Whether it's the culture that builds the unit, the overall principles that every player must master, the run fits, or finding ways to get more players involved and maximize skill sets, this bundle covers a lot. This is one you will want in your library and you will find yourself referring to often. Regardless of the defense, you run these principles will help you build a dominant defense.
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Nate Woody- Army West Point Defensive Breakdown, Fundamentals, & Techniques by Lauren's First and Goal
Defensive Coordinator at Army West Point, Nate Woody, gives an in depth breakdown of Army's defense and the fundamentals and techniques they teach. Army had the #1 Defense in the FBS in 2020.
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Situational Awareness - Increas Your Team's Football IQ
What is situational awareness in Football?
Situations come in various types of forms, from entering the red zone and your short on yardage to a first down inside your own three yard line. You could have your offense come out in a bad field position, you could face a screen trick play and you need to know how to adjust, or it's a 4th down and you want to impose your will on the opposing team.
Perhaps it's overtime and you need to be understanding of the rules. Maybe the two minute offense where you need a field goal or touchdown but you have no timeouts? Or you're pulling out the hail mary offense out of desperation and it's the last play of the game?
Unique scenarios in football are inevitable. There are different football scenarios that occur during the game. When those situations happen, the team must adapt its play and react appropriately.
There are two approaches to this. You can wait until they happen and teach based on that...OR you can start teaching those and make them a part of your team's collective Football IQ.
Create situational awareness for your team and be ready when the time presents itself.
Introducing Ithaca's own Dan swanstroms training!
**TEACHING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN ALL PHASES**
In this course, Ithaca Head Football Coach Dan Swanstrom details how they approach teaching unique situations in offense, defense, & special teams, and how he handles them. He delves into Short Yardage, Dropping The Ball Early, Spikes, Killing The Clock & much more
Simply click the ‘Book This Course’ button at the top right of this page, place your order, and you’ll immediately be logged into the training with full access. Improve your situational awareness today!
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Coach Justin Hamilton discusses the importance in today's game for coaches to create roles for players, making them more versatile and can expand your game. Not only will it help your team but also will help your players.
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In this course, Coach Tem Lukabu, Outside Linebackers Coach for the Carolina Panthers, dives into just how to develop a team defensive mentality. He talks about his philosophy, team effort, and overall mentality.
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Part of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Bundle: 2022 DC School Bundle
Georgetown Defensive Coordinator, Kevin Dougherty, talks about his 5 star plan for excellence. He breaks down the Power of 3 and having a vision and standards on the defensive end. As well as controlling the chaos.
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Defensive run fits in multiple fronts
What is a run fit?
One thing is certain, defensive alignments are the most important when utilizing run fits. To comprehend run fits, we must first understand what a run fit is. A run fit is when a defensive lineman and/or linebacker enter a gap to prevent a running back from running through it. If the running back is moving side to side, he is not gaining yards, which allows the defense to get to the ball.
Single gap run fits are the most common. They require each defender to focus on one gap. The defensive line is shaded toward the gap they will control, while the linebackers line up in the gap they will control.
To understand run fits, we must understand how gaps are created. Defensive players on any team will assign each player a specific gap to cover. Run fits are the defensive's communication of who is to cover what gap. That's how solid run defense is achieved!
Run fits can be implemented with various fronts. From the single gap, two gaps to 3-4 schemes. Plus many more. You can elevate your run defensive by simply incorporating this technique. Introducing Colorado Assistant Coach Bryan Cook,
**DEFENSIVE RUN FITS TRAINING**
Bryan Cook details the way they fit runs from multiple fronts. Assistant Coach Bryan Cook dives into defensive run fits in multiple fronts, including Zone Schemes, Gap Schemes & Coverages. This course is a template for ensuring that your own defense is sound in the approach to stopping the run from every front, coverage and movement.
Simply click the ‘Book This Course’ button at the top right of this page, place your order, and you’ll immediately be logged into the training with full access. You’ll hit the ground running and begin improving your defense today!
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Do you want to learn how to make your defense one that ranks with the champions? Well, you've come to the right place! In this course, Coach Mike Elko delivers to you tackling drills, ball disruption, and mirroring the quarterback concepts that you need to know in order to change the game of defensive play. He also shows off these through the means of drills, fundamentals, and coverages that were used at Texas A&M University.
He starts out the course by speaking on the defensive philosophy he uses. This is important to know because it will bring you insight on philosophies to use with your team, and shows off where the priorities lie with the team.
Then, he breaks into speaking on tackling. He shows off both whiteboard and practice film examples of his pursuit drill. He states it is the first thing they do for their defensive practice to ensure all 11 players are swarming to the ball even after they have taken care of their defensive responsibilities. Then he explains what leverage pursuit is and details 3 key points of it you need to know in order to make a good play on the ball. He uses practice film to break down how to use leverage to your advantage to physically make a better play on the ball, not just the ball carrier.
Next, he breaks down the topic of ball disruption. He does this by showing off multiple drills he uses such as two-man recovery, tomahawk drills, hook and glove, and hook and punch. These are all used and shown to help disrupt the ball from the ball carrier and create turnovers. He uses film to show these drills so they will be easy for you to understand and implement in your defensive practices. He also discusses the importance of stripping the ball and how your team should constantly be trying to get the ball out of the hands of the carrier.
Finally, He breaks down how to properly mirror the QB. He breaks down how to mirror the QB when rushing using 2 different techniques whether you are free or engaged. These will help you to coach your players not to jump to block the ball and get juked out by a basic pump fake. He shows off these two types of mirroring with practice film as well, making it very easy for you to understand and develop with your team.
If you are a coach who wants to make your defense strong, disruptive, and a force to be reckoned with, then this course is a must!