Post by Coach Campbell on Feb 2, 2020 18:24:24 GMT
DEFENSIVE LINE ALIGNMENT DRILL ASSIGNMENTS
The following information will provide you with alignment and gap responsibilities for alignment recognition. Information provided here is terminology we use when talking about our secondary aligning on the following positions
“6” Technique: Head up alignment on the tight end by any defender.
“6i” Technique: Inside shade alignment on the tight end. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his outside foot.
“7” Technique: Outside shade alignment on the tight end. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his inside foot.
“8” Technique: Head up alignment on the Wing by any defender.
“8i” Technique: Inside shade alignment on a wing. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his outside foot.
“9” Technique: Outside shade alignment on the Wing. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his inside foot.
Ghost “9” Technique: Outside alignment by a defender to the open side, and aligned on the L.O.S. Any outside alignment to a vacated Wing or Tight End.
Six Eye (6i) Technique: Inside Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Six eye-technique alignment puts the designated end playing an inside shade on the tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Tackle will split the crouch of the tight end with your outside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End – Key Tackle (C gap)
1. Never get reached with run to, squeeze tackle key near hip of guard.
2. Play through back door with run outside and front door with run away use collapse technique, possible chase technique depending upon defensive scheme..
3. Be conscious of tackle’s block, but keep your hands on the tight end.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of offensive linemen with run away.
5. Mirror step movement of tight end, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key tight end, react to his head and belt buckle, and always be conscious of the offensive tackle. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tight end’s first step, attack line of scrimmage. Never get reached by the tackle.
1. Key Tight Ends Movement: Mirror step tight end, first step attacks the line of scrimmage getting hands on tight end squeeze, push pull, get skinny in the hole.
1. Key Near Hip of Tackle: Key near hip of tackle, if near hip goes away close and key level one puller. If near hip of tackle comes at you, use push pull technique on tight end, get skinny in the hole.
2. Tight End Steps Outside: First mirror step the tight end and get eyes to the near hip of the tackle and react accordingly.
3. Tight End and Tackle Double Team: To beat the double team first beat the block of the tight end. If you feel yourself getting pushed off the line of scrimmage by the tight end and tackle and you can’t split the double team, drop to your inside knee and slip the inside arm through the inside knee of the tackle, keep the outside hand on the tight end. When dropping to the inside knee pull down on the tight end with the outside hand.
4. Flow Away: Don’t allow tight end to reach you, key near hip of tackle. Check first level defender for trap or counter.
5. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
6. Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then break down and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback.
Six (6) Technique: Head-Up Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Six-technique alignment puts the designated end playing head-up or nose to nose on the tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Defensive End will crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End – Hat Read “C” Gap or “Outside”
1. Head-up Alignment: Whenever playing from a head up alignment mirror step the tight ends movement attacking the line of scrimmage. Movement by the tight end will take you to your gap responsibility. Example, if tight end releases inside you have “C” gap if tight end attempts to releases outside you now have “Outside” responsibility.
2. Tight End Reach Blocks: Attack with outside foot and shoulder, widen with football keeping ball on your inside shoulder.
3. Tight End Arc Releases: Mirror step his release then, look back inside and find football, possible influence.
4. Flow Away: Initiate chase technique look for cutback, bootleg, and reverse.
Seven (7) Technique: Outside Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Seven-technique alignment puts the designated end playing an outside shade on the tight end or on air if no tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Defensive end or Sam will split the crouch of the tight end with his inside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End or Ghost Position - (Outside)
1. Never get reached by the Tight End.
2. Play through front door on run to you and squeeze tight ends movement.
3. Play through back door with run away, you have collapse or chase depending upon defensive scheme.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of offensive linemen.
5. Mirror step movement of tight end, if on air key offensive tackle, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key tight end, react to his feet and belt buckle, and always be conscious of tight end if aligned to your side.. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tackle’s first step.
1. Reach Block by Tight End: Take mirror step with first step attacking the line of scrimmage getting hands on tight end, squeeze his outside movement, push pull, you have outside contain. Don’t let the ball cross your face.
2. Kick out Block: Squeeze down block, get eyes inside to level one puller, if no puller take eyes to level two. If fullback attempts to kick you out then, meet pressure at pressures level, keep outside arm and leg free.
3. Flow away: When run goes away play through tight ends near shoulder on inside release work down the line of scrimmage if you have collapse, defend cutback if chase, defend bootleg, counter, and reverse.
4. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
5.Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then breakdown and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback
Eight (8) Technique: Head-Up Alignment On a Wing
Alignment and Stance
Eight-technique alignment puts the designated end playing head-up or nose to nose on a Wing. Stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon your scheme. Defender will crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Wing – Hat Read “C” Gap or “Outside”
5. Head-up Alignment: Whenever playing from a head up alignment mirror step the tight ends movement attacking the line of scrimmage. Movement by the Wing will take you to your gap responsibility. Example, if Wing releases inside you have “Outside” if Wing attempts to releases outside you now have “Outside” responsibility.
6. Wing Reach Blocks: Attack with outside foot and shoulder, widen with football keeping ball on your inside shoulder.
7. Wing Arc Releases: Mirror step his release then, look back inside and find football, possible influence.
8. Flow Away: Initiate chase technique look for cutback, bootleg, and reverse.
Nine (9) Technique: Outside Alignment On The Wing
Alignment and Stance
Nine-technique alignment puts the designated defender playing an outside shade on a Wing. Stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon your scheme. Defender will split the crouch of the wing with his inside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Wing or Ghost Position - (Outside)
1. Never get reached by the Wing.
2. Play through front door on run to you and squeeze Wings movement.
3. Play through back door with run away, you have collapse or chase depending upon defensive scheme.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of Wing.
5. Mirror step movement of Wing, if on air key Tight End, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key wing, react to his feet and belt buckle, and always be conscious of tight end if aligned to your side.. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tackle’s first step.
5. Reach Block by Wing: Take mirror step with first step attacking the line of scrimmage getting hands on wing, squeeze his outside movement, push pull, you have outside contain. Don’t let the ball cross your face.
6. Kick out Block: Squeeze down block, get eyes inside to level one puller, if no puller take eyes to level two. If fullback attempts to kick you out then, meet pressure at pressures level, keep outside arm and leg free.
7. Flow away: When run goes away play through tight ends near shoulder on inside release work down the line of scrimmage if you have collapse, defend cutback if chase, defend bootleg, counter, and reverse.
8. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
5.Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then breakdown and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback
Two Minute Defense
The following information will provide you with alignment and gap responsibilities for alignment recognition. Information provided here is terminology we use when talking about our secondary aligning on the following positions
“6” Technique: Head up alignment on the tight end by any defender.
“6i” Technique: Inside shade alignment on the tight end. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his outside foot.
“7” Technique: Outside shade alignment on the tight end. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his inside foot.
“8” Technique: Head up alignment on the Wing by any defender.
“8i” Technique: Inside shade alignment on a wing. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his outside foot.
“9” Technique: Outside shade alignment on the Wing. The defender will split the crotch of the tight end with his inside foot.
Ghost “9” Technique: Outside alignment by a defender to the open side, and aligned on the L.O.S. Any outside alignment to a vacated Wing or Tight End.
Six Eye (6i) Technique: Inside Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Six eye-technique alignment puts the designated end playing an inside shade on the tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Tackle will split the crouch of the tight end with your outside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End – Key Tackle (C gap)
1. Never get reached with run to, squeeze tackle key near hip of guard.
2. Play through back door with run outside and front door with run away use collapse technique, possible chase technique depending upon defensive scheme..
3. Be conscious of tackle’s block, but keep your hands on the tight end.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of offensive linemen with run away.
5. Mirror step movement of tight end, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key tight end, react to his head and belt buckle, and always be conscious of the offensive tackle. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tight end’s first step, attack line of scrimmage. Never get reached by the tackle.
1. Key Tight Ends Movement: Mirror step tight end, first step attacks the line of scrimmage getting hands on tight end squeeze, push pull, get skinny in the hole.
1. Key Near Hip of Tackle: Key near hip of tackle, if near hip goes away close and key level one puller. If near hip of tackle comes at you, use push pull technique on tight end, get skinny in the hole.
2. Tight End Steps Outside: First mirror step the tight end and get eyes to the near hip of the tackle and react accordingly.
3. Tight End and Tackle Double Team: To beat the double team first beat the block of the tight end. If you feel yourself getting pushed off the line of scrimmage by the tight end and tackle and you can’t split the double team, drop to your inside knee and slip the inside arm through the inside knee of the tackle, keep the outside hand on the tight end. When dropping to the inside knee pull down on the tight end with the outside hand.
4. Flow Away: Don’t allow tight end to reach you, key near hip of tackle. Check first level defender for trap or counter.
5. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
6. Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then break down and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback.
Six (6) Technique: Head-Up Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Six-technique alignment puts the designated end playing head-up or nose to nose on the tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Defensive End will crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End – Hat Read “C” Gap or “Outside”
1. Head-up Alignment: Whenever playing from a head up alignment mirror step the tight ends movement attacking the line of scrimmage. Movement by the tight end will take you to your gap responsibility. Example, if tight end releases inside you have “C” gap if tight end attempts to releases outside you now have “Outside” responsibility.
2. Tight End Reach Blocks: Attack with outside foot and shoulder, widen with football keeping ball on your inside shoulder.
3. Tight End Arc Releases: Mirror step his release then, look back inside and find football, possible influence.
4. Flow Away: Initiate chase technique look for cutback, bootleg, and reverse.
Seven (7) Technique: Outside Alignment On The Tight End
Alignment and Stance
Seven-technique alignment puts the designated end playing an outside shade on the tight end or on air if no tight end. Our stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon what feels comfortable for each player. Defensive end or Sam will split the crouch of the tight end with his inside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Tight End or Ghost Position - (Outside)
1. Never get reached by the Tight End.
2. Play through front door on run to you and squeeze tight ends movement.
3. Play through back door with run away, you have collapse or chase depending upon defensive scheme.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of offensive linemen.
5. Mirror step movement of tight end, if on air key offensive tackle, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key tight end, react to his feet and belt buckle, and always be conscious of tight end if aligned to your side.. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tackle’s first step.
1. Reach Block by Tight End: Take mirror step with first step attacking the line of scrimmage getting hands on tight end, squeeze his outside movement, push pull, you have outside contain. Don’t let the ball cross your face.
2. Kick out Block: Squeeze down block, get eyes inside to level one puller, if no puller take eyes to level two. If fullback attempts to kick you out then, meet pressure at pressures level, keep outside arm and leg free.
3. Flow away: When run goes away play through tight ends near shoulder on inside release work down the line of scrimmage if you have collapse, defend cutback if chase, defend bootleg, counter, and reverse.
4. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
5.Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then breakdown and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback
Eight (8) Technique: Head-Up Alignment On a Wing
Alignment and Stance
Eight-technique alignment puts the designated end playing head-up or nose to nose on a Wing. Stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon your scheme. Defender will crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Wing – Hat Read “C” Gap or “Outside”
5. Head-up Alignment: Whenever playing from a head up alignment mirror step the tight ends movement attacking the line of scrimmage. Movement by the Wing will take you to your gap responsibility. Example, if Wing releases inside you have “Outside” if Wing attempts to releases outside you now have “Outside” responsibility.
6. Wing Reach Blocks: Attack with outside foot and shoulder, widen with football keeping ball on your inside shoulder.
7. Wing Arc Releases: Mirror step his release then, look back inside and find football, possible influence.
8. Flow Away: Initiate chase technique look for cutback, bootleg, and reverse.
Nine (9) Technique: Outside Alignment On The Wing
Alignment and Stance
Nine-technique alignment puts the designated defender playing an outside shade on a Wing. Stance can be played either from a two, three or four point position depending upon your scheme. Defender will split the crouch of the wing with his inside foot, with no more than a heel to toe stagger. Crowd the ball; get as much of the football as you can, usually six inches off the football.
Responsibility:
Wing or Ghost Position - (Outside)
1. Never get reached by the Wing.
2. Play through front door on run to you and squeeze Wings movement.
3. Play through back door with run away, you have collapse or chase depending upon defensive scheme.
4. Use three-step escape; play off the back heels of Wing.
5. Mirror step movement of Wing, if on air key Tight End, key belt buckle.
Technique.
Key wing, react to his feet and belt buckle, and always be conscious of tight end if aligned to your side.. Mirror step with inside or outside foot depending on the tackle’s first step.
5. Reach Block by Wing: Take mirror step with first step attacking the line of scrimmage getting hands on wing, squeeze his outside movement, push pull, you have outside contain. Don’t let the ball cross your face.
6. Kick out Block: Squeeze down block, get eyes inside to level one puller, if no puller take eyes to level two. If fullback attempts to kick you out then, meet pressure at pressures level, keep outside arm and leg free.
7. Flow away: When run goes away play through tight ends near shoulder on inside release work down the line of scrimmage if you have collapse, defend cutback if chase, defend bootleg, counter, and reverse.
8. Drop Back Pass: Pass rush alley is the outside shoulder tip of quarterback. Use spin technique only when you feel yourself being pushed past the quarterback, landmark for the spin back inside is 1 ½ yards past the quarterback.
5.Sprint out or Flushed Quarterback: If you feel quarterback flushed or he sprints out, then breakdown and sprint to the sideline until you can get back in your proper pass rush alley and then rush quarterback
Two Minute Defense