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4-4 Defense
Keith Ross, Head Coach Sumner High
School
Keith_ross@sumnersd.org
253-891-5526
Keys to Winning
Team Building
Weight Room (LUDUS)
Coaches loving Kids
(Relationships)
Schemes
The IT Factor
What is your defensive IT???
Be physical & get to the ball, so we
can hit you right in the face
All 11 defensive player on the pile
Defensive Philosophy
Get to the Ball.
Make the Offense
Drive the Field
No Big Plays
String plays
towards the
sidelines to allow
athletes to run to
the ball.
Bounce ~ Fence ~
Hip
3 As
Alignment
Assignment
Attitude
Numbering System
ALL DEFENSIVE LINE ALLIGNMENTS ARE CALLED
BY THIS NUMBERING SYSTEM.
987 5 4 321
123 4 5
Base Alignment
Personnel Philosophy
Move everyone up a
position
Alignment
(Defensive Line)
The defensive line aligns based on
strength or (STRIKE) call, in a 31.
Strongside DT is the first # called (in 31
he is shaded in the 3.)
The weakside DT (Nose Guard) is the 2nd
# called (in 31 he is shaded in the 1.)
The strongside DE is in a 7/8
The weakside DE is in a 5 (Head Up)
Alignment
(Line Backers)
M = Mike
W = Will
J = Jack
S = Strike
5yds
5yds
S
Add 4 -4 look
Alignment
(Secondary)
6 yds
6 yds
9 yds
FS
Gap System
Each position within the box (LB
or DL) has a Gap Responsibility.
B A A B C
Gap Responsibility
The Gap that Defensive Lineman is
shaded to is their Natural Gap.
The Defensive Lineman is
Responsible for Controlling that gap.
TRAP
Add film wrong shoulder
find
Film stielacoom
Alignment Variations
Stack
Alignment Variations
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