Letter From the Editor/Publisher: Being an Effective Linebacker

by: Rex Lardner
Editor American Football Monthly
© More from this issue

Chris Tormey is the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Washington. Having been a position coach, defensive coordinator and head coach, Tormey has learned from his mentors: Don James, Dennis Erickson, and Tyrone Willingham. With more than a quarter century devoted to coaching and especially linebackers, Tormey has formulated his own thoughts on a linebackers progress for success. He calls it: C.A.S.K.R.E.P.T.

1. “Communicate: It is the linebacker’s responsibility to communicate the defensive call, the strength call for alignment, the offensive formation, alignment of offensive personnel, and any motion or shift adjustments.”

2. “Alignment: The effective linebacker should know what his primary threats are based on formation tendencies and the defense called.”

3....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
Subscribe today!

User Name    Password  Password Help	NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Subscribe now to start receiving our monthly magazine PLUS get INSTANT unlimited access to over 4000 pages of 100 percent football coaching information, ONLY available at AmericanFootballMonthly.com!

**SUBSCRIBERS ONLY** NEED PASSWORD HELP

Subscribe online or call 800-537-4271 and get your password today!

NEW BOOK!

Digital Download - 304 Pages of Football Forms for the Winning Coach