Football Knowledge Base Article Summaries

DEFENSE TECHNIQUES - bulls eye (length=1449)
The thought of a team being forced to run a certain play or a certain type of play just to be fair is absolutely ridiculous, and even if the ...

More help on defense. - rick (length=609)
The 5-3is an excellent defense against the run or the pass. The MLB keys the fullback and the outside lb key the tailback in I formation. If ...

Help coaching to be aggressive - Coach Wade (length=833)
I'm a big fan of half speed form tackling drills. My team ONLY does full speed tackling in games and scrimmages. With one exception: the bul ...

Hre: Defending against the sweep - NAK (length=893)
Coaching Defense against teams who run a lot of options, sweeps and pitches in order to utilize the speed of the backfield, I would agree wi ...

4-4 DEFENCE - Coach JT (length=2043)
thanks coach....i have that book, and there seems to be alot of good things there... you seemed very organized, as does your league..... ...

sweeps - Coach JT (length=1118)
i agree...we play on turf, so we go for speed too...i use best tacklers at def end..stand up, off the outside shoulder of the end, or wing.. ...

sweeps - Coach JT (length=1107)
we DO practice that, coach, believe me....i have kids playing in high school now that i coached, and they still remember yelling about outsi ...

FORMATION SUGGESTIONS - Coach JT (length=1402)
Man I'm telling you....in the 7yrs ive been coaching, ive NEVER seen ANY team attempt to pull a lineman or even talk about it....till this y ...

FORMATION SUGGESTIONS - JT (length=1199)
Hey coach, i went back and re-read a bit of Jack Reed's book on youth football-defense.....i know he's very knowledgeable, but hes on a ...

DRILLS, DRILLS!! - COACH EPPS (length=873)
I DO THIS DRILL WITH MY LINEMEN, IN THE OFFSEASON AND SEASON, EVEN AS OF NOW MY LINEMEN IN ALL AGE GROUPS, ARE PLAYING SOME FORM OF BASK ...

ANSWER TO UNBALANCED LINE - WESCON CHAMPS (length=1121)
COACH MULE UNBALANCED LINES I HAVE DELT WITH OFTEN TRY THE QUICK PASS FAKE, WITH THE QB TRING TO SPRINT FOR A FIRST DOWN. ALSO DO NOT FO ...

5-3 for 8 and 9 yr olds - Coach Gregory (length=7386)
Coach, If I were going to run a 53 this is how I would run it at your level. with and 8 & 9 year old team the SWEEP, BLAST, DIVE, and QB ...

3-5-3 defense - CoachWhiteTail (length=6678)
Coach John, I’m a 7th grade Head Coach and Jr. High Teacher in PA. After a season utilizing a “hybrid” version ...

46 for 3rd-4th grade - crashd (length=3309)
I think a 4-4 or 4-6 would open you up more to the inside then a 6-2. I percieve them as better pass defenses. And at the 3/4 grade level ab ...

5-2 Cov. 2 for DC - PGYABuccs (length=1561)
I used a 5-4 basic Defense in two different leagues in the past 2 years. In one league, 5th and 6th grade, we had 7 shut outs in 7 games wh ...

5-3 looks like a 5-5 - coyote (length=1189)
I scouted a team this weekend that runs a 5-3 with thier corners moved up to the same depth as thier linebackers. I remember this defens ...

6-5 Defense - Bulldog Coach Jason (length=3435)
I won two State championships at the youth level running the 6-5 as our primary defensive front and one more running variations of it this s ...

CALANDE SAB SCHEME IN THE WORKS - Malcolm Robinson (length=1836)
Steve and others: 1. Are you saying that in this new SAB scheme the OL is track blocking at 30 degrees as Carbon and Gregory advocate? If ...

Conversion from DE to LB youth football - Coach Gregory (length=5645)
With out knowing what type of defense your running and the responsibilties of the OLB. A few things that make a linebacker really good. ...

D-wing Question - Wes (length=1729)
That's my understanding of the motion too; that if you're not moving toward the line at the snap, it's legal. As far as the wedge, that's ...

DC 46 Feedback - Dum Coach (length=1068)
"By process of elimination the kids figured out that Will lines up on the inside (slot) man, but we were unable to a basic alignment rule ...

DC Dallas Flex available - Dum Coach (length=1194)
I just rewrote this after losing it. The "D" is intended for coaches who must play mandated, even front defenses with defenders "head up" an ...

DC angled dt - Dum Coach (length=2381)
Like any simple defense, it takes too long to learn (Grin). You have to think through your drills to make it work. Keep in mind, that for ev ...

DC-Advice on Defense - Dum Coach (length=10175)
"BTW, I have coached mainly 5-3 at older ages (I also played for years in that defense). That is what I know best. Unfortunately, it is very ...

DC-Advice on Defense - Dum Coach (length=6329)
Wow! Playing against a team with 5-6 studs is tough! With that many studs you can lie up in any offense and look good. But, to answer your q ...

DC-Advice on Defense - JohnnyB (length=1832)
DC, We are a smaller church program in a large urban area. At younger levels, we are always outnumbered in terms of the number of studs. H ...

DC...Since I plan on utilizing your playbook.... - Dum Coach (length=8479)
You asked a very bright question. The answer is as follows. Your number of studs (3) determines the number of linebacker and free safeties y ...

Defending the WR screen..... - Coach V (length=1447)
As a DW coach I sometimes use a formation we call "loose." The formation has double, wide slots and a single back behind the QB. We can go ...

Defending the triple option - Malcolm Robinson (length=2121)
SB: Like I just posted to the question about defending the 'wishbone' - is this a true triple option? What age are the kids and is the QB ...

Defensive Line Play - Coach Rogers (length=1282)
Coaches--It can be hard teaching your young linemen to play D line the proper way. The natural reaction is to just break through the line a ...

Defensive Play Calling - Coach S (length=1401)
I used numbers as signals, BUT, Do not tip your hand to the other team. Use the forearm\wristband Play holder, You can place all format ...

Dum Coach Questions - Dum Coach (length=3798)
Do you only conduct tackling drills one night per week (on the defense night)? Yes. And, what tackling drills do you use ...

Dum Coach Request - Dum Coach (length=2874)
I have three D's to choose from. They all do different things. The DC-46 I've run for eight years. It's based on the original pro defenses o ...

GAM and the sweep - mMlcolm Robinson (length=2803)
Randy: Sorry for the late reply, but I have been busy with on-the-field football and haven't had time to read this board. My defense ...

GAM vs. spread offense - coach whitt (length=1504)
I've been coaching for several years, but recently inherited a team that has been playing the GAM D for a couple of years. I am the hc/oc. ...

Help with 44 and 46 defenses - Malcolm Robinson (length=21412)
Clark: Here is my second rebuttal. I’ve tried to separate your comments from mine, but I’m not sure how to do that on this forum. DC wro ...

Help with 44 and 46 defenses - Malcolm Robinson (length=6922)
Here is Malcolm’s rebuttal: DC wrote: 1) Why is the HS freshman team running a 4-4? The answer is to start training the defense to make ...

Ideas for Defensive Practice - Dum Coach (length=2329)
We've only held one defensive scrimmage in practice this year. Otherwise, our drills develop skills by position and then we have group tackl ...

My Reply to the - Speltze (length=1330)
As far as stopping the DW goes, I've never believed that you set up a specific scheme to get it done. At the youth level (I coach HS as wel ...

Name it - Coach Greg (length=3160)
This is a defensive front I have toyed with on paper for defending the DW. v v v v v vv vv ...

New Mexico s Def - 49'er Coach (length=2331)
I was lucky enough to meet Osia Lewis the def coord of New Mexico and here him talk about his def. They are an undersized unit so he blitze ...

New Mexico s Def - 49'er Coach (length=1223)
Installed it last night - and what a difference in field coverage we now have. I made an adjustment to near far responsibility and in a scr ...

PLAYING CORNER - cazsr (length=1185)
Don't make those mistakes! Seriously, make sure he knows exactly what his responsibility is on his team in each coverage. If he has con ...

Poor tackling & Gap-8 - J Mac (length=1883)
Wow its funny how many similar problems other coaches have that i have on this site....i recently posted some questions on here pertaing to ...

Pursuit angle - Dum Coach (length=1153)
Pursuit angles are as follows against a sweep: Playside DT: Pursue playside at an angle to intercept ball carrier 2 yards downfie ...

Stopping DWing Pass Plays - Dum Coach (length=2673)
Here's how you blitz a DW team - And you can do it every down: T T O O O 0 O O O ...

Technique help NG 10 years old when double teamed - Dum Coach (length=5663)
I deliberately avoided answering this as I saw you had asked this question over on the other board and I figured they'd tell you exactly wha ...

The Company defense - caz (length=1996)
Do their safeties come up very hard? It appears from the drawing that they play at least 5 -7 yds off. Seems like the flats would be ripe ...

The Eagle defense. - Coach Wade (length=2786)
Shine; According to Wyatt's rules an eight techique end would be down blocked by the TE operating solo while the WB reads up. Vallotton's ...

Zone Defense 101 - Coachh Greg (length=3288)
This is to give a better understanding of the Zone defense and how it works. Object of a zone secondary 1. Defend against the pass ...

comment on defense form. - Gilbert (length=1025)
There's your problem Bro. The most important people on your team are your lineman, and you're gonna put the weakest coach there? Even a grea ...

dc wing t - Dum Coach (length=5493)
"good morning dc. i was looking at your response today and a thought hit me. if a 53 defense aligned its olb's over the offensive tackles ...

defenses at the youth level - Coach Wade (length=4745)
Malcolm; Last weekend I attended a clinic where I purchased a book by Rex Ryan, son of Buddy Ryan. On the subject of pass coverages in the ...

defensive huddle - Dum Coach (length=1684)
Hold a huddle. The player who is leaving stays in the huddle as the new player is coming on and asks "Can anybody get in?" He then leaves th ...

hey dc - Dum Coach (length=3146)
"dc, what kind of problems do te's in a "nasty" split (2-3 yds) pose for a defense? how would you utilize them?" A "nasty split" ...

re (dum coach) - Dum Coach (length=3287)
Here is the "split 6" defense: S C B B C E B T T B Eusing the GAM against superstud - cazsr (length=1517)
We won today 19-6 and held the other team to 70 yds offense. Team coming up on Sat is the best in division with fast quick stud who had 5 T ...

what and how do you play safety in youth football? - Big Brother (length=1226)
Safety is just that SAFETY. He wont cover much, I don't know the age group of your kids, but tendency is to throw to the Wideout. Your saf ...

what def to stop this? - cazsr (length=1273)
I would say, as a former defensive back, that if you don't get pressure on the QB than they will chew you up. I would target man to man bum ...