Title: 353 DEFENSIVE LINE TECHNIQUES AND DRILLS THOMAS COUSINS
13-5-3 DEFENSIVE LINE TECHNIQUES AND DRILLS
THOMAS COUSINS
2IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?
- IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN COACHING LINEMEN IN THE
3-5-3 VS. THE 4-3? - WE FEEL THE ANSWER IS YES AND NO.
3NO
- TACKLING, RUNNING AND BEING TOUGH SHOULD BE A
PART OF ANY GOOD DEFENSE. - WE STILL READ BLOCKS, WE JUST DO IT ON THE RUN.
4YES
- SINCE OUR LINEMEN NEVER TAKE ON AN OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN HEAD UP WE NEED TO TEACH WHAT WE CALL
READING ON THE RUN. - WE TEACH ATTACKING ½ A MAN WITH EITHER A RIP OR
BY ATTACKING THE INSIDE CHEST PLATE - THE BIGGEST THING WE WORK ON IS FIGHTING PRESSURE
WITH PRESSURE AND NOT GETTING WASHED UP FIELD.
5ESSENTIALS OF DEFENSIVE LINE PLAY
- 1. GET OFF- YOU MUST EXPLODE OFF THE BALL AND
CROSS THE FACE OF THE MAN YOU ARE LINED UP FROM. - 2. PURSUIT- WE STRESS RUN, RUN, RUN.
- 3. TACKLING- WORK SOME ASPECT OF TACKLING
EVERYDAY.
6What do we want to accomplish?
- We want to make our defensive lineman more
productive in the areas of tackling, pressure and
pursuit. - We want to run drills that are specific to what
we do. - If a drill is not football specific- dont do it.
- We want to put our defensive linemen in
real-life, game type situations.
7DEFENSIVE LINE FUNDAMENTALS IN THE 3-5-3
- 1. ALIGNMENT
- 2. STANCE
- 3. SLANT/ STEPS
- 4. ENGAGEMENT/ BLOW DELIVERY
- 5. READ/ PRESSURE
- 6. PURSUIT
- 7. TACKLE
8ALIGNMENT
- WE WILL WORK ALIGNMENT EVERYDAY.
- WE WILL LINE UP THREE DIFFERENT WAYS WITH OUR
TACKLES. - IN BASE THEY WILL HEAD UP
- IN JET THEY WILL BE IN A WIDE 5 AND A WIDE 9
- IN GOALLINE THEY WILL BE IN 4 TECHNIQUES.
9ALIGNMENT BASE
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TACKLES AND NOSE WILL BE HEAD UP AND AS TIGHT TO
THE BALL AS POSSIBLE
10ALIGNMENT JET
T N T
TACKLES WILL BE JETTED 1 YARD OUTSIDE OF THE
TACKLE AND TIGHT END. NOSE WILL BE HEAD UP AND AS
TIGHT TO THE BALL AS POSSIBLE
11ALIGNMENT GOALLINE
T N T
TACKLES WILL BE IN 4 TECHNIQUES. NOSE WILL BE
HEAD UP AND AS TIGHT TO THE BALL AS POSSIBLE
12STANCE
- OUR STANCE IS A THREE POINT STANCE WITH FEET AS
CLOSE TO PARALLEL AS POSSIBLE. - WEIGHT ON THE BALLS OF THE FEET, KNEES IN AND
HEELS OFF THE GROUND - HEAD- TURN YOUR HEAD AND LOOK DOWN THE LOS AT THE
BALL. - ARMS- FRONT ARM SHOULD BE WELL IN FRONT OF THE
HEAD. FREE ARM IS COCKED BY THE FACEMASK READY TO
STRIKE. - BACK- BUTT MUST BE HIGHER THAN HEAD.
- WEIGHT- 60 OF WEIGHT IS ON FINGERTIPS. YOU ARE A
COILED SPRING READY TO EXPLODE. - FEET SHOULD BE NO WIDER THAN SHOULDER WIDTH.
- DL NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO STEP WITH EITHER FOOT-
LEFT OR RIGHT. - HEAD IS TURNED LOOKING AT THE FOOTBALL
13SLANT/STEPS
- GET OFF
- INITIAL MOVEMENT MUST BE SIDEWAYS AND UP AT A 45
ANGLE. - LIKE A SPRINTER COMING OUT OF THE BLOCKSCREATE
FORCE. - BACK FLAT
- NUMBERS OF YOUR JERSEY OVER YOUR KNEE.
- BULL YOUR NECK.
- AIM FOR THE HIP OF THE MAN YOU ARE SLANTING
ACROSS. - FOLLOW QUICKLY WITH THE 2ND AND 3RD STEPS
- STAY LOW AND MAINTAIN LIFT LEVERAGE.
14SLANT/STEPS DRILLS
T N T
VERY SIMPLE DRILL DONE WITH FLAT DUMMIES ON THE
GROUND COACH GIVES A LINE CALL (IN, OUT, SLANT
STRONG, SLANT WEAK, PINCH) AND A STRENGTH
CALL. COACH SNAPS THE BALL AND LOOKS FOR
FOOTWORK, EXPLOSION, FLAT BACK, AND ARM RIP IN
GET OFF BY THE DEFENSIVE LINEMEN.
15ENGAGEMENT/ BLOW DELIVERY
- DEFENSIVE LINEMEN MUST SHOOT OFF HAND ACROSS THE
MAN HE IS SLANTING FROM. - WE ARE AIMING FOR THE HIP OF THE MAN WE ARE
SLANTING TO. - WHEN WE MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
WE EITHER FINISH OUR RIP OR IF WE GET STONED-
BRING BOTH HANDS UP INTO ½ OF HIS CHESTPLATE,
LIFT, CONTROL OUR GAP AND FIND THE BALL. - WE NEVER WANT TO GET MORE THAN 1 YARD UP THE
FIELD. - IF WE EVER COME OFF UNBLOCKED WE TURN AND LOOK
INSIDE.
16BLOW DELIVERY
T N T
THE MAIN DRILL WE USE TO TEACH BLOW DELIVERY IS A
3 POINT STEP AND RIP DRILL. DL ARE IN STANCE
ACROSS FROM A PLAYER HOLDING A BAG ON BALL
MOVEMENT THEY EXPLODE AND RIP THROUGH THE MAN
ACROSS FROM THEM. COACH LOOKS FOR FOOTWORK,
EXPLOSION, PROPER ARM RIP AND GETTING TO 1 YARD
DEEP.
17Pressure drills
- Get some.
- Part of our hoop drills we do everyday.
- The defensive lineman will run two hoops in a
figure eight. - Around the first hoop- he will rip with his
inside arm, against other players punching at
him. - Around the second hoop he will rip with his other
arm against other players punching him. - He will finish the drill by strip tackling a
dummy.
18READ/ PRESSURE
- WE WILL READ ON THE RUN- IF AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
PRESSURES US WE WILL PRESSURE BACK BY EITHER
CROSSING HIS FACE OR GOING BACKDOOR. - WE CANNOT GET WASHED UP THE FIELD, BY FIGHTING
PRESSURE WITH PRESSURE AND NOT GETTING MORE THAN
1 YARD UP THE FILED WE CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS. - IF WE SLANT AND OUR MAN TRIES TO CUT US OFF, WE
WILL FLATTEN DOWN THE LOS AND PURSUE TO THE BALL.
19READ DRILLS- BACKDOOR
- Backdoor
- Purpose- to recreate when a defensive lineman is
following a trapping offensive lineman or has
ripped into a gap and feels pressure from a down
block.. - The offensive lineman will fit on the DLs hip
who will then in turn go backdoor to make a
tackle.
20Backdoor
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- Ol will fit up on the hip of a defensive lineman.
The DL will grab the hip of the offensive lineman
and go backdoor- pursuing flat down the line of
scrimmage.
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21PURSUIT
- WE MUST FIND THE BALL AND TAKE GOOD ANGLES TO
INTERCEPT THE BALL CARRIER. - WE EXPECT 11 HATS TO THE BALL ON EVERY PLAY. YOU
WILL NOT GET GOOD PURSUIT UNLESS YOU STRESS
RUNNING TO THE BALL ON EVERY PLAY IN PRACTICE. - WE RUN EXTRA AFTER PRACTICE FOR LOAFS- NOT
GETTING 11 PEOPLE TO THE BALL ON EVERY PLAY. - WE HAVE NEVER DONE PURSUIT DRILLS ALONE, WE
INCORPORATE THEM INTO INSIDE, SKELLY, TEAM ETC.
22PURSUIT
T N T
THE MAIN DRILL WE USE TO TEACH PURSUIT IS THE
FLOW DRILL ON BALL MOVEMENT DL WILL PERFORM A RIP
TO ASSIGNED GAP WHEN THEY GET TO 1 YARD THE COACH
WILL POINT TO THE RIGHT, LEFT OF UP FIELD. THE DL
WILL PLANT AND HUSTLE THAT WAY.
23Pursuit drills
- Rabbit
- A hoop drill we do everyday
- Two players will line up on a hoop. One player
will get a three yard head start. - The two players will run a figure eight, if
player two catches player one, the drill is over.
24Rabbit
25TACKLING
- WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN NOT MISSING TACKLES.
- WE WORK SOME ASPECT OF TACKLING EVERYDAY IN
PRACTICE. - WE NEVER GO HALF SPEED DURING DEFENSIVE PRACTICE.
WE ARE ALWAYS LIVE, NO DUMMIES, NO PADS, NO
SHORTS MONDAY- THURSDAY.
26Tackling
- We feel that there are 6 basic elements to every
tackle. We work these 6 elements into every
tackling drill we do. - Feet- never gather, always run through the
target. - Eyes- always on numbers
- Head placement- always up and across the ball.
- Chest- lead with your chest not your head.
- High cloth- throw arms up and around
- Hip roll- act like you have a quarter in your
cheeks and you dont want it to fall out.
27Tackling drills
- Slip Drill
- Purpose to recreate a defensive lineman slipping
off an offensive lineman and making a tackle. - OL and DL will fit up as if the were engaged with
a block. The running back will then run tight to
either hip of the offensive lineman. The
defensive lineman will have to create separation
and find the ball carrier.
28ANGLE TACKLING
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THIS IS THE MAIN TACKLING DRILL OUR DL DOES THE
DL LINES UP ACROSS FROM ANOTHER LINEMAN AND ON
COMMAND RIPS BY THE OL -THE RUNNING BACK WILL RUN
EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT NEXT TO THE OL. IF THE
RUNNING BACK COMES TO THE SAME SIDE THE DL
SLANTED TO THE DL PERFORMS A PROPER ANGLE TACKLE.
IF THE RUNNINGBACK RUNS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE THE
DL SLANTED TO. HE MUST PLANT, FLOW BACK TO THE
RUNNING BACK AND MAKE THE TACKLE.
29TACKLING DRILLS
- Speed to burn
- We will have two defensive ends in a jet- speed
rush coming off each corner. - The defensive ends will have to speed rip by an
offensive lineman and strip tackle a dummy. - Whoever gets there the fastest is the winner.
30Closing
- We feel that by putting our defensive linemen in
real-life, game type situations we will increase
production as a unit. - We have seen a steady increase in the
productivity of our defensive linemen in the
three years since we have introduced this concept.