Marty Long - Defensive Line Fundamentals
by IHSFCA Illinois High School Football Coaches Association
Description
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!
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The Coach
Marty Long is at the helm of Northwestern's defensive line after coming to the Wildcats prior to the 2008 campaign. Long has coached six of NU's Top-10 all-time career sacks leaders, including the program's best, Joe Gaziano, who finished his career in 2019 with 30 career sacks. Gaziano earned First Team All-Big Ten honors after matching his career-high of nine sacks during his final season. Northwestern's defensive unit finished in the Top-25 nationally in 2019 for total defense and Top-10 among all FBS programs in first down defense.
In 2018, Long helped lead the Wildcats stout defensive line rank as the 26th best run defense in the nation and top 3 in fumbles recovered. Junior defensive lineman Joe Gaziano forced three fumbles and finished 8th in the Big Ten in total sacks on his way to All Big-Ten honors. Long has helped Gaziano develop in his first three seasons with the ‘Cats and with one season of eligibility left, Gaziano is already tied for third all-time in program history with 21 sacks.
Throughout his coaching career, Long has been a part of several championship teams. At The Citadel, he helped the Bulldogs to a Southern Conference championship (11-2) in 1992. With the Baltimore Stallions, they won the 1995 Grey Cup (18-3) with the greatest record in the history of the league. At Arizona, the Wildcats went 12-1 in 1998 (best season in school history) and won the Holiday Bowl. At Nevada, the Wolfpack won the WAC title in 2005 (9-3) and played in the Hawaii Bowl.
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| Caterory: | Football/Defensive Line |
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| Videos: | 9 |
