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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!

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