Defensive Coverages w/ Cody Alexander

The Coaching 101 Podcast

High School defensive football is sometimes an anomaly. We’re constantly making up things to defend against the wild west that is offensive football in the early 2020’s, and yet we are also always on the lookout for the next big thing trickling down from the NFL or NCAA football.

On this episode Kenny Simpson and Daniel Chamberlain are joined by coach Cody Alexander, an ambassador and liaison between the three levels of ball. They talk all about coverages, what’s new on the scene, differences in spot drop and pattern match, and how to choose the coverage for your team to run.

What are new things in defensive coverages filtering down?

• Two high shell is taking control
• Cover 6 bump from 4% to 8%
• Learn how to run bracket from your local college
• 3 High Safety shells trying to break in to the fold

Differences in Pattern Matching and Spot Drop?

• Spot drop with anyone outside of the box is easy to get into trouble
• Spot drop helped stop the West Coast offense, not great against today’s option style football
• Creeper/Sim - replacement pressures

In High School, how should I choose what coverages to run?

• How much time do you have to install?
• Use the tools available to you, like 7 on 7
  • Don’t get into 7 on 7 “create a defense” mode.
    • Run your stuff, if they break it with a 7 on 7 play, let em celebrate
• How to dip your toes into quarters match?
  • Corners lock, Safeties man, Overhang bang to buzz
    • 9 man spacing
    • 4 lock
    • MEG Coverage
  • Bracket
• HC Philosophy
• What does the Offense needed you to do to support them?

What NOT to do as a Coach

• Today’s Lesson: “Don’t make things harder on your athletes.”j
  • Talk to the lowest IQ in the room.

Social Media

• Cody Alexander
  • Twitter: @the_coach_a
• Daniel
  • Twitter: @CoachChamboOK
  • Email: [e-mail]
• Kenny
  • Twitter: @FBCoachSimpson
  • Email: [e-mail]
• Coaching 101 Podcast
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