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GENERALDEFENSE

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BASIC HUDDLE PROCEDURE

& RESPONSIBILITIES

HUDDLE DISCIPLINE

1. FORM THE HUDDLE QUICKLY -DO NOT BE THE LAST MAN, NOSE

WILL SET THE HUDDLE THREE YARDS FROM THE BALL.

2. KEEP THE HUDDLE CONSTANT - HUDDLE DISCIPLINE IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. SHAPE THE HUDDLE WITHTHE LINEMAN'S HANDS ON KNEES; SECONDARY IN THE BACK ROW;

BUCK AND WILL FLANKING THE HUDDLE. THE DESIGNATED

LINEBACKER WILL BE FOCUSED TO OUR SIDELINE

3. SIGNAL CALLER DOES THE TALKING - ALL OTHERS LISTEN AND

WATCH HIS LIPS. SIGNAL CALLER SHOULD TALK STRAIGHT SEEKING

EYE CONTACT WITH HIS TEAMMATES IN THE HUDDLE.

4. SIGNAL CALLING PROCEDURE IS AS FOLLOWS:

A) IDENTIFY OFFENSIVE PERSONNEL. EXAMPLE: TIGER IS IN THEGAME.

B) FRONT ALIGNMENT IS 2ND. EXAMPLE: UNDER

C) STUNT (IF TO BE USED) EXAMPLE: PIRATE

D) COVERAGE IS LAST. EXAMPLE: UNDER PIRATE CHINA

AFTER THE CALL, SIGNAL CALLER WILL SAY READY, THEN

PAUSE AND THE DEFENSE WILL BREAK WITH A HAND CLAP.

AT THE LINE

1. WATCH THE OPPONENTS HUDDLE- LINEBACKERS MUST IDENTIFY

THE STUD WITH ALL PERSONNEL GROUPS.

2. THE MIKE LINEBACKER SHOULD CALL THE STRENGTH AS SOON

AS POSSIBLE, FOLLOWING OPPONENTS HUDDLE BREAK.

3. THE WILL LINEBACKER SHOULD CALL THE BACKFIELD SET.

EXAMPLE: RED LEFT.

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LC SS FS RC

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DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUENUMBERING SYSTEM

F

Z

Y

9 6 7 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 5 7 6 92 3 8

U

1. EACH NUMBER REPRESENTS AN ALIGNMENT ON ANOFFENSIVE LINEMAN.

2. THE NUMBERED TECHNIQUE CORRELATES TO YOURGAP RESPONSIBILITY.

COACHING POINT: A ZERO ADDED TO ANY TECHNIQUENUMBER WILL BE USED TO DESCRIBE LINEBACKERSALIGNMENT : 30,50,10, ETC..

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H

F

Z

U

D C B A B

Y

ALLEY

H

CA ALLEYD

1 A GAP= AREA BETWEEN CENTER & GUARD

2 B-GAP= AREA BETWEEN GUARD & TACKLE3 C GAP= AREA BETWEEN TACKLE & TIGHT END4 D GAP= AREA OUTSIDE THE TIGHT END TO THE ALLEY5 ALLEY= D-GAP- AREA OUTSIDE THE C GAP

NOTE: APPLY THE WORD WEAKSIDE OR STRONGSIDE TO THEGAPS LISTED ABOVE; (EXAMPLE: STONGSIDE B GAP -WEAKSIDE A GAP)

X

DEFENSE GAP IDENTIFICATION

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H F

YX

Z

THE STRENGTH WILL BE CALLED BY THE MIKE LINEBACKERTO THE TIGHT END SIDE OF THE FORMATION

STRONG RIGHT

H F

YU

Z

TWO TIGHT ENDS ARE IN THE GAME, MAKE CALL TO FLANKER SIDE UNLESS HES BY HIMSELF(NO TE TO HIS SIDE)

STRONG RIGHT

IF BALANCED SET WITH TWO TIGHT ENDS,MAKE THE CALL LEFT, UNLESS THE GAME PLANDICTATES OTHERWISE. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ARE STARTING TE OR AWAY FROM THEMOVE TE (ALWAYS AWAY FROM SLOT)

X

W

Z

REGULAR DEFENSE = MAKE CALL TO TE SIDESUB DEFENSE = MAKE CALL TO PASSING STRENGTH

H

Y

BASE

U

ZEBRA

H

X

U

Z

STRONG LEFT

Y

TIGER

DETERMINING STRENGTH

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DEFENSIVE TERMINOLOGY

1. REGULAR GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 3LINEBACKERS, AND 4 DEFENSIVE BACKS.

2. NICKEL GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 2

LINEBACKERS, AND 5 DEFENSIVE BACKS.3. POSSE SAME AS NICKEL FOR DEFENSIVE BACKS AND

LINEBACKERS WITH PASS RUSHERS.

4. DIME GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 1LINEBACKER, AND 6 DEFENSIVE BACKS.

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5. STUNTS CHANGE UP MANEUVERS FROM BASE DEFENSIVEALIGNMENTS TO ATTACK THE RUNNING GAME.

6. GAMES TWISTING MANEUVERS USED BY DEFENSIVE

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7. SOLID SIDE TE OR STUD SIDE OF THE OFFENSIVE SET.

8. FLEX SIDE SIDE AWAY FROM TE OR STUD.

9. UNDER SIDE THE SIDE OF THE FRONT THAT HAS THE UNDERTACKLE AND THE ELEPHANT END.

10. POWER SIDE THE SIDE OF THE FRONT THAT HAS THE POWEREND AND THE SHADED NOSE.

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11. SKY CALL INDICATING SECONDARY FORCE TO THETIGHT END SIDE.

12. CLOUD CALL INDICATING CORNER FORCE.

13. HARD BALL CALL INDICATING INSIDE ALIGNED FORCE.

14. CLEO CALL INDICATING FORCE BY INSIDE CORNER, INSLOT FORMATION.

13. BACKER CALL INDICATING A LINEBACKER FORCE.

15. BOX CALL INDICATING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FORCE.

16. LEVER RUN SUPPORT TECH. MAINTAINING OUTSIDELEVERAGE ON BACK READ.

17. SPILL LINEBACKER RUN FIT INSIDE OUT.

18. CORE AREA BETWEEN TE BOX INCLUDING NEAR ANDWEST FORMATIONS.

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DEFENSIVE TERMINOLOGY

19. SEAM ALERT DENOTES THAT 3 RECEIVERS ARE SPLIT AWAYFROM THE CORE OF THE FORMATION ALERTINGTHE DEFENSE TO SEAM ROUTES.

20. ROCK ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN SAFETIESEXCHANGING RESPONSIBILITIES.

21. CARRY TECHNIQUE USED TO RUN WITH INSIDE & VERTICALROUTES.

22. WALL TECHNIQUE USED TO RUN WITH VERTICAL ROUTES.

23. REGGIE TWO PLAYERS KEY THE SAME BACK TO DETERMINECOVERAGE IN MAN TO MAN.

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24. ICE CALL THAT TAKES OFF A STUNT AND PUTS LINEMANIN BASE TECH.

25. JET CALL TO ALERT LINEMAN TO POSITIONTHEMSELVES TO RUSH THE PASSER.

26. CHECK INDICATES THAT WE ARE CHOOSING FROM 2 ORMORE COVERAGE CONCEPTS. ONCE ADETERMINATION IS MADE WE STAY LOCKED.

27. OMAHA AUTOMATIC FRONT AND COVERAGE.

28. EMPTY ANY FORMATION WITH NO BACKS IN THE

BACKFIELD.

29. ZONE DOG THE BLITZING OF A LINEBACKER ORDEFENSIVE BACK IN WHICH A DEFENSIVE LINEMANWILL REPLACE THEIR ZONE RESPONSIBILITY.

30. B RULES DENOTES THAT A CONTAIN RUSHER HASA RUNNING BACK.