Further, the form of the 7 diamond as derived from a wide tackle 6, with a. Teaching tackle football the youth coachs field manual. Blitzes for my 62 wide defense coaching youth football. Intro into how i play the 62 wide tackle defense in the 62 multi 8 defensive system. When looking at any decision we all look at the costs or risk and weigh them against the benefits gained.
The wide tackle six was and remains today a favorite of many. This is part three in the defensive installs series by coach parker. Are the defensive tackles lined head up on the guards. Youth football 6 2 defense if you a new or veteran youth football coach, you may know that the 6 man or 60 front is very popular. Based on your feedback, the book is 3 hole punched and bound by brass tabs. I cant tell you how many times ive heard coaches insist i tried the 44 last year and it didnt work or i tried the 6. I have read several books on defense, coaching youth football by reed.
The formation was created by minnesota coach henry l. If you have a non athletic team that is weak or minimum player friendly you need a bend but dont break defense. Using the diamond formation to create mismatches work very well on the youth football level. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. If the defense does not adjust it can make for a long day as the offense racks up yardage on sweeps and wide runs to the strong side of their. A look back to the famed hokie wide tackle six defense and. Youth football coaching defense unfortunately many youth football coaches confuse a defensive alignment for a defense. We are bringing a minimum of six up front and are playing a single safety on the back end of the defense. I ran this last year as a variation to my base 6 2, but after reading and watching coach cisars book and video, i think the 6 2 wide tackle should be my base and move to a 6 2 tight formation in short yardage situations. By running these concepts against a single defender the wide receiver is only a broken tackle away from a touchdown. The secondary has 2 cornerbacks, along with a free and strong safety. Heres an article i wrote on youth football defenses on my main blog. This defense was very popular in the 50s and 60s and even into the early 70s at the college level.
A variation is the 245, which is primarily run by teams that run the 34 defense. We will keep the bear crawl at youth level for the dgs but change our. Its about coverage, run fits, reads, base techs, responsibilities, then alignments. This book has been a staple of my friend and coach davey. Dave your book says run the system as you write it and i am and we are still not working out things come game time, they score on sweeps, they score right up the middle and they score on pass plays.
The slanting 34 defense in youth football slanting and. That means we move the defensive backs and linebackers around a ton and move into other defenses. If the split end is wider than 15 yards and there is no slot, the corner is shaded to the inside by about 5 yards. Wide tackle 6 american football sport variants scribd. I probably should have moved the dtackles wider also to stunt the c gap.
Divide defenders into two single file lines five yards apart facing one another and designate one group as the ball carriers and the other group as the defenders. Heres a look at our storm blitz out of the 425 defense. The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. Positions dline t tackle center in a gap, one gap away from ng. Defensive adjustments fall 2017 8u 62 multi 8 youth. Defensive play calling 2 62 multi 8 youth football. In every league i have coached, many of the teams line up in an even man front defense. The second is by converting the ends of a wide tackle six to safeties the defensive ends of a wide tackle six already have pass defense responsibilities. For more info on coaching youth football please visit me at. If you can beat us passing, then i take my hat off to you because. The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. When the college game moved to more passing, this defense was abandoned as they did not feel they had the coverages in it to effectively stop the better passing teams. Youth football defense, best youth football defenses. The actual names of the sixman line not front defense are wide tackle.
Business sport, sporting goods and toys industry football defense football coaching methods football defense football players. Your defense doesnt work in youth football, why not. After much research, i am going to use the 6 2 wide tackle defense as my base youth defensive formation. Firstdown playbook is the only digital football playbook that gives you access to thousands of football plays, schemes and technique help and is the official playbook resource for usa football. Sadly, the wide tackle six approach saw its end as the hokies were decimated. This youth football defense puts 8 defenders in the box to defend the run.
To stop this the defense can simply line up in a front that overloads the strong side and that is sometimes the best answer in youth football. This blitz is execute from the wide side of the field. Virginia tech hokies football, basketball and athletics blog and forum featuring. If the defense does not adjust it can make for a long day as the offense racks up yardage on sweeps and wide runs to the strong side of their formation. Defense coaching youth football tips, talk, and plays. In youth football there are many opportunities to score on defense with poor passing percentages. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams the best way to make sure your teams skillset is utilized on the defensive side of the ball is to pick a formation that allows them to shine. The 43 defense is not a very common defense in youth football, because it only has 7 defenders in the box. On my youth football defense, i personally run a wide tackle six with a blitz package that shifts into a gap 8 for goal line and a 53 for passing situations. The wide tackle six allows you to meet all the criteria listed and also allows you to rotate your six least mature players at the two a gap bearcrawler positions which we now call nose tackles.
A look back to the famed hokie wide tackle six defense and how it influenced the current hokie scheme the key play. How to stop the single wing offense winning youth football. We had a top 6 defense last year in our league based on total points. If you can put dominate players at the wide tackle positions you will create havoc.
While youth football like any sport has risk, right now very few people are talking about the benefits kids get by playing. Out side pass routs and combo routs with the wide out and slot or te and slot will also help to loosen the 6 2. You can run zone or man coverage out of the 53 quite easily. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams youth1. If you qb cant throw run an out side rout show it anyway just to let the defense know you are going to go wide. Take a look at this short video to see the improvements we are making with your youth football 6 2 defense for the 2017 season. This video is a companion video to my 62 multi 8 youth football defense book. It features 6 down linemen, two linebackers, two corners, and a safety.
This play must be ran to the wide side strong side of the field and called at the right time. In american football, the 62 defense is a defensive alignment consisting of six down linemen. The 6 2 defense youth football install 7u rookie team first practice 62 wide tackle defensive installs. This book gives the youth coach all the knowledge he needs to install this powerful reliable defense. We have yet to be stopped very well, but there have been a team or two that slowed us down in a way most youth football coaches wouldnt think of. We have played teams over the last 6 seasons with every imaginable defense. Moreover, this technique its a technique if anything, there is no such thing as the wide nine defense, obviously opens up all kinds of issues in the run game. Free youth football defense plays, football plays for defense. A very popular offense that was developed into a system by don markham and is still run by many youth football and high school football teams. Blitzes for my 6 2 wide defense author steve parker posted on september 1, 2008 september 1, 2008 categories defense tags 6 2 defense, coaching youth football defense, defensive blitzes, defensive formations, youth football defensive formations. The 7121, or sevendiamond defense, used seven down linemen, or players on the line of scrimmage at the time of the snap, one linebacker, two safeties relatively close to the line and one safety farther downfield. While we all have been inundated with information on the risks, lets examine.
This is a professionally printed three hole punched physical book of the 62 multi 8 youth football defense. Defending youth football, the benefits winning youth. Halas, george, morgan, gwen, and veysey, arthur, halas by halas, mcgrawhill, 1979. Contains running options to the middle of the field. A look back to the famed hokie wide tackle six defense and how. Our defense most closely resembles a youth version of the wide tackle 6 that jerry claibornes teams used at virginia tech and maryland in the 60s and 70s. At that age, the play book and the game bear only rough resemblance.
Drill and take advantage of these low percentage pass plays. Jack reed, author of coaching youth football has the following description of motion in his book. This is a 11u playoff game against a spread offense team. He has had four books and nine videos published by coaches choice available here and will have a youth drill book published later in 2016. The slanting 34 defense is one of the most versatile defenses. This is a great formation that works on all levels of football. A lot of youth coaches dont believe young kids can pull. The 6 2 defense youth football install 7u rookie team first practice 62 wide tackle. Drew tallmans book directory of football defenses has chapters about the widetackle 6 defense and the split 6 defense. Youth football drills 1 angle tackle drill purpose.
Combines tackling skills with proper pursuit and leverage and position. Even better would be a play that fakes the off tackle the defense has learned to expect but actually hits another point. Posts about wide tackle 6 defense written by steve parker. Wide tackle 6 defense coaching youth football tips, talk, and. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel.
The book is ready for you to place in your own 3 ring binder, so you can easily add notes, rearrange as needed and share pages with your players and coaching staff. The youth version of the wide tackle six we use is very good against the offtackle. A youth team defense should be simple yet effective, so that your players can fly around and pursue the ball while having fun doing it. The 43 defense consists of 4 down linemen, 2 outside linebackers and 1 middle linebacker. To answer this, all i can do is relate my direct experience. The 53 defense is the most commonly ran defense in youth football. Steve belichick differentiates between three fundamental forms of the 62, based on the position of the linebackers. The 43 defense is probably the most common defense in football today, especially in the nfl. Obviously the base defense would call for a crash call by our left tackle in this alignment. This resource enhances your players learning curve and does it in a fraction of the time while giving coaches detailed coaching points for every play on offense, defense, special teams, youth and flag. The strong side has two receivers, the safety has the inside reciever. The defense looks like a 50 but has a lot of 60 principles to it.
How regular football rules should be modified for youth football by. Wide tackle6 defenses as outlined in his book, directory of football. Teaching tackle football the youth coachs field manual ray lieber, jacquelyn innerarity, matt a. Cross blitz 62 defense youth football youth football online. This makes it an ideal fit for the youth level as it can adapt just as easily to a 2 te set as a 4 wr formation while staying strong against the run. The cross blitz 62 defense is an excellent play in youth football. Our defense was the top defense in our age division with the least points allowed all season. But the 44 split, based off of joe romans book adjust better to any offense we see. This is another defensive play calling game video of me calling my 62 multi 8 youth football defense.
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