By Jeff McDonald, Defensive Coordinator Wesleyan University Feel free to email (jmcdonald@wesleyan.edu) or call (860-685-2909) anytime with…
Defensive Fundamental Drills vs. Today’s Offenses Part I
By Jeff McDonald, Defensive Coordinator Wesleyan University While all defensive fundamentals are important to teach and drill, we have…
Using Pre-Practice To Improve Your Underneath Zone Coverage
At the end of every year we always look at drills that came about for whatever reason during the season. This…
Playing Coverage in 3rd & Short to Medium Situation and No Cover Zone
I was really excited to get a couple of questions from my last blog. Going to use this latest…
Simple Ways To Disguise Your Defensive Front’s Alignment & Assignment
During this offseason I have spent more time then in the past listening to offensive coaches as opposed to the…
Disguising Run Support and Pressures with Your Linebackers
Last off-season I spent more time than normal listening to offensive coaches, and not just at clinics, because this past…
Effectively Disguising Coverages (Part I)
This past off-season I spent more time than normal listening to offensive coaches discuss their strategies. Not just at clinics,…
“Whiteboard Wallpaper” Your War Room / Office this Offseason
I was tired of a small and overused white board that had been in my office for years. It was…
Powering Through the “Lulls” of Preseason
Recently I sat down with a fellow coach, and with August upon us, the discussion turned to the upcoming preseason.…
Using “The Rule of Threes” in Coaching
Paralysis by analysis. It happens to our players when they are thinking too much on the field and not reacting.…