Preparing your Defensive Game Plan

Every football coach, at one time or other during the season thinks “If only there were more time to prepare for this game, we could…”. DC’s are under great pressure each week to develop and implement a scheme that puts their players in the best possible position to make plays. This type of defensive game planning requires many hours of preparation – first breaking down game tape and determining an offense’s tendencies, and then selecting fronts, stunts and blitzes from the Defensive Scheme for the week. In high school football today, the most significant obstacle to effective and efficient defensive game plan development and implementation is limited time. This article discusses an approach to building and executing a defensive game plan. Collaborating to Build the Detailed Game Plan While many regular season games can be won with minimal preparation and by determining