How to Play Football: Defense
Football Drills and Skills: Volume 2 (DVD)
Teaching kids how to play football can be challenging. On this DVD, PlaySportsTV football coaches present 35 football drills and coaching tips designed to help young players learn the basics of playing on the defensive side of the football. Take advantage of this collection of football videos to help young player learn the basics of playing linebacker, defensive line, defensive back, and special teams.
Complete with over 60 minutes of professional instruction conveniently organized by position, this DVD is ideal for coaches and parents that want to teach young football players the right way to play defense!
Instructors Featured
Lou Marinelli - Head Coach, New Canaan High School
Nunzio Campanile - Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, Don Bosco Preparatory High School
William Tierney - Defensive Backs Coach, Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Greg Toal - Head Football Coach, Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Jason Levitt - Head Football Coach, Bayside High School
Eric Wysocki - Assistant Coach, Bayside High School
Dennis Hill - Former coach and current consultant for various local Vermont High School programs
DVD Table of Contents
Defense Basics
- Angle Tackling Drill
- Strip Ball/Tackling Drill
Linebacker
- Linebacker Responsibilities
- Reading Pass or Run
- Reading the Backfield
- Pursuit Drill
- Shedding Blocks
- Get Opponents Off You
- Lateral Movement Drill
- Sprint and Backpedal
- Shock and Release
- Angle Tackling
- Goal Line Stand Drill
- Read and Step Drill
Defensive Line
- Fundamentals of Defensive Line Play
- Role of the Defensive End
- Role of the Defensive Tackle
- Four-Point Stance
- Pass Rushing Techniques
Defensive Back
- Role of the Cornerback
- Basic Stance
- Basics of Pass Defense
- Backpedaling Basics
- Backpedaling Drill
- Backpedal and React Drill
- Backpedal and Break
- Backpedal, Break, and Ball Skills
- Walk-Pedal-Run Drill
- Football Tip Drill
- Recovery Drill
Special Teams
- Punting Basics
- Long Snaps to the Punter
- Punt Formation
- Field Goal and PAT Formation
- The Snap on Field Goals and PATs
Check out this sample from the DVD:
Football Defensive Back: Football Tip Drill
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