Milford Tackling Fundamentals

Milford Football Defensive Fundamentals Part One -Tackling

Teaching Defensive Football        

Maximize the speed of your defense. Promote fundamental tackling. Teach principles to stop the “Big Play”. Coach to win. Practice situation defense. Match Personnel Groups. Take the offense out of it’s comfort zone. Never forget it’s a physical game that can be reduced down to toughness and effort. 

Platoons - Strength Training and Plyos. High intensity and accountability.

Maximize the speed of your defense. 

Program Tackling 

Theory of Tackling.

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Fundamental Four. • Chest Tackle • Angle Tackle • Lateral Tackle • Pursuit Tackle

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Position Tackling. • Run Game • Passing Game

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Run to the ball 

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Teach Effort • Coached • Modeled

Run to the ball in proper pursuit angles.      

Internal Run Off Tackle Run Perimeter run Screen Pass  Jail Break Screen Bubble Screen

Tackling Fundamental Four  Position Tackling  Strip and Recovery 

Tackling Theory 

Never challenge an athletes level of  courage.

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Challenge his technique.

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Build confidence with drill design.

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Practice the Fundamental Four.

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Practice Tackling by position.

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Teach Strip and recovery.

Tackling 

Program Tackling 

Theory of Tackling.

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Fundamental Four.

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Tackle Mechanics 

Chest Tackle. • Feet underneath

• Chest Tackle

• Rake the arms.

• Angle Tackle

• Bite the ball with chin.

• Lateral Tackle

• Chest Tackle.

• Pursuit Tackle

• Follow Through.

Position Tackling. • Run Game • Passing Game

Tackling Fundamental Four Direct Tackle

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Direct Tackle - No Room for cutback.

Direct Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four 

Angle Tackle

Three Cone Tackle

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Angle Tackle

Three Cone Tackle

2 yard cone width.

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LB Sites - Outside Hip to Inside Hip

Teach inside out leverage. Eliminate the two way go.

Angle Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four x

Lateral Tackle Three Cone Pursuit

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Inside shoulder through near hip. Square up.

Lateral Tackle - Video

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Tackling Fundamental Four x

Chase Tackle Three Cone Pursuit

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Inside shoulder through near hip.

Chase Tackle - Video

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Position Tackling - Defensive Line 

Fundamental Four.

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Lock out tackle drill.

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Strike Tackle 

Shield

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Sled

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Defensive Line Lock Out Tackle Drill.

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Defensive Linemen will lock out on shield • Hips in gap. • Near am post position.

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On whistle defensive linemen will post rip and run. Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.

Defensive Line Strike Tackle Drill.

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From a stance the defensive linemen will: Hips in gap. • Get off on movement. • Strike a blow. • Post, Rip and Run.

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Following the strike and escape the defensive line man will tackle. 

Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle.

Defensive Line Lock Out Tackle Video 

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Position Tackling - Inside LB’s 

Scuffle, Alley, Press.

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Strike and Lateral Tackle

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Blitz Tackle Drill.

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Robber Tackle Drill

Inside LB’s Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle drill. BC M B B 

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The ball carriers job is to force the LB out of his shuffle. The LB, from a leverage position will shuffle, sprint to leverage and tackle. When ball carrier turns up - CHOKE IT down.

Scuffle, Alley, Press Tackle - Video 

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Inside LB’s

Blitz Tackle Drill . C BC

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LB will creep to LOS with inside leg up. On Movement the LB will Blitz.

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Blitz player will rip lower than the blocker and redirect on ball movement.

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Blitz player will lateral tackle.

Blitz Tackle - Video

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Inside LB’s Robber Tackle Drill. #3

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Inside LB will execute “Robber Technique” and plant point and drive to reception site.

Position Tackling - Outside LB’s 

Lock out and Tackle.

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Buzz - Tackle Drill. 

Slant

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Hitch

Outside LB’s Lock Out and Tackle Drill. BC

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Outside LB will lock out on shield shield ( Simulating lead blocker ) • Same angle as the offensive player.

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On whistle OLB will Press, Press, Trace and Lateral pursue. • Drill can be set for angle tackle or lateral tackle. • Exit on the angle you enter. • Ball carrier at heals of the lead blocker.

O.LB’s Buzz - Tackle Drill. C

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OLB will buzz flat and drive on the slant or hitch.

Position Tackling - Three Deep 

Fundamental Four

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Open Field at 5 yards

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Open Field at 10 yards.

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Open Field at 15 yards.

Three Deep Open Tackle Field at 5, 10, and 15 yards.

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Take away the cut back. • NO TWO WAY GOES. Put your self in a position to tackle. • Angles • Narrow base. #1 • Eyes high. Give ground if needed. Push to the sideline. Turn it into a sideline lateral tackle

Three Deep Free Safety Robber Drill  #3

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Free Safety will use Robber Technique and Drive on Curl or Dig.

Strip Drills Three Player Drill Two Whistle Drill

Three Player Drill

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Ball Carrier - Loose an sloppy.

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Strip Player. • Secure Tackle. • Strip.

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• Pull Ball carrier away from the ball. Recover - By position.

Two whistle drill. BC B

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First whistle. Thud Tackle.

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Second Whistle: • Post the elbow. • Rip the ball.

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Milford Football Defensive Fundamentals Part Two -Stopping the run

Stop the Run 

Stop the direction of the ball. • Make the ball change course. • Stop the down hill path.

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Front the ball and push the ball to your help. • Fill the cut back crease. • Over lap the radical bounce.

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Pursuit with reckless discipline. • Pursuit creates numbers at escape point. • Great pursuit angles stop big plays.

Stop the Trap 

Stop the direction of the ball. • Three technique bends through the guard. • Traps the Trapper and comes under guard.

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Front the ball and push the ball to your help. • Cross pull read - Mike runs crease. • Crease - Runs it. Attack the veer guard.

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Pursuit with reckless discipline. • • • • •

Back stacks with call. Plays Spill. Stud at LOS plays spill. FS fronts the ball. Fold players seal leaks. Corners fit between Fold and free

Video Cut - The Trap.

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Stop the Belly 

Stop the direction of the ball. • Mike plays isolation by spilling the ball. • Deny the wind back..

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Front the ball and push the ball to your help. • Five technique and wolf. • Over lap the radical bounce.

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Pursuit with reckless discipline. • Backer defeats the block of center. • FS runs ally. • Weak side LB has cut back all the way to his alignment.

Video cut - The Belly

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Run to the ball

How to Pursue to the ball. 

Effort, Effort, Effort.

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Knowledge of play.

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Pursuit principles. 

Contain the ball. • Redirect the ball back to it’s original direction or bounce radically.

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Front the ball.

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Fill the creases. • Front side • Cut back 

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Second effort - Erase mistakes and great plays.

Defensive Pursuit Run Strong  Squeeze play at same path as lead.

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Fold to Backside "A" Chase and Pursue

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Agressive heals on L.O.S.

Tap Center M "A" to scrape.

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Run Alley - Fit off inside hip of Backer.

Run Pass / Secondary Contain

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R un Pass / Secondary C ontain

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Contain the ball. Support player attacks the lead at same angle of attack.. No edges.

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Front the ball.

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Backer - aggressive heals on the LOS.

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Fill the creases. FS, Mike, and Wolf.

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Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.

Defensive Pursuit Run Weak  Fold to Backside "A" Chase and Pursue

Squeeze play at same path as lead.

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Backside "A" Fit tight off  Mof Spill. to scrape.

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Defensive Pursuit - Run Weak 

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Contain the ball. y

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Wolf - Meet lead at same angle. No edges.

Front the ball. y

Mike - Tight fit off spill.

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Fill the creases. FS, Backer and Backer.

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Second Effort - Defensive Line and Corners Fill the creases.

Run Pass / Secondary Contain

Defensive Pursuit Run Inside 

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Fold and Fit

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Front the Ball.

Deep Fold and Fit.

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Deep Fold and Fit.

Defensive Pursuit Pursuit - Run Strong.

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Contain the ball. y

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Mike and Backer- Meet lead at same angle. No edges.

Front the ball. y

Free Safety- Fit early.

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Fill the creases. Bear, Wolf, and Corners

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Second Effort - Defensive Line.

Defensive Pursuit Tunnel Screen 

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Defensive Pursuit - Tunnel Screen

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Contain the ball. y

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Mike- Meet lead at same angle. Stop the ball from midline of field.

Front the ball. y

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Front side Corner - If quick cut.

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Fill the creases. FS, Backer and possible front side corner.

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Second Effort - Defensive Line get back to where you started.

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Shrink the tunnel.