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FRANK GLAZIER/ MEGA CLINIC COACHING NOTES WAYNE NUNNELY DEFENSIVE LINE COACH SAN DIEGO CHARGERS RUN DEFENSE TECHNIQUES & DRILLS ak wn a 5 KEYS TO GREAT RUN DEFENSE GET OFF STRIKE SEPARATION LEVERAGE USE OF HANDS FINISH RUN DEFENSE DRILLS ® Purpose: Teach proper hand-shiver, separation and escape moves. 1 HIT PROGRESSION DRILL @ Procedure: Start drill on ball movement. Align players in front of each pad then execute the following 1. 6 point stance = Toes, knees, hands. Explode hands into pad, separate & roll hips. Second time repeat drill & press the pad to the right, then left 2. 3 point stance = Attack step, explode hands into pad, separate, roll hips and accelerate feet 2 a Procedure: Start drill on ball movement. Align players in single file in front of first pad in a 3-point stance. Get off on ball taking 2 steps and hand shiver and lock out first pad and then shuffle to the next pad and repeat the drill to the end of sled then get up field. Stay low and square when shuffling concn 3. 2MAN SLED HAND SHIVER DRILL a Procedure: Players will be in a three-point stance. They will start on ball movement and strike pads with hand shiver and extend arms for separation They will drive the sled until the coach gives command to stop. After the command to stop, the player will use an escape move and get up field. Can also add seat roll to the drill after hand shiver 4 5 20 2 MAN SLED HAND SHIVER AND REACT DRILL a Procedure: Start drill on ball movement. Hand shiver pads and extend arms for Separation. React to coaches command and turn and run. Make a 90-degree cut coming off the pad and burst up field BUCKER BOARD STRIKE AND DRIVE DRILL a Procedure: Two players will align in front of the sled in a 3 point stance. They will start on ball movement and strike the pad and extend arms for separation and drive the sled until the coach gives a command to stop. After the command to stop, the players will use an escape move and get up the field 6. 21 BRIDGE EXPLOSION DRILL a b Purpose: Teach staying low and explosion out of stance, power step, hand placement, rolling hips into blocker and separation from blocker. Procedure: The defensive piayer will align under the chute in a 3-point stance and the blocker will align inside the chute in a 2-point stance holding a hand dummy. On ball movement, the blocker will take a wide lateral step in an attempt to reach block the defensive lineman. The defensive lineman will step up field and knock the blocker back off the ball while getting separation and keeping outside leverage. C.P. - Defender must come straight out of the chute driving his feet and not step lateral until he clears the chute. HAND SHIVER PLACEMENT DRILL Purpose: To strike a blow to the upper torso with proper hand placement Procedure: Have linemen on knees paired off facing each other. One is offense and the other defense. The offensive player will hold his hands behind him exposing his chest. The defensive player will shade him to his left or right. The defensive player will be in a six-point stance. On coaches command, he will strike the player in the chest with his inside hand and strike his shoulder with his outside hand grasping his shoulder pad at the same time to gain leverage 23 10. ESCAPE DRILL a. Purpose: To be able to shed reach block b. Procedure: Fit into a pre-lock position with shoulders square and defenders head outside of blockers head. On coaches command, the blocker will try to reach block the defender while the defender tries to lock out the up field shoulder and pull on the other. After he has turned the shoulders. he will use one of three escape moves: Arm Under - rip arm underneath the armpit and shoulder of the blocker. Swim - pull the shoulder down and bring the arm over and across the blockers face. Snatch & Throw - use the blockers momentum and jerk him in either a forward jerk or a sideways jerk. Can add a ball carrier to drill and react to the angle of ball carrier C.P. - Never try to escape a blocker until you have control of him. mS. : a 11 STEER DRILL a Purpose: To be able to turn the shoulder of tight end down block (Tex block). b. Procedure: Get into a pre-lock position where the blocker head and shoulders are outside of the defender. On coaches command, the defender will lock out his arm to the up field shoulder and pull on the other and get the feet moving to get across the face of blocker. After you get shoulders tuned, use an escape move and get up field. If blocker cuts defender off from crossing his face, use back door technique. Add ball carrier to the drill and react to the angle of the back.

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