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Table of Contents
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PREFACE..................................................1
MAKING THE CHOICE.................................3
44 SPLIT DEFENSE.....................................5
PERSONNEL...............................................8
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENT............................11
Teaching the defense..........................11
Strength call......................................12
Communication...................................13
Trapping the ball.................................15
Pass coverage and pattern read............16
Fundamentals and practice...................18
Game plan.........................................19
Game week practice............................22
Game and press box management...........24
DRILLS
Footwork...........................................33
Tackling............................................34
Trapping the ball.................................37
Interception drill..................................40
READ DRILLS.......................................41
Tackles and ends.................................42
Linebacker..........................................43
Secondary..........................................45
PLAYBOOK
Team goals..........................................47
Defensive game goals.............................48
Defensive position and strength call..........49
Defensive huddle....................................50
Communication......................................51
Keys....................................................52
Receiver, backfield sets and alignment........53
Run support...........................................55
Pass blocking schemes and reading pass......56
Run blocking schemes...............................57
BASE DEFENSE FIST III
Tackles.................................................59
Strong and Weak Ends.............................60
Sam and Sara Linebackers.........................63
Mike and Meg Linebackers..........................65
Safety and Halfbacks................................67
PASS COVERAGE
BASE COVERAGE, COVER III......................69
Under coverage......................................70
Pass route.............................................73
Alignment..............................................74
Pattern read..........................................76
Cover I Robber.......................................79
Robber Technique for the Safety................80
Cover II.................................................81
Tight Fist III...........................................82
Stack Cover IV........................................83
Stack IV Cover I Robber............................84
Cover V Lock..........................................86
Man to man ( dog ) coverage....................88
Nickel Dog..............................................90
Prevent..................................................91
Alignment for Nickel Dog............................92
Prevent and 65 Dog..................................92
DEFENSIVE FRONTS
Stack.....................................................94
Offset.....................................................95
�50�.......................................................96
�40�.......................................................98
�60�......................................................100
Goal Line Defense �65� Dog.......................102
�65� Dog alignment..................................104
STUNTS
Stunt pass coverage................................106
Inside stunt............................................107
Outside stunt..........................................108
Read stunt, Strong Squeeze.......................109
Weak Squeeze.........................................111
Strong Sally............................................113
Weak Sally.............................................114
Mike and Meg Read and Thunder/Hot...........115
Mike and Meg Spy...................................116
Snake...................................................117
Twist....................................................118
KICKING GAME
Returns................................................123
Punt Return..........................................124
Middle Return........................................126
Safe Return..........................................127
Punt Block...........................................128
Field Goal Block #1, #2, #3....................129
Kickoff................................................131
Deep On Side Kick.................................132
On Side Kick.........................................133
SCOUTING REPORT........................................135
DEFENSIVE SCRIPT.......................................143
RUN CHART...................................................144
PASS CHART.................................................145
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