Installing the 3-3-5 Defense for Youth Football

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Installing the 3-3-5 Defense for Youth Football

• Presented by Phillip Blackwell
• Asst. Coach Overlea High
• Baltimore, Maryland

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Why the 3-3-5?

• Personnel lack of size in defensive linemen
• Have more LB types than DL types
• Have more DBs / skilled athletes than DL or LB
  types
• Opponent Offenses multiple Spread or
  misdirection (Wing-T) offenses
• Like to apply PRESSURE!!!!!!!!!

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Base 3-3-5 Personnel

• 3 Defensive Linemen
• DT and DE align head-up on the TACKLES
• Nose Guard align head-up on the CENTER
• 3 Linebackers (Will, Mike Sam)
• LBs stacked 3 yards behind the DLs
• 5 Defensive Backs (2 CBs and 3 Safeties)
• 2 Cornerbacks
• Align according to the coverage call (ex. Cov. 1,
  2, 3, etc.)
• 2 Strong Safeties (Bandit/Gator or Bandit/Spur)
• Align anywhere from on the line of scrimmage to
  5-yards deep, and 2-3 yards outside the tight end
  or the tackle on an open end side.
• 1 Free Safety
• Align 10-12 yards from the line of scrimmage over
  the WEAK SIDE A GAP.

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Strong Safeties (Spurs)

• Play the PASS first
• Responsible for the 2 WR/TE on that side of the
  field
• No 2 WR/TE BLITZ!!!!!!!! w/ SCREEN and SWEEP
  responsibility
• Name the Spurs the same for YOUTH LEAGUE
  (Bandit/Spur or Bandit/Gator)

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Base 3-3-5 Alignment
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Base 3-3-5 GAP Responsibility

• NOSE GUARD attacks the Strong Side A Gap
• Defensive Tackle attacks the B Gap
• Defensive End attacks the C Gap
• Weak side Strong Safety has C Gap with a Blitz
  mentality
• SLB has the Strong Side B Gap
• MLB has the Weak Side A Gap
• WLB has Clean-up

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Base 3-3-5 GAP Responsibility
Rover
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Single Back Set

• All responsibilities stay the same EXCEPT for WLB
  and Weak Side Strong Safety
• WLB has C Gap with BLITZ mentality
• Weak Side Strong Safety has 2 WR/TE

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Single Back Set
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Base 3-3-5 Zone Coverage

• Both Strong Safeties (Bandit Gator) have the
  FLATS 0-7 yards
• MLB, SLB WLB have Hook/Curl zones 5-7 yards
• Cornerbacks have DEEP 1/3 (Hash Mark to
  Sidelines) outside zones 7 yards to End zone
• Free Safety has the DEEP 1/3 (Hash Mark to Hash
  Mark) middle zone 7 yards to End zone

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Base 3-3-5 Zone Coverage
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Base 3-3-5 Zone Blitz (WLB)

• All responsibilities stay the same EXCEPT WLB
  Blitz from the C Gap
• WLB Hook/curl zone will be open for the SLANT or
  DIG routes!!!!

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Base 3-3-5 Zone Blitz (WLB)
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Base 3-3-5 Zone Blitz (Spur)

• All responsibilities stay the same EXCEPT the
  Weak Side Strong Safety Blitz and WLB has
  Curl/Flat zone

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Base 3-3-5 Zone Blitz (Spur)
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Base 3-3-5 vs Shotgun Spread

• Both Cornerbacks and Strong Safeties (Spurs) play
  Man to Man Coverage on the WRs/TEs
• Free Safety plays Man to Man Coverage on the RB
• Defensive Linemen have the same Gap
  responsibility
• SLB WLB blitz from the outside C Gaps
• MLB blitz the opposite A Gap (Nose Guard signals
  his option) and Mirror the QB
• ALL OUT BLITZ!!!!!!!!!

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Base 3-3-5 vs Shotgun Spread
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Try other looks.
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Any Questions?????
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Thank You and Good Luck on your upcoming season!