GENERAL DEFENSE

General Defense Pg. 1

BASIC HUDDLE PROCEDURE & RESPONSIBILITIES

M E LC
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 WITH THE 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 THE GAME. 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.

N SS

T FS

E RC

General Defense Pg. 2

DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUE NUMBERING SYSTEM F H

Z Y 8
1.

U 3 2 101 2 3 4 5 7 6 9 8

9 6 7 5 4

EACH NUMBER REPRESENTS AN ALIGNMENT ON AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN. THE NUMBERED TECHNIQUE CORRELATES TO YOUR GAP RESPONSIBILITY.

2.

COACHING POINT: A ZERO ADDED TO ANY TECHNIQUE NUMBER WILL BE USED TO DESCRIBE LINEBACKERS ALIGNMENT : 30,50,10, ETC.. DEFENSE GAP IDENTIFICATION

H X

F Z

Y ALLEY
1 2 3 4 5

U C B A A B C D ALLEY

A GAP= AREA BETWEEN CENTER & GUARD B-GAP= AREA BETWEEN GUARD & TACKLE C GAP= AREA BETWEEN TACKLE & TIGHT END D GAP= AREA OUTSIDE THE TIGHT END TO THE ALLEY ALLEY= D-GAP- AREA OUTSIDE THE C GAP

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

General Defense Pg. 3

DETERMINING STRENGTH
THE STRENGTH WILL BE CALLED BY THE MIKE LINEBACKER TO THE TIGHT END SIDE OF THE FORMATION

BASE
X

STRONG RIGHT
Z Y

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

U
U

STRONG RIGHT
Z Y

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

TIGER
Z

STRONG LEFT
X Y U

REGULAR DEFENSE = MAKE CALL TO TE SIDE SUB DEFENSE = MAKE CALL TO PASSING STRENGTH

ZEBRA
X Y

W Z

General Defense Pg. 4

DEFENSIVE TERMINOLOGY
1. REGULAR 2. NICKEL 3. POSSE 4. DIME GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 3 LINEBACKERS, AND 4 DEFENSIVE BACKS. GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 2 LINEBACKERS, AND 5 DEFENSIVE BACKS. SAME AS NICKEL FOR DEFENSIVE BACKS AND LINEBACKERS WITH PASS RUSHERS.

GB DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL OF 4 LINEMAN, 1 LINEBACKER, AND 6 DEFENSIVE BACKS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. STUNTS 6. GAMES CHANGE UP MANEUVERS FROM BASE DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENTS TO ATTACK THE RUNNING GAME.

TWISTING MANEUVERS USED BY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN A PASS RUSHING EFFORT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. SOLID SIDE 8. FLEX SIDE TE OR STUD SIDE OF THE OFFENSIVE SET. SIDE AWAY FROM TE OR STUD.

9. UNDER SIDE THE SIDE OF THE FRONT THAT HAS THE UNDER TACKLE AND THE ELEPHANT END. 10. POWER SIDE THE SIDE OF THE FRONT THAT HAS THE POWER END AND THE SHADED NOSE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. SKY 12. CLOUD CALL INDICATING SECONDARY FORCE TO THE TIGHT END SIDE. CALL INDICATING CORNER FORCE.

13. HARD BALL CALL INDICATING INSIDE ALIGNED FORCE. 14. CLEO 13. BACKER 15. BOX 16. LEVER 17. SPILL 18. CORE CALL INDICATING FORCE BY INSIDE CORNER, IN SLOT FORMATION. CALL INDICATING A LINEBACKER FORCE. CALL INDICATING DEFENSIVE LINEMAN FORCE. RUN SUPPORT TECH. MAINTAINING OUTSIDE LEVERAGE ON BACK READ. LINEBACKER RUN FIT INSIDE OUT. AREA BETWEEN TE BOX INCLUDING NEAR AND WEST FORMATIONS.

General Defense Pg. 5

DEFENSIVE TERMINOLOGY
19. SEAM ALERT DENOTES THAT 3 RECEIVERS ARE SPLIT AWAY FROM THE CORE OF THE FORMATION ALERTING THE DEFENSE TO SEAM ROUTES. 20. ROCK 21. CARRY 22. WALL 23. REGGIE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN SAFETIES EXCHANGING RESPONSIBILITIES. TECHNIQUE USED TO RUN WITH INSIDE & VERTICAL ROUTES. TECHNIQUE USED TO RUN WITH VERTICAL ROUTES.

TWO PLAYERS KEY THE SAME BACK TO DETERMINE COVERAGE IN MAN TO MAN. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24. ICE 25. JET 26. CHECK CALL THAT TAKES OFF A STUNT AND PUTS LINEMAN IN BASE TECH. CALL TO ALERT LINEMAN TO POSITION THEMSELVES TO RUSH THE PASSER. INDICATES THAT WE ARE CHOOSING FROM 2 OR MORE COVERAGE CONCEPTS. ONCE A DETERMINATION IS MADE WE STAY LOCKED. AUTOMATIC FRONT AND COVERAGE. ANY FORMATION WITH NO BACKS IN THE BACKFIELD.

27. OMAHA 28. EMPTY

29. ZONE DOG THE BLITZING OF A LINEBACKER OR DEFENSIVE BACK IN WHICH A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN WILL REPLACE THEIR ZONE RESPONSIBILITY. 30. B RULES DENOTES THAT A CONTAIN RUSHER HAS A RUNNING BACK.

General Defense Pg. 6