It’s near halftime with your opponent at the 50 yard line in a Spread Shotgun set with trips on the right side and a single WR on the left. There’s time for one more play before halftime and it looks like a ‘Hail Mary’ is coming. You’ve been in a 4-4 defense but must adjust to a potential trick play or long pass. How would you defend this offense? Travis Cossey, Defensive Coordinator and Tim Schipper, Head Coach, Fennville HS, MI. AFM subscriber since 2005. Tim Schipper is the son of legendary coach Ron Schipper, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Ron Schipper was the head coach at Central College in Pella, IA from 1961-1996 and amassed an overall 287-67-3 record with 36 consecutive winning seasons. He helped develop the ‘Last-Play Defense’ when he joined his son’s staff in 1997. Every Thursday in our pre-game practice we take time to substitute, line-up and
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