Tackling Fundies

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Milford Football

Defensive Fundamentals

Part One -Tackling



Teaching Def ensive Football Maximize the speed of your defense.

Promote fundamental tackling.

Teach principles to stop the ³Big Play´.

Coach to win.

Practice situation defense.

Match Personnel Groups.

Take the offense out of it¶s comfort zone.

Never forget it¶s a physical game that can be reduceddown to toughness and effort.

Platoons - Strength Training and Plyos.High intensity and accountability.



Maximize the speed of

your def ense. Program Tackling

Theory of Tackling.

Fundamental Four.� Chest Tackle

� Angle Tackle

� Lateral Tackle

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Pursuit Tackle Position Tackling.

� R un Game

� Passing Game

Run to the ball Teach Effort

� Coached

� Modeled

Run to the ball inproper pursuit angles. Internal Run

Off Tackle Run

Perimeter run Screen Pass

Jail Break Screen

Bubble Screen



Tackling

Fundamental Four Position Tackling

Strip and Recovery



Tackling Theory Never challenge an athletes level of

courage.

Challenge his technique.

Build confidence with drill design.

Practice the Fundamental Four.

Practice Tackling by position.

Teach Strip and recovery.



Tackling Program Tackling

Theory of Tackling.

Fundamental Four.� Chest Tackle

� Angle Tackle

� Lateral Tackle

� Pursuit Tackle

Position Tackling.

� R un Game

� Passing Game

Tackle Mechanics

Chest Tackle.

� Feet underneath� R ake the arms.

� Bite the ball with chin.

� Chest Tackle.

� Follow Through.



Tackling Fundamental Four

Direct Tackle - No R oom for cutback.

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Direct Tackle



Dir ect Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four

Angle Tackle Angle Tackle

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Three o e Tackle

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Three o e Tackle

2 yard cone width.

Sites - Outside Hip to Inside Hip

Teach i side out leverage. Elimi ate the two way go.



Angle Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four Lateral Tackle

Inside shoulder through near hip. Square up.

LB

Three Cone Pursuit



Lateral Tackle - Video

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Chase Tackle - Video

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Position Tackling - Def ensive Line

Fundamental Four .

Lock out tackle drill. Strike Tackle

Shield

Sled Player



Def ensive Line

Lock Out Tackl e Drill .

Def ensive Linemen will lock out o n shiel d

� Hips in gap.

� Near a m po st po sit io n.

On whistl e def ensive l inemen will po st r ip a nd r u n.

Dr ill c a n be set f o r a ngl e t a ckl e o r l a t era l t a ckl e.

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Def ensive Line S t r ik e T a ckl e Dr ill .

Fr om a st a nc e t he def ensive l inemen will: Hips in ga p.� Get off on movement .

� S t r ik e a bl ow.

� Post, Rip a nd Run.

Foll owing t he st r ik e a nd esc a pe t he def ensive l ine ma n will t a ckl e.

Dr ill c a n be set for a ngl e t a ckl e or l a t era l t a ckl e.

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Def ensive Line

Lock O ut T a ckl e Video

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Position Tackling - Inside LB·s

Scuffle, Alley, Pr ess.

Strike and Lateral Tackle Blitz Tackle Drill.

Robber Tackle Drill



Inside LB·s

S cuffl e, All ey, P ress T a ckl e dr ill .

The ba ll c arr ier s job is to f or c e the LB ou t of his shuffl e. The LB, f r om a l evera ge position will shuffl e, spr int to l evera ge

a nd ta ckl e.

When ba ll c arr ier tu r ns u p - CHOKE IT down.

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S cuffl e , All e y, P r ess T a ckl e - Vide o

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Inside LB·s

Bl it z T a ckl e Dr ill .

LB will c reep t o LO S wit h inside l eg up. On Movement t he LB will Bl it z.

Bl it z pl a yer will r ip l ower t ha n t he bl ock er a nd redirect on ba ll movement .

Bl it z pl a yer will l a t era l t a ckl e.

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Inside LB·s

R obb er T a ckl e Dr ill .

Inside LB will exec ute ´R obb er T ec hniqueµ a ndpl a nt po int a nd dr ive to rec eptio n site.

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Position Tackling - Outside LB·s Lock out and Tackle.

Buzz - Tackle Drill.

Slant

Hitch



Outside LB·s

Lock Out an d T a ckl e Dr ill .

Outside LB will lock o ut o n shiel d ( Simul a tin g l ea d block er )

� Sa me an gl e a s the o ff en sive pl a yer.

O n whistl e O LB will Press, T ra c e an d La tera l pur sue. � Dr ill c an be set f o r an gl e ta ckl e o r l a tera l ta ckl e.

� Exit o n the an gl e yo u en ter.

� Ba ll c arr ier a t hea l s o f the l ea d block er.

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Position Tackling - Thr ee Deep Fundamental Four

Open Field at 5 yards

Open Field at 10 yards.

Open Field at 15 yards.



Thr ee Deep

Open Ta ckl e Field a t 5, 10, an d 15 ya r ds .

Ta k e a way t he c ut ba ck .

� NO TWO WAY GOES.

Put y our s el f in a pos i t i on t o t a ckl e.

� An gl es

� Na rrow ba s e.

� E yes hi gh.

Gi ve groun d i f need ed .

Pus h t o t he s i d el ine.

Tur n i t in t o a s i d el ine l a t er a l t a ckl e

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Thr ee DeepFr ee S a f et y R obb er Dr i ll

F r ee S a f et y wi ll use R obb er Techni que a nd

Dr i ve o n Cur l o r Di g.

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Strip Drills

Thr ee Player DrillTwo Whistle Drill



Thr ee Player Drill

Ball Carrier - Loose an sloppy.

Strip Player .

� Secur e Tackle.

� Strip.

� Pull Ball carrier away from the ball.

Recover - By position.

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Two whistle drill.

First whistle. Thud Tackle.

Second Whistle:� Post the elbow.

� Rip the ball.

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Milford Football

Defensive FundamentalsPart Two -Stopping the run



Stop the Run Stop the dir ection of the ball.

� Make the ball change course.

� Stop the down hill path.

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.� Fill the cut back cr ease.

� Over lap the radical bounce.

Pursuit with r eckless discipline.� Pursuit cr eates numbers at escape point.

� Gr eat pursuit angles stop big plays.



Stop the Trap Stop the dir ection of the ball.

� Thr ee technique bends through the guard.

� Traps the Trapper and comes under guard.

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.

� Cross pull r ead - Mike runs cr ease.

� Cr ease - Runs it. Attack the veer guard.

Pursuit with r eckless discipline.

� Back stacks with call. Plays Spill.

� Stud at LO S plays spill.

� FS fronts the ball.� Fold players seal leaks.

� Corners fit between Fold and fr ee



Video Cut - The Trap.

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Stop the Belly Stop the dir ection of the ball.

� Mike plays isolation by spilling the ball.

� Deny the wind back..

Front the ball and push the ball to your help.� Five technique and wolf .

� Over lap the radical bounce.

Pursuit with r eckless discipline.� Backer def eats the block of center .

� FS runs ally.

� Weak side LB has cut back all the way to his alignment.



Video cut - The Belly

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Run to the ball



How to Pursue to the ball.

Effort, Effort, Effort.

Knowledge of play.

Pursuit principles. Contain the ball.

� R edirect the ball back to it¶s original direction or bounce radically.

Front the ball.

Fill the creases.

� Front side� Cut back

Second effort - Erase mistakes and great plays.



Def ensive Pursuit

Run Str o ng

Defensive Pursuit - R un Strong.

Contain the ball. Support player attacks t e lea at same angle f attack.. N e ges.

Front the ball.

� Backer - aggressive heals on the LOS.

Fill the creases. FS, Mike, and Wolf.

Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.

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R un Pass / Secondary Contain R un Pass / Secondary Contain

Fold to Backside "A"Chase and Pursue

Squeeze play at samepath as lead.

Agressive heals on L.O.S.Tap Center"A" to scrape.

R un Alley - Fitoff inside hip of Backer.



Def ensive Pursuit

Run W ea k

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R un Pass / Secondary Contain

R un Pass / Secondary Contain

Fold to Backside "A"Chase and Pursue

Squeeze play at samepath as lead.

R un Alley

Fit tight off of Spill.

Backside "A"to scrape.

Defensive Pursuit - R un Weak

± Contain the ball.

Wolf - Meet lead at same angle. No edges.

± Front the ball.

Mike - Tight fit off spill.

± Fill the creases. FS, Backer and Backer.

± Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.



Def ensive Pursuit

Run Insid e

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Defe sive Pursuit - R u Stro g.


Mike and Backer- Meet lead at same angle. No edges.

± Front the ball.

Free Safety- Fit early.

± Fill the creases. Bear, Wolf, and Corners

± Second Effort - Defensive Line.



Def ensive Pursuit

Tunnel S c r een

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Defensive Pursuit - Tunnel Screen


Mike- Meet lead at same angle. Stop the ball from midline of field.

± Front the ball.

Backer

Front side Corner - If quick cut.

± Fill the creases. FS, Backer and possible front side corner.

± Second Effort - Defensive Line get back to where you started.

± Shrink the tunnel.

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