Defense

Game Planning Tips: Identify the QB’s Windows to Build Your Pass-Rush Plan

By Siddiq Haynes | Defensive Line Coach & Run Game Coordinator, UTSAPresented by Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation Why Great Pass Rush Isn’t About “Rushing the QB” When Siddiq Haynes…

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Game Planning Tips: Building a Defensive Toolbox with Cover 6 Concepts

Coaching with Purpose Before talking football, John Loose always takes a moment to explain the “why.” In particular, when coaching cover 6 defense football, he believes in making the purpose…

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Game Planning Tips: Teaching and Building Defense Through Theory Z and the Learning Pyramid

Preston Hadley | Defensive Coordinator, Northern Colorado Presented by Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation Coaching as Collaboration For Preston Hadley, defensive teaching football begins with how you teach, not just…

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“It Takes a Village: Robbie Brown on Building a Connected Defense and Simplifying the 3-High Quarters System”

Introduction: A Culture That Connects The Robbie Brown Ohio Northern defense doesn’t start with scheme — it starts with people. After Ohio Northern posted another dominant defensive performance, Brown credited…

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Breaking Down the Opponent -From Backfield Sets to Down and Distance

Don Dobes | Defensive Coordinator, Dartmouth CollegePresented by Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation The Art of Defensive Preparation There’s no sThere’s no shortcut to a great defensive game plan. For…

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Fast Over Perfect: How Whitewater’s Defense Wins with Mentality

Ryan Cortez’s Warhawk defense thrives on one core principle—effort over everything. The numbers jump off the page: Wisconsin Whitewater shut out St. Xavier 37–0 and allowed just 107 yards of…

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Dante Bartee’s Four-Step Approach to Self-Scout

Oregon Ducks Defensive Analyst Dante Bartee emphasizes the importance of methodically analyzing data to determine which plays and strategies are working and which need to be adjusted or scrapped altogether….

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Adjusting to Hit the Mark

We all love to come in the day after they game and fill our goal board up with check marks or decals. However, not every aspect of the game goes…

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Using Film Grading and Game Goals to Improve and Stay Process-Oriented

Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh was known for his process-oriented approach to the game. He once said, “The score takes care of itself if you take care of the…

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Alex Gray, The Top 22 Strategy:  Depth and Flexibility- Defensive Coordinator, John Carroll

Alex Gray, the new defensive coordinator for John Carroll University, brings over 20 years of coaching experience, including a successful stint at St. Thomas University in Florida, where his defenses…

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