet them choose ‘how’ to fill the 6 gaps using a tap-n-go blitz.Offensive linemen struggle figuring out who to block on a down bydown basis. This forces them to stop firing out aggressively and

wait to see who they are responsible for. And once that happens,the game is half over. And we can accomplish this without usingany of our stud defenders, so they can focus on the edges.

#3 - It doesn’t matter to us if the runners decide its too crowdedand bounce outside or the play caller just calls outside plays; theeffect is still the same. So we place some of our studs outsidewhere they can make plays. This puts our ‘better’ players in

position to stop the most dangerous plays before the ball is evensnapped. If you are in a battle for ownership of a hilltop, would yourather start the battle at the top of the hill or at the bottom? Thisis really no different. Sweeps and Reverses are the mostdangerous plays in most ‘youth’ offenses. And I would ratherdefend that Sweep from an outside position instead of chasing itfrom an inside position.

SIMPLE … EFFECTIVE … DEADLY !!!

STOPPING THERUN



VIDEO - RUN DEFENSE



A few simple ideas that work together in perfect harmony:

STOPPING THEPASS




#1 - While we stuff the middle of the field with our front six to stopthe running game, they have a second, much ‘cooler’ function to

perform. SACK THE QB!!! Its not uncommon for us to have 1 or 2unblocked stack players on every down throughout the course of agame. So QBs never have enough time to set up and throw theball; much less actually make a read on who is open. And what isreally cool is that we can accomplish this kind of pressure withoutusing any of our better athletes.

STOPPING THEPASS






#2 - We use 2 basic coverage schemes but today we will be

focusing on our BASE ZONE scheme. We have 5 defenders andeach is responsible for a specific passing zone. And since we feelthe only zone you might have time to effectively flood is the shortzone that is in front of most of my better players, we are confidentthat our base defense will handle 99% of the passing schemes wesee at the youth level.

STOPPING THEPASS






#2 - We use 2 basic coverage schemes but today we will be

focusing on our BASE ZONE scheme. We have 5 defenders andeach is responsible for a specific passing zone. And since we feelthe only zone you might have time to effectively flood is the shortzone that is in front of most of my better players, we are confidentthat our base defense will handle 99% of the passing schemes wesee at the youth level.

#3 - Deception is the greatest ally a defense has against a quality

passing game. Our defense looks like one thing and operates likeanother. Pre-snap reads by a QB are generally useless because of the downhill nature of our secondary. And the depth of ouralignment allows our secondary players to make quick and easyreads while moving forward and even when their read is wrong,they still have time to recover.

AGGRESSIVE … DECEPTIVE … DEADLY !!!

STOPPING THEPASS



VIDEO - PASS DEFENSE



Our 33-Stack Attack personnel is divided into 2 groups. Eachgroup is taught key words to listen for in the play calls. These keywords tell our players what alignment to use, what coverage to useand which blitz, stunt or shift we want to employ. Depending onthe age and ability of our players, we can also install any of these

calls as an automatic, based on what the offense shows (certainalignments, motion, etc.).

PLAYCALLING





The 1st part of the call is the alignment call for our Stack Players:

PLAYCALLING






• 33 - our standard alignment has our DTs head up on the OTs andour NT head up on the Center with our Stackers right on theirheels.

PLAYCALLING






• 33 - our standard alignment has our DTs head up on the OTs andour NT head up on the Center with our Stackers right on theirheels.• 42 - places our NT and MS on the inside shoulders of the OGs andtells them to pinch down hard through the A-gaps.

PLAYCALLING






• 33 - our standard alignment has our DTs head up on the OTs andour NT head up on the Center with our Stackers right on theirheels.• 42 - places our NT and MS on the inside shoulders of the OGs andtells them to pinch down hard through the A-gaps.• 60 - places all 6 players down in four point stances in the gaps.

PLAYCALLING







The 2nd part of the call explains alignment & coverage to theBacks:

PLAYCALLING








• BASE - is our standard zone scheme that we use most of the time.

PLAYCALLING








• BASE - is our standard zone scheme that we use most of the time.• GUTS - tighter, short yardage version of our ‘base’ coverage.

PLAYCALLING








• BASE - is our standard zone scheme that we use most of the time.• GUTS - tighter, short yardage version of our ‘base’ coverage.

From here we add different calls to specify particular blitzes,slants, stunts, shifts and alignments. Our players get taught whichcalls affect them so when the call doesn’t refer to them, theyignore it and perform their base assignment.

PLAYCALLING



42 - BASE

1 T N TO

MO

1

32 2

D

C CR

D

PLAYER KEY:

T - Defensive Tackle - 2 Down Linemen on the outside of the STACKS.N - Nose Tackle - Move to a Guards Inside Shoulder and pinch down.O - Outside Stacker - 2 Outside STACK Backers over the Def. Tackles.M - Middle Stacker - Mimic Nose Tackle with opposite Guard.

We occasionally run into teams that have ‘some’ success with a studCenter pushing the N into our M allowing yardage on a QB sneak. Sowe go to the 42 alignment where we move over the Guards’ shouldersand pinch or even cut through the Center’s legs to shut this down.



VIDEO - 42 FRONT



60 - BASE

1 T N TO M O

1

32 2

D

C CR

D

PLAYER KEY:

T - Defensive Tackle - Move to B Gaps and get into backfield quick.N - Nose Tackle - Move to a Guards Inside Shoulder and pinch down.O - Outside Stacker - Move to C Gaps and get into backfield quick.M - Middle Stacker - Mimic Nose Tackle with opposite Guard.

We use this for goal line or short yardage situations to stuff the gapseven faster. We also use this to get several of our backups into thegame at the same time. We lose some pressure with this front but wecan still count on creating a wall along the LOS forcing runners

outside.



VIDEO - 60 FRONT



GUTS ZONES

1 1

32 2

D

C CR

D

PLAYER KEY:

D - Dog Back - Flat Area, Quick passes to Ends & Flare passes toBacks.C - Corner Back - Deep 1/2 of the field, keep everything in front of you.R - Reaper - Middle of the field, Quick slant passes to TEs.

When we get into a goal line situation or we are playing a team withvery little passing threat or maybe just a super powerful runninggame, we can shorten our BACKS alignment and their zones.

The biggest change in our defense when we use GUTS is ourCORNERs. They no longer move forward at the snap but instead theywill read from their position and backpedal for passes or contain onwide runs.

This is usually used in conjunction with our 60 Front.



Our 33-Stack Attack personnel is divided into 2 groups. The firstgroup is our Stack players or Pressure Group.

STACKSASSIGNMENTS




• NT - Nose Tackle aligned head up on the Center (not snapper).

• DT - Def. Tackles aligned head up on the #2 man from Center.

• MS - Middle Stacker tight on the heels of the Nose Tackle.

• OS - Outside Stackers tight on the heels of the Def. Tackles.

STACKSASSIGNMENTS








Everyone in this group has relatively simple job descriptions.Combined with the small areas they defend means we can use our‘weaker’ players or ‘undisciplined’ athletes to fill these positions.

STACKSASSIGNMENTS








Everyone in this group has relatively simple job descriptions.Combined with the small areas they defend means we can use our‘weaker’ players or ‘undisciplined’ athletes to fill these positions.

• Little to no pass coverage responsibilities.

• Attack the run and pressure the QB on every play.

• Fill all 6 interior gaps on every play.

• Take advantage of offensive strategies like pulling linemen or splitout ends or even releasing the ends into pass patterns.

STACKSASSIGNMENTS



VIDEO - GUARD TECHS



VIDEO - TE TECHS



The key to our defense is the pressure we bring from our front 6defenders. This pressure is caused by our TAP-N-GO Blitz:

TAP-N-GO BLITZ




• Each Stacker taps the Down Lineman in front of him on theshoulder (in the huddle) or the hip (at the LOS) to the side he plans

to blitz and the DL then slants to the opposite gap.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ






• Our DL should aim at the middle of the gap they are attacking andour Stackers should aim through the near hip of the offensivelineman they are blitzing past.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ







• When the offensive lineman moves to cut off the slanting DL his

hip will vacate creating a nice big hole that allows our Stacker theshortest possible path into the backfield. This also places him asfar as possible from the next blocker over on the LOS.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ









• This tactic only works when all 6 stack defenders are attacking fullspeed on every play. Hesitation or even attempts to read andreact to the backfield action will leave holes in our defense.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ










• When the Stackers vary the direction of their blitzes, it becomesimpossible for our opponents to get a read on our defense.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ










• When the Stackers vary the direction of their blitzes, it becomesimpossible for our opponents to get a read on our defense.

• As some of our Stack defenders will go unblocked and others willwork their way free at varying speeds, we end up pressuring thebackfield with ‘waves’ of defenders.

TAP-N-GO BLITZ



Our 33-Stack Attack personnel is divided into 2 groups. Thesecond group is our Secondary players or Cover Group.

The following rules are ‘guidelines’ only. This group of players isadjustable in many ways. You can adjust the type of player or thealignment or even the techniques based on your talent level. (ex.)

BACKSASSIGNMENTS





• R - Reaper is a Free Safety of sorts and should be our best player.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS






• Speed helps but a nose for the ball is his most important trait.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS







• 6-8 yards from the LOS in center field or shaded to strength.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS








• He reads the QB and play flow.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS









• C - Corner Backs are speedy pass defenders.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS










• 8-10 yards off the outside shoulder of the #1 Receiver.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS











• Read #1 (release or block), then read the QB for a pass read.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS











• Read #1 (release or block), then read the QB for a pass read.

• If no pass threat, backup the DOG off tackle then outside.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS



VIDEO - R & Cs





BACKSASSIGNMENTS





• D - Dog Backs are 2 of the top 3 players on our team.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS






• 3x3 from the EMLOS or splitting the distance from a SE to theEMLOS or possibly outside shoulder of a slot. It is difficult todescribe all the possibilities because receivers align so many ways.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS







•

Basically where they cant be down blocked by a SE but they cancontain outside running plays and play the quick pass to the SE.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS







•


• They read the QB for quick passes or passes into the flat and thenthey read play flow for Sweep and Off tackle runs.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS







•



• Squeeze down the off tackle area when containing runs to his side

of the field. Attack at a 45 degree angle to the deepest man whilekeeping the outside arm free.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS







•



• Squeeze down the off tackle area when containing runs to his side

of the field. Attack at a 45 degree angle to the deepest man whilekeeping the outside arm free.

• Slowly follow running plays going away watching for Reverses orQB throwback type plays.

BACKSASSIGNMENTS



VIDEO - DOGs



Many coaches get caught up in the sheer number of blitzes andstunts that are possible from this defense. I don’t think that is agood idea. Just pick a few things and do them really well.

No matter how many of these calls you install in your defense,remember one thing. Always call them for a reason.

• LOOSE - back up the Stack Backers and read play flow

• THUNDER - tells our Tackles to slant inside

• LIGHTNING - tells our Linebackers to slant inside

• BOXER - Right DOG blitz

• BULLDOG - Left DOG blitz

• GET SUM - Both DOGs blitz

• SLANT R/L - gets our stacks slanting to one side or the other

• SHIFT R/L - for teams that like to use 1TE or overload formations

BLITZES, STUNTS,SHIFTS



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