Pursuit, Tackling, and Takeaways

by Kevin Doherty
Defensive Coordinator, Harvard University
American Football Monthly November 2006 Issue OnlineAs coaches, we have many formative years. We learn to scheme, we learn organization, we learn player relations, how to recruit, how to present, how to teach, motivate, package, adapt. There are certain things that have changed over time and there are some constants.

    Tackling and pursuit have always been trademarks of great defenses. More recently, takeaways has been a great indicator of team success. The goal of this article is to
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