Matt House - LSU Defense

by Louisiana Football Coaches Association

Description

LSU Defensive Coordinator Matt House explains the in's and outs of the Tigers Defense.

House dives into how he is able to build a winning culture in the locker room and goes over what he asks of his players on defense in practice and on game day.

As a linebacker coach as well as DC, Coach House focuses on tackling and the drill work he puts his team through in practice in order to produce in the SEC.

This course includes:

Stages of Tackling and Approach
Examples of proper technique in different situations
Leverage
Running through contact
Roll/Stiff Arm work
Finishing & more

Lessons

INTRODUCTION

1 Intro to LSU Defensive Identity 2 What Are We Going to Become 3 Keys to Winning Defense

FOCUS IN ON TACKLING

4 Tackling Stages 5 The Approach 6 Scallop Examples 7 The Point of Contact 8 Near Foot Near Shoulder Examples 9 Mid Target Bite The Ball 10 Arms Deep on Contact 11 The Finish 12 Run Feet Thru Not To Contact 13 Come Up With Body Part / Kill The Engine 14 Leverage / Know Your Help 15 Sideline Tackle & Circle Chase 16 Roll Tackle & Stiff Arm Tackle

HOW WE DRILL THE SKILL

17 Scallop & Pin Hip Tracking 18 Mat Tackle & Sled Tackle 19 Angle, Donut, Piano & Box Tackle 20 9 Cone Vice & Vice Tackle 21 Sideline, Mat & Stiff Arm Tackle 22 Pillars of Run Defense 23 Set the Edge / Pin the Hip

The Coach

Louisiana Football Coaches Association

Supporting High School Football in Louisiana

Matt House | Louisiana State University | Defensive Coordinator

Coach House began his career at his Alma Mater Michigan State as a Graduate Assistant in 2001.

He became assistant for North Carolina in 2003 until taking over the Defensive Line for Gardner Webb in 2005.

From there he took over as the defensive backs coach at buffalo before ending up in the NFL as an Assistant Special Teams Coach for the Carolina Panthers in 2008 and the Defensive Quality Control Coach for the St. Louis Rams from 2009-2011.

House Returned to college football where he became the secondary coach and ultimately defensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh.

Coach House had stints as the DC/ILB Coach for FIU and Kentucky before another return to the NFL as the Kansas City Chiefs Linebackers Coach from 2019-2021.

House now enters the 2022 season for the LSU Tigers as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach.