Northwestern Defense Bundle

Practicing fundamentals like block destruction, tackling, identity, and takeaways can greatly enhance a player's abilities to impact a game. The number one objective is to stop the run. Less than three yards a carry, that's the goal. 

The technique goes a long way. Starting from your launch/ gett off time to your ability to have proper use of hands and feet. A good defensive lineman has to be part buffalo and part ballet dancer. A buffalo can explode off the line and make its opponent step back. A ballet dancer can maneuver off the edge with graceful footwork and fast hands.

It's important to create an identity and set a mentality for your line. You want violence out of your line, intimidate the opposing team. Swarm the opposition with relentless pursuit, collapse the pocket with ease. And most importantly, love what you do and do it as a group.

In this course, Coach Marty Long goes in-depth on their philosophy, fundamentals, get-offs, block destruction, techniques, and double teams that have helped produce one of the best defensive lines. Everything you need to take advantage of the trenches is here!

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. Take Marty Long’s tips and techniques to develop your defensive lines fundamentals today!

Defensive Backs have no easy task. It's arguably one of the hardest positions to play. Knowing how to destruct the block allows a DB to potentially make a play. Being efficient in transitions can be a difference-maker, does the catch become a PBU? Does the PBU become an interception or pick-six? 

In this course, Coach Matt Macpherson discusses the importance of block destruction, transitions out of the break, and pressure techniques. Coach Macpherson demonstrates tape from the practice and game time to break down how to effectively do each one. 

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. Take a look at how Coach MacPherson trains his defensive backs to elevate their block, transition, and press game. 

In this course, Coach Jim O'Neil teaches the art of tackling. He instructs us on the essential drills necessary to become a great tackler. Coach O'Neil demonstrates the box tackle, block defeat box tackle, angle, wrap & roll, and open field tackle. Everything you need to know to become an elite tackler is right here. 

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. Learn how Coach Jim O'Neil teaches the art form of tackling today! 

If linebackers are able to detect and defeat a block, chances are your defense will be able to get a stop or possibly a loss of yards. Players must know that on any play they need to defeat any block in order to make the tackle. Focusing on the tackling aspect of being a linebacker is ok, but you won’t be making tackles if you can’t defeat the block. 

There are common techniques used to defeat the block. The most common is the use of hands, the “shock and shed”. Punching the blocker, extending the arms, and pulling him out. Pass rushers tend to excel in the technique. A team with block defeating linebackers tends to be an elite defense. 

In this course, Coach Tim McGarigle discusses the Techniques and Drills used by Northwestern University Linebackers to defeat blocks and makes plays on the ball versus different run schemes as well as in space and on the perimeter.

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. Take Tim Mcgarigle’s tips and techniques to improve your linebacker's block defense today!