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21 Personnel= 9 man front 1 Back 1 TE= 8 man front, if they walk someone out, so will we 1 Back No TE= 7 man front If they add blocker, we add defender Will backer is best athlete Basis- master Cover 2 3 4 and little man-to-man
Secondary Alignments: Halfback: field corner to wide side Cornerback: boundary corner Strong Safety: SS always to run strength side, TE side, and opposite of FS Free Safety: formation safety, in 1 back, align to pass strength Call 2c overages in huddle, check to best one Vs. 22 personnel; we leave CB to boundary side unless best athlete is on other side
Stance: Focus on inside number of WR Narrowed base with staggered foot forward Facemask below numbers Weight on up foot Why stagger? Helps eliminate vulnerability to fade On WR movements; 1- Eyes 2-Feet 3-Hands Dont need extremely fast DBs for this technique
Shadow Technique: Kick slide, stay within arms length of WR, shoulders square, make WR declare his intent before you turn If his shoulders are high, he is going to fly Key WR shoulder height If his height lowers, so are ours
Why Bump and Run ?: Screws up route timing Buys time for DL to get to the QB
University of Michigan Football Clinic, April 4th 2008 Forces many patterns inside
Open Step: Lead with knee at 45 angle Open to release side Throw arm opposite of release
University of Michigan Football Clinic, April 4th 2008 1st year is always the hardest 2nd year, if you have been teaching things right, you should see improvement in upperclassmen Make best decision for program, not current team
Teaching:
You have to teach so all players get an A The only person a coach can blame for players mistakes is himself Allow them to help each other in practice A young athlete will respect the coach that makes him do what he would not do on his own sooner or later Mentally test them if you can not physically practice at the time NEVER APOLIGIZE FOR BEING DEMANDING Believes in teaching at fast pace then eventually slowing things down Make them draw up plays on board with time limits Try to always work on 2 things at once (i.e. pass plays and 3rd down situations) Motivate with hope of recognition, fear of being pointed out, or chance to be finished Pictures of past greats are great motivators Must stress: it is not enough to just work hard, he must work hard to win Establish absolute control from day 1 Make them know football, people like things they know well
Did it initially out of necessity (low caliber athletes and best chance at success) As a defensive coach: what is most difficult to defend? 2 minute offense and tackling in open field = no huddle approach Make conditioning a factor
Attacking Coverages:
First thing to teach QBs is types coverage 3 deep: - 5 areas to attack 3-4 different routes to attack holes in zone Attack high low (curl-flat) or east-west
Cover 1: Find the mismatch Moving routes; slants, drags DBs: if inside foot is back, usually means zone coverage
Cover 2: Attack deep 1/3s , hook, and middle of field (i.e. post-corner, smash ) Safeties on has, if 2 deep, he will play deeper than normal because of larger coverage area
Cover 4: Shallower safeties Attack: flats, deep middle, hook Make DB play his deep 4th
Cover 0: Usually involves blitz Must have sound blocking Speed Option, quick pass game, screens
University of Michigan Football Clinic, April 4th 2008 Screens: QB needs to draw separation between DL and 2nd level defenders As OL gets up the field, he must at least block the defenders path of vision
1. Create mismatches (such as TB types in slot) 2. Get your playmakers the ball 3. Shotgun: see the defense and make better reads 4. Make defense defend all skill players including QB 5. Make the defense play in space 6. Simple schemes for lineman
Why :
1. Make defense defend entire field i.e. Bubble is another option for QBs in zone read play,
2. Play with multiple tempos Regular: Fast Indy: Really Fast Jet: Sprint back to the line when play is over
3. Makes QB a dual threat 4. Simple Execution 5. Execute base plays: get good at something 6. Thought process: numbers angles grass
Zone Runs:
University of Michigan Football Clinic, April 4th 2008 Sweep Outside Zone, Belly, Draw is 80% of run game
Playside RB must run like hes the ball carrier in regards to reading defenders Zone Option blocking is identical to Belly play Best play: zone option to bubble Bubble: Can be pre or post snap read by QB; if it is pre snap decision, QB does not bother with faking zone
Philosophy: Must be willing to block every place if needed Not a complete running back if you cannot block
Fundamentals: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pre Snap Look-look where the defender is coming from Stance- a good stance = good blocking angles Start- 6 step directly at point of attack Approach Bend Knees- get in hitting position Contact- if he isnt tough, he wont be a good blocker Base- feet always underneath you and drive through on contact Finish- run through the man
Approach: 1. 2. 3. Sprint to rusher Breakdown at arms length away from rusher Take course that places outside foot at crotch
Common Causes of Breakdown In Pass Protection: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Failure to get set quickly No inside leverage Over aggressiveness Dropping your head and losing balance Feet to wide Straightening legs Turning to sideline Elbows out Honoring outside rush fake
Centers Stance: Shoulder width apart Comfortable position, toes even and pointed up field Mental capacity to be a leader Stripes of ball on a imaginary line with your forehead when down
Mechanics of Shotgun Snap: Hands on laces like throwing football Do not snap/flick wrist Your arm should go in a pulley like motion in a nice straight line during snap Cannot let ball go with them on run blocks, try to follow through with snapping hand If ball goes too high or low it is because of hip level Center sometimes wears receiver sticky glove
Zone Blocking: Always want to gain ground, no bucket steps Never cut on front side of zone On 1st step hips should be pointing at defender, accelerate off 2nd step Taught OL to read hip of nearest play side defender Should not chase defender more than 3 steps Front side blockers, dont lose ground with 2nd step On IZ (Belly), no crossover steps, more base blocking Shorter and quicker first steps
University of Michigan Football Clinic, April 4th 2008 2nd step never comes across body with hands shooting, 2nd step comes at crotch of defender Have both QB and Center started cadences
Philosophy: Olympic lifts except snatch Also includes squat, Romanian dead life, and bench press
Balance and Functional Training: How well can you establish control of your body ? Stability balls, medicine balls, boxes, Stability Ball Progression: o o o o Sit and Control, feet on floor Sit and control, feet out Sit, feet down, arms explode out with movement On knees on ball (30 seconds, 60 seconds)
Daily Workout Progression: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Olympic Movements Non fast twitch (conventional) lifts such as bench press Balance and stability Prehab and injury prevention exercises Explosives and plyometrics Core Functional Flexibility
Injury Prevention / Prehab: Rubber bands used to stabilize joint areas Body doesnt twist, focus on stable, single joint Sets of 12 progress from 1-2 sets, 2-3 sets. Etc
Plyometric: Key is explosion Muscles stretching like rubber band= stored energy Body adapts to intensity which increases speed Box jumps: faster you get off the ground , the quicker you become. Start box jumps out with 24 inch box if possible