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Post by tog on Nov 26, 2005 19:32:01 GMT -6
other than tackling
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Post by los on Nov 26, 2005 19:56:25 GMT -6
IMO, quickly reading your keys! Won't have to do as much of my third choice-shedding blocks.
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Post by fish on Nov 26, 2005 22:54:50 GMT -6
i gotta vote for lining up. how many times have you seen a big play happen because someone lined up wrong.
1. tackle
2. line up
3. read your keys
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Post by fish on Nov 26, 2005 23:33:45 GMT -6
Communication. That is a skill isn't! kw very true. especially in the secondary. if they don't talk, they get burned. |
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Post by tog on Nov 26, 2005 23:34:01 GMT -6
Communication. That is a skill isn't! kw is this yoda talk? |
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Post by saintrad on Nov 27, 2005 1:42:08 GMT -6
"talk we must or secoondary you not be" (in my best little green muppet ways)
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Post by mitch on Nov 27, 2005 20:12:26 GMT -6
Willingness to hit!!! Good ole' country boy toughness is a skill.
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 27, 2005 20:41:26 GMT -6
tackling
open field tackling
gang tackling
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Post by tog on Nov 27, 2005 20:41:52 GMT -6
i said other than tackling man!
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 28, 2005 23:00:44 GMT -6
oh........ alignment (then tackle 'em)....lol seriously, this may be a hard question....chicken or egg?....type thing i would say alignment/position of a defender. this will be my broad answer as the particular skill may actuallly vary by position. i mean, what's the first thing you teach?  stance right? that, imo, goes with alignment. |
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Post by tog on Nov 28, 2005 23:03:42 GMT -6
The first thing I teach is where the butt pad goes.
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Post by firebird on Nov 28, 2005 23:17:53 GMT -6
tog that makes me laugh...
This year I actually had a Jr. (first year player) come to practice with his practice pants on backwards. Thigh pads on hamstrings/butt pad over his....well use your imagination. You know your in for a long season when the first practice goes like that!!!
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Post by tog on Nov 29, 2005 6:34:37 GMT -6
This reminds me of the story of a guy that got sand kicked in his face at the beach. He was all embarrassed. One of the girls told him if he didn't want to get embarrassed he should put a potato in his pants and walk around with it.
He went and got a potato and put it in his shorts and then went to the beach.
Everyone started laughing at him.
Finally, one of the girls told him
"It goes in front"
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Post by ogie4 on Nov 29, 2005 8:43:50 GMT -6
Gotta be able to line up first.
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Post by DLine06 on Dec 2, 2005 23:47:42 GMT -6
I'm more worried about reading your blocks/ stunting correctly.
As long as a defense makes the right/wrong strength call and they align to what the LB says, it isn't a problem. Coaches on defense believe if all aligns right or wrong, the gaps are still taking care of where as if all ligned to two different strengths, there is prolly a hole in the defense.
Without reading blocks/stunting/keys, you have a useless player because all fundamentaly speaking: blocks, keys and stunting are what get you set up to the tackle. Wouldn't worry about B. if we can't get A. right.
2nd biggest worry is of course tackling.
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Post by coachblue on Dec 9, 2005 9:28:58 GMT -6
Other than tackling it would be alignment, assignment, shedding blocks, and pursuit. In that order.
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Post by brophy on Dec 9, 2005 9:49:37 GMT -6
I think everything is secondary to PURSUIT....alignment is crucial, but if your kids can't run to the ball, it only takes one missed tackle to blow up your defense.
1) Pursuit (equal intensity)
2) Alignment
3) Assignment
4) Tackling (fundamental)
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Post by boblucy on Dec 9, 2005 16:25:52 GMT -6
While watching "old" Miami Hurricane tapes(80's), the one thing that stood out defensively was, yes the speed, but their d-line was always the difference maker. And, the two things that stood out snap after snap after snap was the perfect stances and the use of HANDS by the d-linemen. Using your hands and getting into a good stance are all coaching related. The Hurricanes d-linemen had these two techniques down to an exceptionally sharp science. Add speed and talent to these linemen, and you've got a dominant d-line. It's easy to say "speed" and "hard hitting" when thinking of the Miami defenses of the 80's, but these two skills were really "winning edges" when it came to playing defense for these teams......
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Post by Split50 on Dec 10, 2005 7:16:47 GMT -6
I think the most important is one that is probably not taught. It is instincts; the ability to seem to always know what to do, how to do it, and when to it. Some people are just naturally going to be around the ball.
Otherwise, I think alignment would rank first.
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Post by gamedog on Dec 12, 2005 15:15:30 GMT -6
The internal instinct of wanting to do whatever it takes to get to the ballcarrier would be good also.
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Post by phantom on Dec 12, 2005 15:27:14 GMT -6
I'm with Split 50. I think that the most important skill is the ability to read offensive plays and get to the ball. I also agree that it's a God-given talent. I've just seen too many physical studs who try hard but never become great players and others who have less than imposing physical talent who can just play.
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Post by jordan233 on Dec 15, 2005 18:27:38 GMT -6
Alignment...keeping leverage on the ball.
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Post by outlawzheadcoach on Dec 15, 2005 21:15:50 GMT -6
Well lets say that everyone knows where to line up ( cause I assume we are talking from Hs on up) then what is the most important defensive skill?
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Post by knighter on Dec 20, 2005 10:36:08 GMT -6
pursuit angles. we want 11 to the ball as many times as possible in a game
we want to get the ball out when we get there (teach turnovers)
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Post by outlawzheadcoach on Dec 20, 2005 14:54:05 GMT -6
what kind of drills do you guys use to "teach turnovers"?
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stance right? that, imo, goes with alignment.
