Post by Coach Campbell on Oct 5, 2014 19:47:41 GMT
Geordan Arenal
My defensive philosophy will always be tailored towards the strengths of the student-athletes on my team. However, in a perfect world I believe in a fast and physical/in your face defense at all three levels. I heavily favor press coverage (not necessarily man) on the outside, and knocking receivers off of their releases and stems on the inside. 34 personnel is my preferred base defensive package where we have the ability to line up in a true 34 odd look, an even/under front, 53/Double Eagle front, and the Chicago 46. I prefer 34 personnel because it maximizes the speed and athleticism on the field and allows for the defense to attack from multiple angles. Coverage wise, I will teach everything from a quarters look. Traditionally quarters doesn't necessarily allow press coverage on the outside due to the corners being responsible for their quarter of the field. However this is possible when teaching the corners to properly pattern read the offense's route combinations. Other than quarters though, we will also run cover 6, various versions of 3 and 2, man free and man 2. AAKT = Alignment, Assignment, Key, Technique
In terms of a pursuit drill, in order to achieve an attacking personality for the defense, I actually call this my Hunt or Trap drill. This puts the notion in the heads of our defense that they aren't chasing anyone. Instead, they are hunting down the ball carrier, and trapping the offense. To set up the drill, I have a QB and ball carrier in the backfield, 5 receivers (one in each flat, one 5 yards in front of the QB, one in each hook/curl zone), and two offensive tackles on each side of the ball. Prior to each rep, the tackles are told to either provide a high hat or directional run read. On high hat reads, the RB stays in and blocks. Each receiver is ready to catch a ball thrown to them. On the snap, with a high hat read the defense drops in their quarters coverage zones and reacts to the throw of the quarterback and must rally to the ball. For run reads, the RB will run a toss play and front side defenders are instructed to trap the ball carrier while not touching him, allowing him to run up the sideline while backside defenders take proper attack angles.
My defensive philosophy will always be tailored towards the strengths of the student-athletes on my team. However, in a perfect world I believe in a fast and physical/in your face defense at all three levels. I heavily favor press coverage (not necessarily man) on the outside, and knocking receivers off of their releases and stems on the inside. 34 personnel is my preferred base defensive package where we have the ability to line up in a true 34 odd look, an even/under front, 53/Double Eagle front, and the Chicago 46. I prefer 34 personnel because it maximizes the speed and athleticism on the field and allows for the defense to attack from multiple angles. Coverage wise, I will teach everything from a quarters look. Traditionally quarters doesn't necessarily allow press coverage on the outside due to the corners being responsible for their quarter of the field. However this is possible when teaching the corners to properly pattern read the offense's route combinations. Other than quarters though, we will also run cover 6, various versions of 3 and 2, man free and man 2. AAKT = Alignment, Assignment, Key, Technique
In terms of a pursuit drill, in order to achieve an attacking personality for the defense, I actually call this my Hunt or Trap drill. This puts the notion in the heads of our defense that they aren't chasing anyone. Instead, they are hunting down the ball carrier, and trapping the offense. To set up the drill, I have a QB and ball carrier in the backfield, 5 receivers (one in each flat, one 5 yards in front of the QB, one in each hook/curl zone), and two offensive tackles on each side of the ball. Prior to each rep, the tackles are told to either provide a high hat or directional run read. On high hat reads, the RB stays in and blocks. Each receiver is ready to catch a ball thrown to them. On the snap, with a high hat read the defense drops in their quarters coverage zones and reacts to the throw of the quarterback and must rally to the ball. For run reads, the RB will run a toss play and front side defenders are instructed to trap the ball carrier while not touching him, allowing him to run up the sideline while backside defenders take proper attack angles.