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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INSIDE LINEBACKERS KEYS. IN AN INSIDE SHOULDER CONTROL READING 50 DEFENSE. IN THIS DEFENSIVE SCHEME LINEBACKERS:. PLAY OFF AT 4 1/2 TO 5 YARDS THEY GET A READ AND GO! THEY WORK DOWN HILL THEY ARE PROTECTED TO ENABLE THEM TO WORK QUICKLY INTO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.
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INSIDE LINEBACKERS KEYS IN AN INSIDE SHOULDER CONTROL READING 50 DEFENSE
IN THIS DEFENSIVE SCHEME LINEBACKERS: • PLAY OFF AT 4 1/2 TO 5 YARDS • THEY GET A READ AND GO! • THEY WORK DOWN HILL • THEY ARE PROTECTED TO ENABLE THEM TO WORK QUICKLY INTO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THIS DEFENSE IS DEFINED BY THE PLAY OF THE INSIDE LINEBACKERS. SMALLER ATHLETES WHO ARE FAST AND AGGRESSIVE CAN FUNCTION WITHIN THIS SCHEME AT LINEBACKER.
E T N T E 4 1/2 TO 5 YDS 4 1/2 TO 5 YDS B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
BALLCARRIER B B
IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THIS DEFENSIVE SCHEME, AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GAP RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ASSIGNED IS IMPORTANT. OUR FRONT [FLOW] SIDE INSIDE LINEBACKER DOES NOT HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUN DIRECTLY AT HIM.
LINEBACKER ALIGNMENTS, TECHNIQUES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ALIGNMENT AND TECHNIQUE TO DESCRIBE WHERE A PLAYER IS TO ALIGN AND THE TECHNIQUE WITH WHICH HE IS TO PLAY WE USE A NUMBERED TECHNIQUE. AT TIMES THIS TECHNIQUE WILL HAVE A TAG WORD WITH IT. IN THE CASE OF LINEBACKERS, THE TAG WORD “OFF” MEANS 4 1/2 TO 5 YARDS OFF THE BALL.
SEAMS SEAMS ARE THE DESCRIPTION OF AN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH PLAYER IN OUR DEFENSIVE FRONT.
D SEAM CSEAM B SEAM A SEAM ASEAM B SEAM CSEAM D SEAM DEFENSIVE SEAM DESIGNATIONS
A SEAM CSEAM FLOW HERE B B PRIMARY SEAMS OF RESPONSIBILTY FOR LINEBACKERS IN OUR BASE SCHEME
ASEAM CSEAM FLOW HERE B B PRIMARY SEAMS OF RESPONSIBILTY FOR LINEBACKERS IN OUR BASE SCHEME
NOSE PLAYS A SEAM TO FLOW SIDE N E T E T TACKLES PLAY B SEAM END’S HAVE D SEAM
E T N T E LINEBACKER MOVEMENT FLOW SIDE LINEBACKER SCRAPES TO C SEAM BACK SIDE LINEBACKER SCRAPES TO OFF A SEAM B B
LINEBACKER MOVEMENT E T N T E BACK SIDE LINEBACKER SCRAPES TO OFF A SEAM B B FLOW SIDE LINEBACKER SCRAPES TO C SEAM
LINEBACKER KEY PROGRESSION WE USE A FOUR PHASE PROGRESSION TO TEACH LINEBACKERS WHERE AND HOW TO FIT INTO THE RUN FRONT. 1. FLOW KEY 2. GUARD KEY 3. BACK FIELD ACTION 4. BACK FIELD ACTION + GUARD KEY
1. FLOW KEY WHEN WE FIRST INTRODUCE OUR DEFENSE WE TEACH LINEBACKERS FAST FLOW KEYS. WE TEACH STRAIGHT FLOW IN EITHER DIRECTION.
WE USE BASIC FLOW KEYS TO TEACH OUR LINEBACKERS HOW WE WANT THEM TO MOVE AND FIT INTO THE DEFENSIVE FRONT. WE DO NOT SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TEACHING FLOW KEYS, BUT THIS CONCEPT IS THE FIRST MOVEMENT KEY WE TEACH INSIDE LINEBACKERS.
2. GUARD KEYS GUARD KEYS ARE OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT KEY. WE TEACH GUARD KEYS EARLY AND EMPHASIZE THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE USE GUARD KEYS + FLOW KEYS TO DICTATE OUR LINEBACKER MOVEMENTS.
CUTOFF OR REACH ISOLATION GUARD TRAP ZONE SWEEP TACLKLE TRAP PASS WE TEACH 7 BASIC GUARD KEYS
WE SPEND LITTLE OR NO PRACTICE TIME KEYING JUST BACKFIELD ACTION. WE DO SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MEETING TIME TALKING ABOUT BACKFIELD ACTION. MOST OF OUR TEACHING HERE IS PREPARATION TO LINK BACKFIELD ACTION WITH GUARD KEYS.
OUR FINAL KEY PROGRESSION IS A COMBINATION USING GUARD KEYS COMBINED WITH ACTION IN THE BACKFIELD. EXAMPLE: YOUR GUARD DOES THIS… THE BACKS DO THIS… YOU DO THIS...
THE PROGRESSION 1. FLOW KEYS 2. GUARD KEYS 3. BACKFIELD ACTION 4. BACKFIELD ACTION + GUARD KEYS
FLOW E T N T E FRONT SIDE C OFF SIDE A B B
FLOW E T N T E OFF SIDE A B B FRONT SIDE C
PLAY DIRECTION REACH OR CUTOFF BOTH GUARDS TAKE CUTOFF ANGLES TO THE LINEBACKERS T N T B B
T N T SCRAPES TO OFF A SEAM SCRAPES TO C SEAM B B
T T N B B PLAY DIRECTION ISOLATION BACKSIDE GUARD TAKES CUTOFF ROUTE FRONTSIDE GUARD BLOCKS DOWN
DOUBLE TEAM! ROCK BACK STAY T N T SCRAPES TO OFF A SEAM RESPECT INITIAL STEP OF GUARD - AS IF CUTOFF B B
T N T B B PLAY DIRECTION GUARD TRAP FRONTSIDE GUARD BLOCKS DOWN DOUBLE TEAM! BACKSIDE GUARD PULLS TRAP!
DOUBLE TEAM! ROCK BACK STAY T N T SCRAPE TO OFF A FOLLOWING GUARD’S PULL RESPECT INITIAL STEP OF GUARD - AS IF CUTOFF B B PLAY DIRECTION
PLAY DIRECTION GUARDS PULL SWEEP BOTH GUARDS PULL OUTSIDE T N T B B
*BOTH LB’S STAY INSIDE OF THE FOOTBALL FRONTSIDE MAY OCCASSIONALLY OVER RUN BACKSIDE CAN NEVER OVER RUN T N T SCRAPE TO C SEAM DECIDE HERE TO DRIVE UPFIELD OR LEVEL AND GO DOWN THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE B B SCRAPE TO OFF A SEAM SHUFFLE DOWN THE LINE OF SCRMMAGE IF YOU CAN GET THE SWEEP FROM BEHIND GO!
PLAY DIRECTION TACKLE TRAP BACKSIDE GUARD TAKES CUTOFF ANGLE FRONTSIDE GUARD BLOCKS DOWN T N T TACKLE PULLS TO TRAP B B