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Milford Football
DefensiveFundamentals
Part One -Tackling
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Teaching Defensive Football Maximize the speed of your defense.
Promote fundamental tackling.
Teach principles to stop the Big Play.
Coach to win.
Practice situation defense.
Match Personnel Groups.
Take the offense out of its comfort zone.
Never forget its a physical game that can be reduceddown to toughness and effort. Platoons - Strength Training and Plyos.
High intensity and accountability.
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Maximize the speed ofyour defense.
Program Tackling Theory of Tackling.
Fundamental Four. Chest Tackle
Angle Tackle
Lateral Tackle
Pursuit Tackle
Position Tackling.
Run Game
Passing Game
Run to the ball Teach Effort
Coached
Modeled
Run to the ball inproper pursuitangles. Internal Run
Off Tackle Run Perimeter run Screen Pass Jail Break Screen Bubble Screen
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Tackling
Fundamental Four
Position Tackling
Strip and Recovery
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Tackling Theory
Never challenge an athletes level of
courage.
Challenge his technique.
Build confidence with drill design.
Practice the Fundamental Four.
Practice Tackling by position.
Teach Strip and recovery.
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Tackling
Program Tackling Theory of Tackling.
Fundamental Four. Chest Tackle
Angle Tackle
Lateral Tackle
Pursuit Tackle
Position Tackling.
Run Game
Passing Game
Tackle Mechanics Chest Tackle.
Feet underneath Rake the arms.
Bite the ball with chin.
Chest Tackle.
Follow Through.
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Tackling Fundamental Four
Direct Tackle - No Room for cutback.
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1 yard
Direct Tackle
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Direct Tackle - Video
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Tackling Fundamental Four
Angle Tackle Angle Tackle
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Three Cone Tackle
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Three Cone Tackle
2 yard cone width.
Sites - Outside Hip to Inside Hip
Teach inside out leverage. Eliminate the two way go.
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Angle Tackle - Video
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Tackling Fundamental Four
x Lateral Tackle
Inside shoulder through near hip. Square up.
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Three Cone Pursuit
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Lateral Tackle - Video
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Tackling Fundamental Four
x Chase Tackle
Inside shoulder through near hip.
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Three Cone Pursuit
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Chase Tackle - Video
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Position Tackling - Defensive Line
Fundamental Four.
Lock out tackle drill. Strike Tackle
Shield
Sled Player
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Defensive Line
Lock Out Tackle Drill.
Defensive Linemen will lock out on shield
Hips in gap.
Near am post position.
On whistle defensive linemen will post rip and run.
Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.
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Defensive Line
Strike Tackle Drill.
From a stance the defensive linemen will:Hips in gap. Get off on movement.
Strike a blow.
Post, Rip and Run.
Following the strike and escape the defensive line man will tackle. Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.
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Defensive LineLock Out Tackle Video
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Position Tackling - Inside LBs
Scuffle, Alley, Press.
Strike and Lateral Tackle Blitz Tackle Drill.
Robber Tackle Drill
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Inside LBs
Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle drill.
The ball carriers job is to force the LB out of hisshuffle. The LB, from a leverage position will shuffle, sprint
to leverage and tackle. When ball carrier turns up - CHOKE IT down.
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Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle - Video
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Inside LBs
Blitz Tackle Drill.
LB will creep to LOS with inside leg up. On Movement the LB will Blitz.
Blitz player will rip lower than the blocker and redirect on ballmovement.
Blitz player will lateral tackle.
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Blitz Tackle - Video
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Inside LBsRobber Tackle Drill.
Inside LB will execute RobberTechnique and plant point and drive to
reception site.
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Position Tackling - Outside LBs
Lock out and Tackle.
Buzz - Tackle Drill. Slant Hitch
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Outside LBsLock Out and Tackle Drill.
Outside LB will lock out on shield ( Simulating lead blocker )
Same angle as the offensive player. On whistle OLB will Press, Trace and Lateral pursue.
Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.
Exit on the angle you enter.
Ball carrier at heals of the lead blocker.
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O.LBs
Buzz - Tackle Drill.
OLB will buzz flat and drive on the slant or hitch.
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Position Tackling - Three Deep
Fundamental Four
Open Field at 5 yards
Open Field at 10 yards. Open Field at 15 yards.
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Three Deep
Open Tackle Field at 5, 10, and 15 yards.
Take away the cut back.
NO TWO WAY GOES.
Put your self in a position to tackle.
Angles
Narrow base.
Eyes high.
Give ground if needed.
Push to the sideline.
Turn it into a sideline lateral tackle
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Three DeepFree Safety Robber Drill
Free Safety will use Robber Techniqueand Drive on Curl or Dig.
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Strip Drills
Three Player DrillTwo Whistle Drill
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Three Player Drill
Ball Carrier - Loose an sloppy.
Strip Player.
Secure Tackle.
Strip.
Pull Ball carrier away from the ball.
Recover - By position.
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Two whistle drill.
First whistle. Thud Tackle.
Second Whistle: Post the elbow.
Rip the ball.
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Milford Football
DefensiveFundamentals
Part Two -Stopping therun
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Stop the Run
Stop the direction of the ball.
Make the ball change course.
Stop the down hill path.
Front the ball and push the ball to your help. Fill the cut back crease.
Over lap the radical bounce.
Pursuit with reckless discipline. Pursuit creates numbers at escape point.
Great pursuit angles stop big plays.
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Stop the Trap Stop the direction of the ball.
Three technique bends through the guard.
Traps the Trapper and comes under guard.
Front the ball and push the ball to your help.
Cross pull read - Mike runs crease.
Crease - Runs it. Attack the veer guard.
Pursuit with reckless discipline.
Back stacks with call. Plays Spill.
Stud at LOS plays spill.
FS fronts the ball. Fold players seal leaks.
Corners fit between Fold and free
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Video Cut - The Trap.
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Stop the Belly
Stop the direction of the ball.
Mike plays isolation by spilling the ball.
Deny the wind back..
Front the ball and push the ball to your help. Five technique and wolf.
Over lap the radical bounce.
Pursuit with reckless discipline. Backer defeats the block of center.
FS runs ally.
Weak side LB has cut back all the way to his alignment.
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Video cut - The Belly
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Run to the ball
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How to Pursue to the ball.
Effort, Effort, Effort.
Knowledge of play.
Pursuit principles. Contain the ball.
Redirect the ball back to its original direction or bounce radically.
Front the ball.
Fill the creases.
Front side Cut back
Second effort - Erase mistakes and great plays.
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Defensive PursuitRun Strong
Defensive Pursuit - Run Strong.
Contain the ball. Support player attacks the lead at same angle of attack.. No edges.
Front the ball.
Backer - aggressive heals on the LOS.
Fill the creases. FS, Mike, and Wolf.
Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.
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Run Pass / Secondary Contain Run Pass / Secondary Contain
Fold to Backside "A"Chase and Pursue
Squeeze play at samepath as lead.
Agressive heals on L.O.S. Tap Center"A" to scrape.
Run Alley - Fitoff inside hip of Backer.
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Defensive Pursuit
Run Weak
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Fold to Backside "A"Chase and Pursue
Squeeze play at samepath as lead.
Run Alley
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x Defensive Pursuit - Run Weak
Contain the ball.
y Wolf - Meet lead at same angle. No edges.
Front the ball.
y Mike - Tight fit off spill.
Fill the creases. FS, Backer and Backer.
Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.
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Defensive PursuitRun Inside
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Deep Fold and Fit. Deep Fold and Fit.
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x Defensive Pursuit - Run Strong.
Contain the ball.
y Mike and Backer- Meet lead at same angle. No edges.
Front the ball.
y Free Safety- Fit early.
Fill the creases. Bear, Wolf, and Corners
Second Effort - Defensive Line.
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Defensive PursuitTunnel Screen
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x Defensive Pursuit - Tunnel Screen
Contain the ball.
y Mike- Meet lead at same angle. Stop the ball from midline of field.
Front the ball.
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y Front side Corner - If quick cut.
Fill the creases. FS, Backer and possible front side corner.
Second Effort - Defensive Line get back to where you started.
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