Southern Oregon Football Blitz & Coverages From Nickel Personnel Mike Hoskins Defensive Coordinator Southern Oregon University 541-552-6040 hoskinsm@sou.edu

DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES 4-3 COVER 4 AS A BASE ATTACK – ATTACK – ATTACK!!!!! RELENTLESS PURSUIT 3 & OUT CAMERA CLUB 2 WHISTLE DRILL STOP THE RUN – COVER 4 GIVES YOU 9 IN THE BOX VS RUN!!!!!!

TEACHING PROGRESSION STANCE ALIGNMENT KEY REACTION TECHNIQUE We teach all positions based on this progression. It is the basis for everything we do on defense.

WHY 4-3 DEFENSE GOOD VS RUN (COMMIT 9 IN COV. 4) PENETRATING AND AGGRESSIVE SINGLE GAP CONTROL (NEVER 2 GAP D-LINE) EASY TO ADJUST VS ALL OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS CAN COACH UP WITH 3 COACHES FUN FOR PLAYERS

TIGHT FRONT

UNDER FRONT

WHY NICKEL - OKIE GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY ON PASS DOWNS HARD FOR THE OFFENSE TO KNOW WHO IS BLITZING CAN STILL PLAY BASE WITH OUR NORMAL DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES PUTS A BETTER ATHLETE ON THE FIELD

WHY NOT OKIE AS BASE ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ONLY – RUN GAME!! 4 RUN BUBBLES VS 3!!!!!!!

COMMUNICATION NICKEL PLAYER RUNS ONTO THE FIELD SCREAMING “OKIE – OKIE – OKIE PRE-DETERMINED DEFENSIVE LINEMAN COMES OUT EVERYONE LOOKS TO SIDELINE FOR CALL – MUDDLE HUDDLE (C.P.)

COMMUNICATION WE ONLY CALL FRONT AND BLITZ FOR ALL ZONE BLITZ WE WILL MAKE A FRONT, BLITZ & BLACK (MAN) CALL FOR ALL MAN BLITZ WE MAKE A RIP OR LIZ CALL TO SET THE FRONT – NICKEL ALWAYS GOES TO THE FIELD

COMMUNICATION ON ALL FIELD / BOUNDARY BLITZ WE WILL MAKE CALL TO FIELD ON ALL MAN BLITZ WE WILL MAKE CALL TO FORMATION STRENGTH NOTE: THERE ARE EXCPTIONS – OPERATE USING CONCEPTS FOR CALLS AND WHO COVERS WHO

SIDELINE ORGANIZATION DEFENSE ON ONE SIDE OF 50 YARD LINE – OFFENSE ON OTHER SIDE EVERYONE MUST STAY BACK EXCEPT OKIE PERSONNEL – DISCIPLINE (C.P.) OKIE PERSONNEL MUST STAY RIGHT BEHIND SIGNAL COACH “OKIE IN – OKIE IN” “BASE IN – BASE IN”

OKIE FRONT

BLITZ PRINCIPLES STOP THE RUN – MAKE TEAMS 1 DIMENSIONAL WE CONCENTRATE ON 1ST AND 3RD DOWNS WE WOULD RATHER NOT BLITZ THE RUN GAME (C.P.) CONSTANT PRESSURE ON QB – CHART KNOCKDOWNS

BLITZ PRINCIPLES LESS IS MORE – DON’T CONFUSE YOUR KIDS “KISS” PRINCIPLE = KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SOUND DICTATE TO THE OFFENSE (C.P.) WE DON’T GET HUNG UP ON PROTECTIONS – WHERE IS THE BACK BLOCKING

BLITZ PACKAGE BLITZ BREAKDOWN: 5 MAN PRESSURES – USUALLY ZONE BLITZ (FIELD, MIDDLE, BOUNDARY) 6 MAN PRESSURES – MAN BLITZ 7 MAN PRESSURES – MAN BLITZ –RARELY USED (BLUFF / SHOW)

COVERAGE PRINCIPLES ZONE BLITZ: 3 UNDER - 3 DEEP (SCIF, MIDDLE, SCIF) DEFEND INSIDE OUT WEAK TO FLATS (LOOKING AT A 2 DEEP FOR NEXT YEAR)

COVERAGES PRINCIPLES MAN BLITZ: 6 MAN VS 2 BACKS – FS PLAYS #2 WEAK; REMAINING BACKER PLAYS #3 STRONG 6 MAN VS 1 BACK – 4 DB’S ON 4 QUICKS REMAINING BACKER PLAYS RB (WE DO NOT PEEL A BLITZ PLAYER)

OKIE FIRE – FIELD BLITZ

OKIE SMASH – FIELD BLITZ

OKIE WIZZARD – BOUNDARY BLITZ

OKIE BUZZARD – BOUNDARY BLITZ

OKIE SORROW

OKIE MICKEY

OKIE MARS

OKIE SNAKE

PRACTICE ORGANIZATION HAVE A BLITZ PERIOD EVERYDAY USE GARBAGE CANS FOR LINEMAN SCRIPT BLITZES INTO TEAM PRACTICE WHAT YOU WILL USE IN THE GAME – LESS IS MORE TEACH HOW TO BLITZ – DON’T JUST RUN IN THERE