orangemen multiple front defense

Orangemen Multiple Front Defense

Todd EkartDefensive Coordinator Beatrice High School

tekart@bpsne.org

Beatrice Football• Last 6 years

• 50 Wins (8+ wins a season)• Playoffs 5 times• Semi-Finals 4 times• Finals Once

Our Defense•Even front

•4-2-5•D-Line secure gaps•Inside linebackers read guards•Outside linebackers read EMOLS•Secondary zone coverage

4-2-5

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D-Line Play•2 techniques: Have to use hands in both!

•Get in a gap (shade or slant)•Play through half the man•Gap hand on shoulder and other hand under V of the neck

•Press•Shoot both hands to breastplate•Feel the block

•Demand double teams!

Inside Linebackers• Read Guard

•Down block•Reach•Pull across•Pull out

•Guard will dictate where we fit play-side and back-side•High Hat

•Drop to zone

Outside Linebackers/ Secondary

• Read EMOLS•Low Hat

•Run Responsibility•High hat or release

•Drop to zone

Coverages (Pro)OOO O

O O O X O O OE N T E

W M S RC C

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Coverages (2 X 2)O

O O OO O O X O O O

W E N T E R“2-1” M S “2-1”

C C“2-1” F “2-1”

Coverages (2 X 2)O

O O OO O O X O O O

W E N T E R“2-1” M S

C C“2-1” F

Coverages (3 X 1)

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O O O

O O O X O O O

E N T E R

M S

CMAN

WHole

C#1

F#2

Coverages (3 X 1)

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O O O

O O O X O O O

E N T E R

M S

CMAN

W C#1

#3 F#2

Why Change?

I Pro with Option Teams

Spread Counter Teams

Spread Teams with Running QB

Power Teams that also use

Multi-Rec. Sets

All used multiple sets

and formations

Why change?•Personnel

•Had more linebacker/safety types•O-line and D-line were going both ways

•Ability to adjust to formations and motion•Coverage Options•Give the offense a different look

3-4 Personnel•Easier to adjust to formations and motion

•Could rotate linemen•2 good safeties coming back•Play more kids•Tried to keep the reads the same for our linebackers

•Pressure from different angles

4-2-5 to the 3-4OOO O

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4-2-5 to the 3-4

Implementation•Evaluate players

•What can your D-Line do?•Outside LBs and Safeties

•Hybrid types•Rotate players in

•Capabilities of your secondary•Can you play man or are you straight zone?

Implementation•Have a plan

•Put all base stuff in first and get good at it.•Sometimes less is more

•Put in different alignments based on opponent

•Stick to the plan but don’t be afraid to slow down or drop something!

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3-4 Base Alignment

Ends: 5 tech on TacklesNose: O tech over CenterStud and Mike: 20 heels at 5 yardsLion and Free: 7 yards deep 1 yard outside TE *Can vary according to call

Rover and Will: TE play 8 tech No TE 4 x 4 *Can vary according to callCorners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

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4-2-5 (Base 40)

Weak End: 6 tech if no TE 7 tech to TE Strong End: 3 Tech Nose: Shade weakStud and Mike: 20 heels at 5 yardsLion: Varies based on call. Read EMOLS

Will: 4 x 4Rover : 8 tech hands on TEFree: 10 yards deep over Guard on 2 rec. sideCorners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

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O O O X O O OE N E R

W M SC C

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4-3 (Slide)

Weak End: 6 tech if no TE 7 tech to TE Strong End: 3 tech Nose: Shade weakStud and Will: 50 Heels at 5 yardsMike: Over Center Heels at 5 yards

Rover : 8 tech hands on TELion and Free: 7 yards deep 1 yard outside TE *Can vary according to callCorners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

OOO O

O O O X O O OW E N E R

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50 Front (5-2)

Ends: 5 tech on TacklesNose: O tech over CenterStud and Mike: 20 heels at 5 yardsLion and Free: 7 yards deep 1 yard outside TE *Can vary according to call

Rover and Will: TE play 8 tech No TE Wide 6 Corners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

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O O O X O O OW E N E R

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50 Front (5-3)

Ends: 5 tech on TacklesNose: O tech over CenterStud: 00 Heels at 5 yardsMike and Lion: 50 heels at 5 yardsFree: 10 yards deep over Guard on 2 rec. side

Rover and Will: TE play 8 tech No TE Wide 6 Corners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

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O O O X O O OE N EM S R

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3-3

Ends: 5 tech on TacklesNose: O tech over CenterStud, Mike Rover: Stacked heels at 5 yardsLion and Will: 7 yards deep 1 yard outside TE *Can vary according to call

Free: 7 yards deep to 2 rec. side *Can vary according to callCorners: 6-7 yards of outside shade * Can vary depending on coverage

Weekly Schedule•Saturday:

•Get an idea of what of opposition is doing

•Sunday:•Formations and Favorite Plays•What front fits best?•What pressures do we want to put

in?

Weekly Schedule•Monday:

•Formation/Blitz sheets•Walk through plan

•Tuesday:•Run through plan•Personnel changes•Mistakes?

Weekly Schedule•Wednesday:

•Correct mistakes•Run through plan again•If it doesn’t work on Wednesday it is out

•Thursday:•Walk through

Most Important Element of Practice?

REPS!• Make corrections in Indy

• Keeps things moving in Team and Group

• Pull player out and correct on the side

• More times they see a play the better• Hudl = mental reps

What We Stress•What coaches can control

•Alignment•Assignment

•What players have to control•Communication•Attitude•Effort