FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Idliketoprefacethispresentationbyremindingcoachesreadingthisarticlethatitmaybehelpfultothinkasthispressurebracketpackage asatoolboxfromwhichdefensivecoordinatorscanpickandchoosethepartsoftheschemethatmaybemostbeneficialtoyourdefensive needsandpersonnel.Ratherthatconcentrateonindividualtechnique,thefocusofthisarticlewillbethestrategyoffusingbracketcoverage withpressureconceptswithinthe33stackdefense,bothwithonesafety(3shell)and2safeties(dimeandsafetycomprisinga2shell). Thepackageprovidesawidevarietyofspecifictoolstoaddressspecificoffensivestrategies.Inordertofacilitateasoundunderstanding andinstallationprogressionoffusingtheseconcepts,itmayhelptocompartmentalizetheelementsofthepackage:thepressure component,thecoveragecomponent,andthebracketcomponent. ThePressureComponent Inordertoeliminatenewteaching,thereforesavingvaluablepracticetime,wewillutilizethesamepressureconceptsweuseinourbase pressurepackagefromaonesafetylook(3shell).Someofthebasepressureconceptsareshowninthediagrambelow:

FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Choosingwhichpressuretoemployshouldbeafunctionofyouropponentspassprotectionschemesandyourspecificstrengthsasa pressuredefense.Somegeneralrules,whichhaveproveneffective,arethefollowing: Avoidinsidepressurevs.90protection;yourinsideblitzersarenotlikelytobeafactor Usegapexchangesbetweenlinebackersanddownlinemenvs.manprotectionschemes Useoverloadsvs.manprotectionschemes Useoutsidepressurevs.slideprotection(sendonemorethantheycanblockTOtheslide) Createmismatchesvs.BigonBigProtection(Assignyourbestpassrushervs.theirweakestlink) Utilizezonepressureandzoneblitzesvs.90protectionwhenaquarterbackwillmakepredictablehotreads Dontreinventthewheel;utilizepressurewhichyouropponenthasntpickedupwellbasedonscouting

TheCoverageComponent Thecoveragecomponentisthemostcomplexandtimeconsumingintermsofteachingandinstallation. Thefirstelementismantomancoverage.Therewillbedefendersplayingpressmancoveragebothwithandwithoutsafetyhelpinthis package.Ifyouareadefensethatalreadyemploysmancoverageinyourbasescheme,thenyouwillhavelittleornonewteachingtodo 2

FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California wheninstallingthepackage.Wehaveutilizedbothinsideandoutsidepresstechniqueandoffmantechniqueovertheyearsinour bracket/pressurepackage.Becauseeachdefendermaybecalledupontoemploybothinsideandoutsidepresstechnique(dependingonthe bracketcall),wepracticetechniquesinprepracticeduringoneononepassingdrillsandduringpracticeduringpassskeleton.Inthepast, wehaveutilizedtrailmantechniqueaswell.Ifyouarentateamthatalreadyutilizessomemancoveragetechniques,youmayfindthetime youmustinvestinordertoteachthemancoverageprohibitive.Forthatreason,westartteachingourmantechniquetoourdefendersduring spring,andcontinuetoworkonperfectingitduring7on7passingcontestsduringthesummer. ThesecondelementofthecoveragecomponentisteachingtheDimesassignmentinthetwosafetyshelllook.Fromatwoshellcontour, thefreesafetywillbealignedononesideandtheDimeback(whoisinsertedfortheleastcapablemancoveragedefender)willalign opposite,thusatwoshelllook.TheDimecanbeassignedvarioustechniquestoexecute,dependingonthecall.Hemaybeadeephalf defender,abracketdefender,aloworhighholedefender,oranoffmandefenderforablitzinglinebacker.SeeDiagramsbelow

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California Asthediagramsshow,utilizingallofthesetechniqueswouldnecessitateteachingeachwithspecificroutes.Teachingthetechniquesmost likelytobeincludedinaweeksgameplancanmaximizeproductivity.Unlessyouareplayingateamthatthrowstheball60timesagame, itisnotlikelyyouwoulduseallofthesetechniquesonaweeklybasis. BracketComponent Thiscomponentreferstothespecifictechniqueusedbytwodefenders(aFreeSafetyandaCornerorlinebackerORaDimeandacorneror linebacker),andthevariouscallsassociatedwiththepackage.Wecurrentlyuseinsideandoutsidebrackettechnique,withthesafety responsibleforonesideofthepassingtreeandtheotherdefender(cornerorlinebacker)responsiblefortheother.Seediagrambelow.

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Webeginteachingthebracketcomponentinspring,andcarryonthroughsummer.Wewalkthedefendersthrougheachroute,and showthemtheproperrelationshiptothereceiverweexpect.Wewanteachtooverplaytheirhalfofthetreeandanticipatewhichroute iscoming,basedonscoutingandthestemofthereceiversroute.Forexample,wewantthecornertooverplaytheoutrouteandnot worryaboutanoutandupbecausetheSafetyisresponsibleforthesecondbreak.Likewise,theSafetywilloverplaythepost, knowingthecornerisinpositionandexpectsthesecondbreakforthepostcorner.Weruntheserouteswithoutballsbeingthrownto getthedefenderscomfortablereadingtheroutes.Weutilizethebrackettechniqueextensivelyinsummertoidentifyandcorrect techniqueerrors.Wealsowillidentifymotionandformations,whichwillinvokecoveragechecks,andwewillforceoursecondaryto checkoutofthebracketcoveragefromdayonesothatitisdonewithconfidenceshouldthenecessityariseduringtheseason. SpecificSchemeswithinthePackage DuoisOneofthebracketpressureschemesofthispackage.Itismosteffectivewhenthebackisincludedintheprotectionscheme. Seethediagrambelow: QuickTime and a
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Someofthepressureweuseincludesthefollowing:Ohioisatermforoutsidepressure,Indianaisatermthatsignifiesinsidepressure. Thenoseisengagingthecenterbriefly,andthendroppingasalowholeplayer,defendingquickcrossesanddraws.Wemaytagthecall tobringthepressurefromtherightorleft,field,orboundary.Forexample,ifwewantoutsidepressurefromthefield,wewouldmake thecall,DuoOhio.Duosignifiesdoublebracketutilizedonthenumber2receiversandsinglecoverageontheoutside.Althoughthis coverageisbestusedwhenthesinglebackisusedintheprotectionscheme,asimplewaytosafelyassigncoveragetohimwouldbeto teachtheendsapeeltechnique,wherebytheypeelofftheirpassrushandcoverthebackonanyflarebytheback,and/orassignthe nosetopickupthebackonabacksreleasebetweenthetackles. 8

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California Anotherschemewithinthepackagefromthebasedefense(threeshell)assignsthesafetyandacornertobracketapredeterminedreceiver.For example,ifthereceivertobedoublecoveredwaswearingnumber89,thehuddlecallwouldbe1bracket#89(blitzdesired).Seediagram below.

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Someofthepressurethatcouldbeusedwiththe1bracketschemeareshowninthediagrambelow:

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Theholeplayerwouldbedefendingdraws,quickcrossingroutes,andquickhittingruns.Obviously,theoffensemaynotcomeoutinavanilla2 by2set,sochecksshouldbeinplace.Somepossibleadjustmenttotripsarelistedbelow:

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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Anotherpartofthepackageisthenumberspackagewehavebeenutilizingforyearswithourevenfrontand34package,buthaverecently adaptedtoour33stack.Itisrunfromatwoshelllook(3downlinemen,2linebackers,4mantomandefenders,and2safeties).Forteaching QuickTime and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor purposes,receiversareidentifiedbynumberfromoutsidein.So,ina2by2set,thetworeceiverstothedefensiveleft,theZwouldbeidentified are needed to see this picture. as#1,andtheYidentifiedas#2.Ontheoppositeside,theX,oroutsidereceiverisidentifiedas#1,andtheinsidereceiver,theH,isidentifiedas #2.Iftheoffensewentempty,utilizinga3by2set,thentheinsidemostreceiverwouldbeidentifiedas#3.Inthenumberspackage,wewillbe utilizingadoublebracketonpredeterminedreceiversbaseonpresnapalignment.Forexample,wemaywanttobrackettheoutsidemost receiversinaformation,thereceiversidentifiedasthe#1s.TheDimeandleftcornerwouldbracketthenumber1(Z)onthedefensiveleftand theFreeSafetyandRightCornerwouldbracketthe#1(X)onthedefensiveright.

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DimeNumbers22TigerSwap

Therefore,doublecoveringthenumber1swouldbecalledDimeNumbers11Thefirstdigitassignstheleftsafety(dime)todoublea particular,whiletheseconddigitassignstherightsafetytodoubleaspecificreceivertohisside.Therefore,ifwewantedtodoublebothslot receivers,wewouldcall22.Wecanalsoassignthedimetobeaholeplayer,coverforablitzingdefender,orplaydeephalf,aswediscussed QuickTime and a QuickTime and a earlier.Someofthepossiblecombinationsareseeninthediagrambelow. TIFF (LZW) decompressor
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FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California

Duetospacelimitations,itisnotfeasibletolistallthepossibilities.Therearedozensofpressureandbracketcombinationspossibleinthis package.ForreasonsIhopeyouunderstand,Iamnotincludedmanyadjustmentstotripsandmotion,ofwhichtherearemany.Asafeadjustment onmotiontotripsistokeepthebracketontothe1receiverside,breakthebrackettothetripssideandassignthesafetytomanuponthemotion manwhilekeepingthepressureon.Stillanothersafeadjustmentistochecktoabasezoneifthereisconcernofamismatchfavoringtheoffense. Anadjustmenttoemptycanbehandledmanyways,oneofwhichistobreakthebrackettothethreereceiversideandassignthesafetytothat sidetocovertheback.Ifyoudprefertokeepthedoublebracketon,adjusttothethirdreceivertoonesidewithoneoftheremainingtwoinside linebackersandeitherkeepthepressureonwiththeremaininginsidelinebackerorcheckoutofthepressureanddrophimasalowholeplayer. 16

FusingBracketCoverageandPressureConceptsIthe33Defense ByJohnRice,HeadCoach,EisenhowerHighSchool,Rialto,California Akeyistohavemorethanoneadjustmentperformationormotion.IhopeIhavebeenabletogivecoachessomeideas,whichtheymay incorporateintotheirdefensivescheme.Youmaycontactmeatzacoach102@aol.com

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