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Fusing Bracket Coverage & Pressure Concepts in the 3-3 Defense JOHN RICE JOHN RICE HEAD COACH HEAD COACH J.W. NORTH HIGH SCHOOL J.W. NORTH HIGH SCHOOL RIVERSIDE, CA RIVERSIDE, CA (951) 537-7697 (951) 537-7697 [email protected] [email protected]

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Fusing Bracket Coverage & Pressure Concepts

in the 3-3 Defense

JOHN RICEJOHN RICEHEAD COACHHEAD COACHJ.W. NORTH HIGH SCHOOLJ.W. NORTH HIGH SCHOOLRIVERSIDE, CARIVERSIDE, CA(951) 537-7697(951) [email protected]@rusd.k12.ca.us

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Pressure Component

• Pressure concepts carry over from base package to eliminate new teaching

• We are sending 4, 5, or 6

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Coverage Components

• Bracket• Man coverage• Dime Assignment

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Bracket Component

• Begin teaching in Spring, carry on through Summer

• Utilize extensively in 7 on 7 during summer• May play “up/back” or “under/over”• Must practice checks vs. motion from day 1

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Bracket Technique (in and out)

F

Z

C

Z

C

Corner maintains outside leverage onAll routes on the outside of passing treeFree Safety maintains inside leverage on

all routes on the outside of passing tree

F

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Bracket Technique (in and out)Z

C

Corner maintains outside leverage onAll routes on the outside of passing tree

Free Safety maintains inside leverage onall routes on the outside of passing tree

F7-8 yds deep

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Dime ($) Assignment Component

• Taught during summer• Work on it during 7 on 7 during the summer• 4 techniques, 1 for each assignment

– Hole (Low Hole)– Robber (High Hole)– Deep Middle (“Free”)– Deep Half (“Deep”)– Off Man (covering for blitzing Spur)

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Man Coverage Component

• May assign press man technique or off man technique

• Concept is a carry over from base package, eliminating new teaching

• Inside press technique (inside/outside bracket) and trail man technique (under/over technique) is taught

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Bracket-Pressure Schemes

• 1 bracket• Duo• Dime Lock• Vise (Spur or Bandit)• Numbers

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From Base Package

• 1 bracket package (Free safety & pass defender on one receiver)

• “Duo” package

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1 Bracket Package (from Base)

• Free Safety is in bracket coverage with a defender and a pre-determined receiver.

• Example- if double coverage is desired on #89, then the huddle call would be:

• “(blitz) 1 bracket #89)• Of 3 stacked Linebackers, two will blitz;

the remaining backer will play a low hole technique

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1 bracket

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Linebacker play in “1 bracket”

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“1 Bracket” Formation/Motion Checks

Formation/Motion: Check:

Trips/Motion to Trips

Play it

Empty/Motion to Empty

Ram or Lion man on #3, Tiger or Ox

Bracketed Player in the backfield

Play it with in-out alignment adjustment

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“Duo” Package

E EN

$

B

CC

S

F

N M

Corners Man on #1; keep inside leverageSpur Bracket #2; outside leverageNickel Bracket #2; inside leverageMike PressureDime Bracket #2; inside leverageBandit Bracket #2; inside leverageFree Safety Pressure

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“Duo” Package

• Best when back is in protection or not a significant threat to release into the pass pattern

• Effective vs. “Big on Big” (man) protection

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Duo Pressure

E EN

M

F

E EN

F

M

E EN

F

M

E EN

M

F“Indiana Left”

Tags:RightLeftField

Boundary

“Indiana Right”

“Ohio Right”“Ohio Left”

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Dime Lock

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Dime Lock Package

• More effective if back is left in protection• Has built in remedies if back releases• If back is frequently releases into pass

pattern, we will go to “hang” package.

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Dime Lock Switch

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Dime Lock vs. Various Sets

CC

FS

SB

L

N EE

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$

C

FS

SB

L

N EE

M

$

C

FS

SB

L

N EE

M

$

C

FS

S BL

N EE

M

$

C

C C

Q

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Dime’s Assignments in ‘Dime Lock” Hole

E EN

$

B

CC

S

F

Hole

L M

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Dime’s Assignments in “Dime Lock” Free

E EN

$

B

CC

S

F

L M

Free/Deep Middle

Play: Post, Verticals by #2s

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Dime’s Assignments in “Dime Lock” Deep Half

E EN

$

B

CC

S

F

L M

Deep Half

Play: Stop-n-go, Smash-Corner, Verticals

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Dime’s Assignments in “Dime Lock” Robber

E EN

$

B

CC

S

F

L M

High Hole/Robber

Play: Dig route, mid-level crosses

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Dime’s Assignments in “Dime Lock” Adjuster for Blitz

E EN B

CC

SL M

$

F

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Dime Lock Tiger (Swap) Hole

E EN

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B

CC

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Hole

L M

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Dime Lock Tiger (Swap) 1 Free

E EN

$

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CC

S

F

L M

$ FFree/Deep Middle

Play: Post, Verticals by #2s

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Dime Lock Tiger (Swap) “Deep”

E EN

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B

CC

S

F

L M

$ Deep Half

Play: Stop-n-go, Smash-Corner, Verticals

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Dime Lock Tiger (Swap) “Robber”

E EN B

CC

SL M

$High Hole/Robber

Play: Dig route, mid-level crosses

F

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Dime Lock Tiger (Swap) Spur

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ F

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Dime Lock Ox (Swap)

E EN

L M

$

B

CC

S

F

Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Cross Plug

E EN

L M

$

B

CC

S

F

Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Spur Cross Plug

E EN

L M

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Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Red “Hole”

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Hole

L M

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Dime Lock Anchor

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CC

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Low HoleL M

$ F

Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Anchor Robber

E EN B

CC

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Low HoleL M

High Hole/Robber$ F

Coaching Points: Use vs.Multi-leveled crossing routes

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Dime Lock Torpedo

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Torpedo Robber

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

High Hole/Robber$ F

Coaching Points: Use vs.Multi-leveled crossing routes

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Dime Lock Cross Plug

E EN

L M

B

CC

S

$

F

Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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Dime Lock Zoo

Hole, Free, Deep, Robber, or Spur

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N EEM LR

BC

F

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Motion vs. Dime Lock

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Dime Vise

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Dime Vise Anchor

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Dime Vise Torpedo

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Dime Vise Tiger (Swap)

E EN

L M

B

CC

S

$ F

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Dime Vise Ox (Swap)

E EN

L M

B

CC

S

$ F

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Dime Vise Red :

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ FCoaching Point:Very High Risk

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Dime Vise Cross Plug

E EN

L M

B

CC

S

$ F

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Motion vs. Dime Vise

Formation or Motion Check #1 Check #2 Check #3

Trips Cover 4 Deep

Bracket # 1 to vacated side

Play it; LB to Trips man on #3

Empty (3x2)

Cover 4 Deep

Bracket off to Trips side; FS or $ man on #3

Play it; LB to Trips man on #3

Quads Cover 4 Deep

Bracket # 1 to vacated side; Spur/Bandit go over on #3: FS or $ man on #4 to quads

Possible Checks

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Q-What if a team starts sending the back into the pass route?

Answer-Although it is NOT part of the bracket/pressure package,the “Hang” strategy is an answer to this offensive strategy.

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Dime “Hang”

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“Hang” Package

• Utilized exclusively to defend offensive strategy of releasing back into pass routes

• Is a combination coverage– Man coverage with no safety help– Spur and Bandit are flat defenders

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Numbers package

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Numbers Package with Pressure

• When double-bracket coverage with pressure is desirable as part of a package

• May play single bracket with pressure if desired

• When a team places their best receiver at various positions in the offensive formation

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Dime Numbers “11” Anchor

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Dime Numbers “12” Anchor

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Dime Numbers “11”Torpedo

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Dime Numbers “12” Torpedo

E EN B

CC

S

Low HoleL M

$ F

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Numbers 11 Tiger (Swap)

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ F

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Numbers 12 Tiger (Swap)

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ F

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Numbers 11 Ox (Swap)

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ F

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Numbers 12 Ox (Swap)

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ F

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Dime Numbers “11” Red

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ FCoaching Point:Very High Risk

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Dime Numbers “12” Red

E EN B

CC

SL M

$ FCoaching Point:Very High Risk

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Dime Numbers “11” Cross Plug

E EN

L M

B

CC

S

$ F

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Implementation Schedule

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3-3 Coaching Resources A partial list of coaches who either run the 3-3 now or have experience running it

•Joe Lee Dunn, Def. Coor. U of Memphis Contact: : 901-678-2341 •Charlie Strong, Asst Head Coach, Florida Contact: 352-375-4683 x4100 •Todd Graham, Head Coach, Rice University Contact: 713 348-6900 •Bronco Mendenhall, Head Coach, BYU Contact: 801-422-2916 •Dean Campbell, DB Coach, Air Force Contact: [email protected]•Rocky Long, Head Coach, New Mexico Contact: 505-925-5700 •Vic Shealy, Defensive Coordinator, UNLV Contact: [email protected] •Jeff Casteel, Defensive Coordinator, WVU Contact:  (304) 293-5621 •Dave Doeren, Defensive Coordinator, Kansas Contact: [email protected]•Taylor Burks, Def. Coor, Georgia Military Contact: (478) 445-2690 •Richard Bell, Def.Coor., Air Force Academy Contact: [email protected]•Brad Lambert, Linebacker Coach, Wake Forest Contact: [email protected] •Ron Roberts, Def. Coor., Delta State U (MS) Contact: [email protected] •Paul Golla, Head Coach, Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield, CA Contact (661) 324-9841 •John Rice, Def Coor.,Canyon Springs HS, Moreno Valley CA Contact: [email protected]•Jerry Campbell, HC, Victoria Memorial HS, Victoria, Texas [email protected]. •George Contreras, Def Coor, Rio Mesa HS, Oxnard, CA [email protected]

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3-3 Media Resources

Series of eight videosBy Georgia Military staffhttp://www.championshipproductions.com/

DVD by Jeff Casteel, WVUhttp://www.championshipproduc

tions.com/

DVDs by Vic Shealy, formerly of Air Force Academy

http://www.championshipproductions.com/

Video by Buck Roggeman (Pacific Grove High School (CA)coacheschoice.com

All seven John Rice 3-3 defense video programs on one DVD. Includes 3-3 Defense: Understanding the Basics, 3-3 Defense: Applying Pressure, 3-3 Defense vs. The I formation, 3-3 Defense vs. Spread Formations, 3-3 Defense vs. Empty Formation 3-3 Defense vs. Two-tight End Formations, and 3-3 Defense vs. Defending Special Formations and Plays.

Also available individually on VHSwww.coacheschoice.com 

30-Stack videos by Todd Graham, Head Coach, Rice University (formerly of Tulsa). Call (918) 595-7945 ASK FOR PENNY GRAHAM.

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Websites books, & articles about or with content dealing with the 3-3 defense

Coaching Football’s 3-3-5 DefenseBy Leo Hand and Rick Molina

101 3-5 StuntsBy Leo Handhttp://www.coacheschoice.com

Manual by Jerry Campbell

http://www.jcfb.com/

Articles online:Georgia Military College’s Devastating 3-5 Defense By Bert Williams, Head Football Coachhttp://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Arena/NS_Magazine/Current/GMC.html

SHARKS IN THE WATERCOACHING LINEBACKERS TO ATTACK IN THE 3-3 DEFENSE By Ron Robertshttp://americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/2005/mar/delta.html

Command of the LineGeorgia Military College’s Applications of the 3-5-3 Defense By Taylor Burks Defensive Coordinator, Georgia Military College http://americanfootballmonthly.com

Coaching Nickel & Dime DefensesDefending the Spread Offense

*Both have sections on the 3-3 defense

Books by John Rice http://www.coacheschoice.com

30 Stack Forum (Coach Jerry Campbell Website)www.jcfb.com

MULTIPLE 3-3-5 DEFENSE...HARDING UNIVERSITY STYLEBy Ronnie Huckeba, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive line, Harding University

http://americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/2004/feb/multiple_335_defense.html

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VIDEO CUT-UPSVIDEO CUT-UPS

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The End

Contact Info:Contact Info:JOHN RICEJOHN RICEDEFENSIVE COORDINATORDEFENSIVE COORDINATORCANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLCANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLMORENO VALLEY, CAMORENO VALLEY, CA(951) 537-9902(951) [email protected]@aol.com