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Patience is key dont abandon the ship when things get tough -

Be Great Tacklers- tackle every day!

Be physical we spend a lot of time working on strength (agilitiesand sled work) and contact Football is a CONTACT sport!Match kids up with equal ability dont let the practice super starruin your season!

Run, Run, Run 11 Men to the Ball on EVERY play!

Make the offense go East/West Spill the play to the outside

Never Stop Learning!

Teach the gameMake sure each player knows how his positionplays in the big scheme of things creates students of the game

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1 -Run Stopping Defense

2 -Easy to Teach

3 -Flexible

4 -Hard to Block

5 -Fun to PLAY

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DT- Head up on Guard 2 technique

DE-Head up on Tight End 6 technique

OLB Stacked on DE

ILB stacked on DT

Corners 3x3 off DE

Safety 10 yards off ball

We number Pairs of players i.e.

Right Defensive End and Right OLB is #4

How we call blitzes, etc example -1 and 4 X

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T TE E

OLB LBC LB OLB C

S

1 2 3 4

We pair our linebackers and lineman together they work as teams

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Corners widest man to near back have

deep 1/3 on pass

Safety Read changes every week deep1/3

OLB TE to near back, C to D gap read

ILB FB(usually)- A to B gap readDEs Flat Player D gap

DTs A to B Gap

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T TE E

OLB LBC LB OLB C

S

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Example All X

T TE E

OLB LBC LB OLB C

S

X Blitz means Linebacker goes Out

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Example All Y

T TE E

OLB LBC LB OLB C

S

Y Blitz means Linebacker goes In

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T TE E

OLB LBC LB OLB C

S

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The key to being successful in Youth

Football is

Having a plan, executethe plan and make surethe kids are having fun!

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Good luck in 2008!