Zone Blitzes and Coverages in the 4-3 Stack Defense

To be effective with a blitz package, it is critical to focus on turnovers, open field tackling and pursuit.

Since I have been the head coach at Thomas More, we have prided ourselves on playing great defense. Our defensive philosophy is to be simple, sound, and aggressive. Every week our goal is to stop the run and make the offense one-dimensional. We focus on fundamentals. We want to make sure the players know their assignments and have the proper alignment on every snap. We also focus on turnovers, open field tackling and pursuit – three goals that are intertwined. They have been a huge key to our success as a defense.

We play an aggressive style of defense because it fits our players, who are fast and athletic. We play a swarming style of defense which is one of the reasons why we believe in the zone blitz. A couple....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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