How to Select a Dominate Defense

How To Select A Dominate Defense By Coach David Marco  In my March AFM Youth Coaching Expert column I wrote about the 5 things that a coach must do in the off-season to be successful. Last month I talked about how to select a winning offensive scheme. I will complete this trilogy with this month’s article on how to select a dominate youth defense. Proactive vs. Reactive Offense and defense are primarily different. Offenses are proactive as they decide when a play begins. They can shift and go in motion and do a host of things while the defense must wait around until the offense decides be snapping the ball that the play has begun. This is why by nature defense is reactive as we are always trying to respond to what the offense does. Matching Up Athletes The goal of any good defense is to match up your best athletes against the offense’s best athletes. This is especially important at