Milford Football

Defensive Fundamentals Part One -Tackling

Teaching Defensive Football

       

Maximize the speed of your defense. Promote fundamental tackling. Teach principles to stop the Big Play. Coach to win. Practice situation defense. Match Personnel Groups. Take the offense out of its comfort zone. Never forget its a physical game that can be reduced down to toughness and effort.


Platoons - Strength Training and Plyos. High intensity and accountability.

Maximize the speed of your defense.



Program Tackling
 

Run to the ball



Theory of Tackling. Fundamental Four.

Chest Tackle Angle Tackle Lateral Tackle Pursuit Tackle


Teach Effort Coached Modeled

Run to the ball in proper pursuit angles.

     

Position Tackling.
Run Game Passing Game

Internal Run Off Tackle Run Perimeter run Screen Pass Jail Break Screen Bubble Screen

Tackling
Fundamental Four Position Tackling Strip and Recovery

Tackling Theory
Never challenge an athletes level of courage.  Challenge his technique.  Build confidence with drill design.  Practice the Fundamental Four.  Practice Tackling by position.  Teach Strip and recovery.


Tackling


Program Tackling
 

Tackle Mechanics


Theory of Tackling. Fundamental Four.

Chest Tackle Angle Tackle Lateral Tackle Pursuit Tackle

Chest Tackle.
Feet underneath Rake the arms. Bite the ball with chin. Chest Tackle. Follow Through.

Position Tackling.
Run Game Passing Game

Tackling Fundamental Four

Direct Tackle

1 yard

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Direct Tackle - No Room for cutback.

Direct Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four



Angle Tackle
1 yard

Angle Tackle
2 yard cone width.

Three o e Tackle

Three o e Tackle

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Sites - Outside Hip to Inside Hip

Teach i side out leverage. Elimi ate the two way go.

Angle Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four

 Lateral Tackle
Three Cone Pursuit

LB

Inside shoulder through near hip. Square up.

Lateral Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four

 Chase Tackle
Three Cone Pursuit

LB

Inside shoulder through near hip.

Chase Tackle - Video

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Position Tackling - Defensive Line

Fundamental Four.  Lock out tackle drill.  Strike Tackle


Shield  Sled  Player



Defensive Line
Lock Out Tackle Drill.
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Defensive Linemen will lock out on shield

Hips in gap. Near am post position.

 

On whistle defensive linemen will post rip and run. Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.

Defensive Line
Strike Tackle Drill.
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From a stance the defensive linemen will: Hips in gap.

Get off on movement. Strike a blow. Post, Rip and Run.

Following the strike and escape the defensive line man will tackle.


Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.

Defensive Line
Lock Out Tackle Video

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Position Tackling - Inside LBs

Scuffle, Alley, Press.  Strike and Lateral Tackle  Blitz Tackle Drill.  Robber Tackle Drill


Inside LBs
Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle drill.
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The ball carriers job is to force the LB out of his shuffle. The LB, from a leverage position will shuffle, sprint to leverage and tackle. When ball carrier turns up - CHOKE IT down.

Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle - Video

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Inside LBs

Blitz Tackle Drill.

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LB will creep to LOS with inside leg up. On Movement the LB will Blitz. Blitz player will rip lower than the blocker and redirect on ball movement. Blitz player will lateral tackle.

Blitz Tackle - Video

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Inside LBs
Robber Tackle Drill.
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Inside LB will execute Robber Technique and plant point and drive to reception site.

Position Tackling - Outside LBs

Lock out and Tackle.  Buzz - Tackle Drill.


Slant  Hitch


Outside LBs
Lock Out and Tackle Drill.
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Outside LB will lock out on shield ( Simulating lead blocker )

Same angle as the offensive player.

On whistle OLB will Press, Trace and Lateral pursue.

Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle. Exit on the angle you enter. Ball carrier at heals of the lead blocker.

O.LBs
Buzz - Tackle Drill.
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OLB will buzz flat and drive on the slant or hitch.

Position Tackling - Three Deep

Fundamental Four  Open Field at 5 yards  Open Field at 10 yards.  Open Field at 15 yards.


Three Deep
Open Tackle Field at 5, 10, and 15 yards.

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Take away the cut back. NO TWO WAY GOES. Put your self in a position to tackle. Angles Narrow base. #1 Eyes high. Give ground if needed. Push to the sideline. Turn it into a sideline lateral tackle

Three Deep
Free Safety Robber Drill
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Free Safety will use Robber Technique and Drive on Curl or Dig.

Strip Drills
Three Player Drill Two Whistle Drill

Three Player Drill

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Ball Carrier - Loose an sloppy. Strip Player. Secure Tackle. Strip. Pull Ball carrier away from the ball. Recover - By position.

Two whistle drill.

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First whistle. Thud Tackle. Second Whistle:

Post the elbow. Rip the ball.

Milford Football
Defensive Fundamentals Part Two -Stopping the run

Stop the Run



Stop the direction of the ball.

Make the ball change course. Stop the down hill path.

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.

Fill the cut back crease. Over lap the radical bounce.

Pursuit with reckless discipline.

Pursuit creates numbers at escape point. Great pursuit angles stop big plays.

Stop the Trap



Stop the direction of the ball.

Three technique bends through the guard. Traps the Trapper and comes under guard.

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.

Cross pull read - Mike runs crease. Crease - Runs it. Attack the veer guard.

Pursuit with reckless discipline.

Back stacks with call. Plays Spill. Stud at LOS plays spill. FS fronts the ball. Fold players seal leaks. Corners fit between Fold and free

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Stop the Belly



Stop the direction of the ball.

Mike plays isolation by spilling the ball. Deny the wind back..

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.

Five technique and wolf. Over lap the radical bounce.

Pursuit with reckless discipline.

Backer defeats the block of center. FS runs ally. Weak side LB has cut back all the way to his alignment.

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Run to the ball

How to Pursue to the ball.

  

Effort, Effort, Effort. Knowledge of play. Pursuit principles.



Contain the ball.

Redirect the ball back to its original direction or bounce radically.

 

Front the ball. Fill the creases.

Front side Cut back

Second effort - Erase mistakes and great plays.

Defensive Pursuit
Run Strong
Squeeze play at same path as lead. Fold to Backside "A" Chase and Pursue

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Agressive heals on L.O.S.

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CB FS
Run Alley - Fit off inside hip of Backer.

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Run Pass / Secondary Contain

Run Pass / Secondary Contain

Defensive Pursuit - Run Strong.  Contain the ball. Support player attacks t e lea at same angle f attack.. N e ges.  Front the ball. Backer - aggressive heals on the LOS.  Fill the creases. FS, Mike, and Wolf.  Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.

Defensive Pursuit
Run Weak
Fold to Backside "A" Chase and Pursue Squeeze play at same path as lead.

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Run Pass / Secondary Contain



Run Pass / Secondary Contain

Defensive Pursuit - Run Weak Contain the ball.  Wolf - Meet lead at same angle. No edges. Front the ball.  Mike - Tight fit off spill. Fill the creases. FS, Backer and Backer. Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.

Defensive Pursuit
Run Inside

CB
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Defe sive Pursuit - Ru Stro g. Contain the ball.  Mike and Backer- Meet lead at same angle. No edges. Front the ball.  Free Safety- Fit early. Fill the creases. Bear, Wolf, and Corners Second Effort - Defensive Line.

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Defensive Pursuit
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Defensive Pursuit - Tunnel Screen Contain the ball.  Mike- Meet lead at same angle. Stop the ball from midline of field. Front the ball.  Backer  Front side Corner - If quick cut. Fill the creases. FS, Backer and possible front side corner. Second Effort - Defensive Line get back to where you started. Shrink the tunnel.