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Post by coachjimd on Feb 6, 2011 14:49:23 GMT -5
This year, we saw 3 or 4 defenses of the week. Is there anything that can be done to try to help the kids, maybe beforehand. I was thinking about trying to teach the kids the concept of each play.
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Post by Coach Iannucci on Feb 7, 2011 9:21:33 GMT -5
Coach,
This is why I keeo talking about having a system rather then plays. We teach concepts and packages. Every defense no matter how radical fits into a classification. For us to a non-te we label the recognition as Odd, Ace, reduced, and a six man side. Every week in 1/2 line we practice each package against every look mentioned above with our qb getting us into the right scheme. it's a lil more to teach initially but easier because of it's completeness as the season goes on
So we love bastard defenses of the week. We do the same thing we've done for years vs. what they've only done for days. Who has the advantage now.
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Post by jsanny on Feb 7, 2011 21:10:26 GMT -5
I know it's a little different but we run the wing-t & we used to see the defense of the week when we just lined up in traditional wing-t formations. We started to window dress our play by using multiple formations & because of this, teams line up in their base defenses in order to align to all of our formations. It might be one play for us but it's a new play for the defenses when it is run from each formation.
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Post by coacht on Dec 16, 2011 9:34:52 GMT -5
I agree with Coach I...in practice you have to rep against multiple fronts.
We use plastic trash barrels in practice. We line the barrels up in fronts and run 1st, 2nd and 3rd team o-line through them pretty rapidly. Each play against 5-2, 5-3, 46, 4-3, 4-4, and 6-1.
Later in practice we have a 5-10 minute "read" period. We script several defenses, some exotic and some downright bizarre, and have the QB identify the defense and audible to a play that will work.
This has become our kids' favorite part of practice. It raises their football IQ, they feel ownership of the offense, and they seem to like the up-tempo feel of the no-huddle. When we get to games and see shifting and exotic fronts, they feel confident that the offense has the answer.
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