Defensive Creativity

Each year an opponent’s offense, becomes more and more complex. Defending multiple formations and special play designs has become a daily occurrence. No matter where you are as a defensive coach, you must be able to adjust and deal with changes and find an answer. You have more players with multiple abilities these days that increase the anxiety level of all coaches. Using the one-gap system will help, in many ways, to defend the multiple offensive systems of our times. As this article continues, please note that our philosophy at J.S.U. is “If you know it, you can teach it, and if your players are suited for it, you will have success with it.” In other words, anything can work when you apply yourself to the task. • Step one: in implementing the one-gap system, every player is assigned a gap, no two-gap players. Put them in positions to attack. Help a man either by alignment or