Category Archives: Defensive Systems

Football’s One Gap 3-4 Defense

Football’s 3-4 defense has become a very popular defense in the last couple of years thanks to teams like the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oregon Ducks. It affords teams the luxury of disguising who will be their fourth rusher. However, most 3-4 teams have to have at least one two gap linemen. In the world of high school football, a lot of teams do not have the size on the defensive line to play a 3-4 the way college and pro teams play their 3-4. However, if you slant your defensive line strong and weak, you can play a single gap 3-4 that allows teams to use…

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Football Coaching Videos on YouTube

Free Football Coaching Videos on YouTube

So I just thought, for all those coaches who don’t know, that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world behind Google. That means, if you’re looking for free football drills, football technique information, or football x’s and o’s or strategic insight, YouTube is a great resource. Heck, it’s even a great resource for getting an idea on a football video that you may order. Tog (from CoachHuey) posts some great youtube football video content through his Twitter Account. There are a lot of other great football coaches on YouTube who are putting out a ton of videos…

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Fritz Shurmur’s Eagle 5 Linebacker Defense

This is a guest post by my good friend Joby Turner, who wrote an earlier post for Strong Football on offensive football formations and play calling.

Fritz Shurmur’s Eagle 5 Linebacker Defense

As you read the title, you may be thinking “What the heck is this defense?” Well, I felt the same way when I took over as the JV Defensive Coordinator at my current school. The first thing I thought was “How old is this crap?” and the second was “Why do we need 5 Linebackers?” When I first started looking at the defense, I wondered what had I gotten myself into. Each…

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4-3 Defensive Line Drills For Defeating the Base Block

4-3 Defensive Line Every Day Football Drills

A long time ago… way too long ago… I started writing a post on 4-3 over front defensive line play (click the link to read that first post btw!). I realized it would take way too much time to turn this only into 2 parts. So here’s my first post on defeating one type of block with specific defensive drills. The importance of 4-3 DL play cannot be understated. In that post, I discussed the reads every defensive linemen in this defense needed, whether it was a visual or a pressure key. These reads I took from a clinic talk I…

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Cover 4 versus the 2 x 2 Spread Offense Pass

Cover 4 versus the 2×2 Spread Offense – Football Coaching Video

Cover 4 is a great way to defend the 2×2 Spread Offense passing game. It allows you to keep a six man box and defend 4 verticals “right out of the box”. For more information on the basics of the cover 4 defense, and it’s slight variation in 2 Read or otherwise known as Cover Blue by TCU fanatics, check out the football coaching video below.

Cover 4 / Quarters Coverage Information Available In This Video

You’ll discover unique information on running the cover 4 defense. This will detail the responsibilities of the cornerback in cover 4 and also…

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