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74Football: Teaching "Quarters" Coverage to Your Secondary
In a relatively short article such as this, it is impossible to cover everything. Therefore, I have attempted to present the basics of this great defensive scheme. However, before I get too far into it, a...
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74Football: How To Get Started In Coaching
On another hub someone asked how to get started coaching football. It really depends on the level the person was speaking of. Here are some suggestions. At the N.F.L level: Remember, there are two kinds of...
0 comments73Football: Developing A Defensive Philosophy
Sooner or later, if you’re in this game any length of time, you will have to develop a defensive philosophy. This is the cornerstone of your program. Hopefully, it’s what you base most of your decisions...
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72Football: Coaching The 5-3 Goalline Defense From The 3-3-5
From the 3-3-5 we bring both contain men up on the ball, and both corners, free safety and sometimes the outside backers play press man coverage. It puts us into a good short yardage defense. In doing this,...
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70Football: The 4-2-5 Defense - Strong Safety Play
In our 4-2-5 defense we don't see many two back offenses. When we do, the blocking schemes are pretty much the same. If our Anchor End, Tackle and Middle Backer execute properly, it is very difficult to have...
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70Football: The 4-2-5 Defense
The 4-2-5 defense is used extensively today by all levels. (Fig. I) It has great flexibility against both the run and the pass. Like all defenses, the key is the defensive line. If you have two big strong...
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69Football: The Philosophy of the 3-3-5 Stack Defense
THE BASIC 3-3-5 STACK DEFENSE (Fig. I) The flexibility of this defense allows us to attack with almost any number of men at any given point. At the same time it gives us the capability of covering with...
0 comments68Football: How To Tackle
The definition of a coach is someone that can get players to do something that they will not ordinarily do on their own. Tackling is one of those things. Let’s face it, we don’t see...
0 comments69Remembering Coach Tommy Prothro
Coach Prothro was revered by every player that ever played for him. When he walked into the film room or dining hall, nobody ever had to ask for quiet. Automatically, a hush fell over us all and you could...
1 comment68Football: A Rule Change That Modernized College Football
Aside from evolving out of a "three yards and a cloud of dust" philosophy, something happened in the 60's that changed the game forever. There was a rule change that brought about a whole new direction for...
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