Designing a Defense That Dominates on Game Day | FBCP S20E15

About this episode

Joe and Daniel discuss the fundamentals of Defensive Play Design and strategies for dominating on game day.

Designing Defensive Plays generally isn't the big thing amongst football coaches. We always see the offensive guys putting their newest play design on a napkin at the local watering hole, but defensive guys "draw the field upside down" and don't get the same freedom to break traditional rules. In this episode, Joe and Daniel walk through the fundamentals of Defensive Play Design, run fits being the foundation, building a play that fits your system, and how to attack your opponents.

People in this episode

Host: Joe

Guest: Daniel

Topics covered

• Defensive Play Design
• Football Coaching
• Run Fits
• Game Day Strategy
• Attacking Opponents

Keywords

• defense
• football
• play design
• run fits
• coaching strategies
• game day
• opponent analysis

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Organizations: Joe Daniel Football

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