Techniques and Drills

by Greg McMackin
Defensive Coordinator, University of Hawaii
American Football Monthly July 1999 Issue OnlineTECHNIQUE DRILLS

In part one of this article, I covered some of the philosophies and techniques we use to defend and control our opponent's passing game. I outlined our teaching progressions for the jam, trail, streak, close the post, post flat, press (bump and run), and the sideline and go techniques. Also, I discussed how we teach proper alignment and how to strip the ball from wideouts. Now I will detail the drills we use to teach our fundamental techniques.

Drill No. 1: Press (...Login to Read More

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