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Home Magazine Issues September 2001 Multiple Looks Create Havoc

Multiple Looks Create Havoc

We are often asked, \"Just what is your base front and coverage?\" When people who watch us play or opposing coaches ask, I know we are accomplishing our top priority of creating multiple looks. I believe our defensive system is one that is very simple to teach, and creates problems for opposing coaches (especially in preparation), plus it allows our players to be athletic, creative, and develop ownership. We have developed a teaching progression of both assignment and technique that enables us to create an infinite number of defensive looks. Our base defensive front is 4-3 with quarters coverage behind it. We flip our entire defensive front, which enables us to easily add some 46 and 3-4 looks to our package. Also, playing some man-free allows the ability to walk another man into the box in a manner that is a little different from your basic 8-man front. We spend a lot of time on

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