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90 FOOTBAIL COACI NG S',fr,A.TE(irES<br />
A Fundamental Approach<br />
to Defense<br />
wrrn DAN McCARNEY<br />
I have avery strong beliefin lundamentals. That<br />
is an area that is too often overlooked, particularlyonce<br />
the scason starts ardcoachcs are lnole<br />
conc€med with game planning- Alter €nch gane,<br />
our defensive coachcs ratc our players on these<br />
. Squaring their shoulders.<br />
. KeFpinC rhp plalside drm <strong>and</strong> lFg lrc,<br />
. Maintaininc a base. Don't cross ov€r<br />
. Usinc cross faccs. Again, don't cross over.<br />
. Kcepine thcir pads ovcr the toes. Deliver<br />
. Hittingwith their h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> shoulder pads,<br />
ncvcr cxposing the flcshy part oftheir bod-<br />
. Staying in a football positi0n.<br />
We have established a philosophy of controlling<br />
the passing game. We'll give up complctions,<br />
but we shess not allowing the receiver to run after<br />
he catches the ball <strong>and</strong>, obviously, we don't<br />
\,"ant th€ ball thm$'n behind us.<br />
Finrt, howcvcr,wc must stopthe run <strong>and</strong>must<br />
commit as many peoplo as possible to do so. The<br />
fnllo$ Ing i. nur phrl...pl^y r pr. u. th" r'un'<br />
. Eliminate the big plar. Stretch the ball<br />
east <strong>and</strong> west, oliminatine the cutback. Use<br />
proper pursuit angles. Take all the ball to<br />
reduce blocking angles.<br />
. Disrupt the offensiue rhythm, Play<br />
multiple fronrs. Stem the front (pre-snap)<br />
<strong>and</strong> rock tbe flont (on the snapl.<br />
. Eliminate mental erors. Stay simple <strong>and</strong><br />
. Be ph$icdl.<br />
. Pla! consert'dtilr€b. Play down-<strong>and</strong>distance<br />
percentages <strong>and</strong> tendencies. Use<br />
'$n-^1c,1 .lrnt". Zon^ rnd man-lrFe in<br />
secondary Employ prcssure as surp s€.<br />
. Tahe all the b.rll to reduce blockine<br />
. Giue pktyers a three-way go,<br />
A Dozen Thinas to Stress<br />
on Derense<br />
. Pla) si,h Erpa, pmotion <strong>and</strong> enthu.'asm<br />
€ach time j-ou step on the field.<br />
. Develop bis play pelsonalitjr.<br />
. Out-hustle the opponent <strong>and</strong> b€ stronger<br />
each snap as the game wears on.<br />
. Believe in yourself<strong>and</strong> your buddy lined up<br />
. B€lievc that you <strong>and</strong> your teammates are the<br />
toughest $oup on the held.<br />
. Believe you can rvin <strong>and</strong> cxpect to wir<br />
. Play together<br />
. Refuse to stay blocked, even though you'lI<br />
get blocked from many angles.<br />
. Develop a variety of techniques; have more<br />
than one way to defeat a block.<br />
. Ilelieve that you are soing to make the tackle<br />
on every play.<br />
. Don'tuse lackofphysical skills as anexcuse.<br />
. Show great character. Overcome adversity,<br />
injury', <strong>and</strong> heartache to win.<br />
1991 Procce,:1ines. Cad.h Allarcz is h.dd.oa.h at thp Uni.efti6 olw!