Buccaneers Defence

“Speed Kills”

The Basics: “Defence”

• The aim of the defence is to stop the opponents offence gaining ground and scoring.

• The Defence are made up of three main positions:• Defensive Line; the font line in the trench warfare, these

are the aggressive monsters of the D.• Line Backers; the ultimate warriors, arrogantly

dominating the field, hard hitting and smart.• Defensive backs; the speed demons, agile but always

sure tacklers

The Basics: “Defensive Schemes”

• The schemes are described in terms of the number of defensive linemen and the number of linebackers;

• e.g. 3 – 5 cover 3 means…• There are 3 defensive linemen and 5 linebackers.• The rest of the scheme is for the defensive backs and

linebackers to know who to cover if the offence are passing. Cover 3 means a three deep zone, which will be explained more later.

• Other schemes are 4-4, 3-4, 4-3 etc etc.• Other coverage's are cover 1 (man to man) and cover 2,

a two deep zone.

The Basics: Labelling the “holes”

A A BB CC DD

• The gaps between the offensive line are labelled from the centre outwards on both sides from A to D

• The offence label thw holes by numbers; even to their right, odd to their left.

2468 1 3 5 7

The Basics: Strong vs Weak

• The strong side of the offence is determined by the side which has more men on the line.

The Basics: Inside vs Outside

• Each offensive player has an inside and an outside shoulder, this terminology is used frequently to describe where the centre of the field or the ball is in relation to the player

InsideOutside

Offence

Defence

The Basics: Wide vs Narrow

• The wide side is determined by the point where the play starts

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Speed Kills: Run Defence

Swarm to the ball quickly, at least 8 men in every tackle

Outside Contain Outside Contain

#32 Lead

Speed Kills: Pass DefenceTE #3 Quick Out

Recognise the route quickly and speed to the interception point

Speed Kills: Philosophy

• “Speed Kills” (so be first)• Get to the tackle before being blocked• Get to the ball before your opponent• Get to the hole first• Make the first hit• Recover the fumble• Catch the interception• Be first to the win, first all the time!• Be organised so no time is wasted

Speed Kills: Practice

• Be first to arrive! Learn quickly• Get kit on quickly• Time is important so move between drills quickly• Complete drills at speed• Focus, get the job done then move on to the

next victim• Beat your PB 40 yard etc

Speed Kills: Science

• Speed = Distance / Time• Power = Strength x Speed• Therefore Power = Strength x Distance / Time• Athlete #1 300lb x 2ft / 2s = 600/2 = 300ft/lb/s• Athlete #2 400lb x 2ft / 4s = 800/4 = 200ft/lb/s• Therefore the athlete who can lift the weight quickest has

the most Power

• Explosive Power is proven to be the key deciding factor in making the block, tackle or hit.

• More Speed = More Explosive Power = Making the play

Speed Kills: Be Physical

• Be an athlete

• Train hard, 3 to 5 days a week

• Run fast, hard & long

• Lift weights quickly up, (slowly down)

• Save time – run to the gym!

• Get rest to give you power

Speed Kills: Be Healthy

• Eat regularly, at least 5 times a day!!!

• Have breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.

• Eat right;• wholemeal = make you faster• veg & fruit = make you fitter• Fish, lean meat, chicken = make you stronger

• Eat fast absorbing protein “whey protein”

Base “Speed Kills” 3-5 Cover 3

Outside Contain Outside Contain

LCBRCB

FS

SAM WILL

SILB MIKE WILB

SDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

6yds

2yds

12yds

3yds

Speed Kills: Alignment

• NT – Heads up over Center• SDT – Split Guard & Tackle• WDT – Outside shoulder of Guard• MIKE – 4 yds back heads up over NT• SAM – Outside TE• WILL – Outside Tackle• SILB – Heads up on Tackle• WILB – Inside shoulder of Tackle• CB’s – 6 yds back 2 yds inside the WR facing the QB• FS – 12 yds back between the Guard and Centre on the

strong side

Speed Kills: Read the signs!• Reading the signs or “keys” of the offence will tell you where the play is

going.• NT – Pick Bull Rush/Rip Right/Left, read the pressure from the centre• SDT – Go Straight through and read pressure from guard and tackle• WDT – Go Straight through and read pressure from guard and tackle• MIKE – Read the NT direction, and Spy the QB• SAM – Read the TE – if he releases hit him and go into pass coverage, if he

stays, read the Tackle, maintain outside contain and cover the backside pursuit

• WILL – Read the Tackle, check off WR, maintain outside contain and cover the backside pursuit

• SILB – Read Tackle, look for RB’s and pulling Guards and the FB blocks• WILB – Read Tackle, look for RB’s and pulling Guards and the FB blocks• CB’s – Read WR, QB, TE, RB in that order• FS – Read Guard, QB, WR, TE, RB

Base vs Twins

Outside Contain

LCBRCB

FS

SAMWILL

SILB MIKE WILB

SDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

6yds

2yds

12yds

Wide Receiver

Sam moves 60% to Inside WR, SILB hits TE, OLB’s take inside and short, CB’s take outside and deep coverage

Base vs 4 Wide

LCBRCB

FS

SAM

WILL

SILB MIKE WILB

SDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

6yds

2yds

12yds

Wide Receiver

Sam/WILB move 60% to Inside WR (look for WR screen, slant then short out), Will auto blitz, SILB hits TE

Wide Receiver

6-2 Cover 1 Automatic

Outside Contain Outside Contain

LCBRCB

FS

SAM

WILL

SILB

MIKE

WILBSDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

Automatically whenever it is less than 3 to go, they line up with no WR and are balanced or inside our 15 yd line we move up onto the lineLine; NT Slant Weak, SDT/WDT move to heads up over the guard and slant weakSILB move up to outside shoulder of Tackle and slant weakSAM move up to outside shoulder of TE and mark him man to manWILB move up to outside shoulder of Tackle, rush keeping outside arm freeMIKE spy Full Back and hit his holeFS/WILL keep outside contain, look for sweep and reverseCB’s “bump and run” man to man coverage from an inside stance, only allow an outside release by the WR

Blitzes: “Monsoon”

Outside Contain Outside Contain

LCBRCB

FS

SAM WILL

SILB MIKE WILB

SDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

Middle Blitz – SILB/MIKE/WILB hit A or B gaps, get to the runner or quarterback fast and disrupt the play

Blitzes

LCBRCB

FS

SAM WILL

SILB MIKE WILB

SDT WDTNT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

Storm - Strong LB Blitz, Weak ILB slide, cover 3Wind – Weak LB Blitz, String ILB slide, cover 3Cyclone – Corner Blitz, OLB’s cover deep 3rdHurricane – All LB’s BlitzThe Fog – Free Safety Blitz, CB’s play 2 deep zone

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SS

S W

F

W

W

Base vs No WR (Left)

Outside Contain

LCBRCB

FS

MIKE

NT

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight EndWide

Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage

Tight End

Automatic Audible:LCB Calls “No WR”FS calls “Tornado” (Cover Two) Strong side CB Rolls up to flats, FS rolls to strong deep half, weak CB drops to weak deep halfMIKE calls “Strong Right” “Storm” Blitz

Option responsibilities

Pitch PassPitch Pass

QB to Pitch

Pitch Pitch

QB Dive QB

Dive DiveDive

Guard GuardTackle TackleTight End

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Quarterback

Running back/ Halfback

Full back

Centre

Line of Scrimmage