One of the hardest things to teach a defense to do is to play assignment football. When we are faced…
Running a Better Team Session by Hindering the DL to Have More Players Make Plays in Team Sessions
By Ned Panfile We often have trouble with our ‘look squad’ blocking our defensive linemen during our team defense…
Fostering Relationships With the Coaches on the Staff: Getting What You Need to Get Done
The coaches on a staff are like any other group in an office, school or place of work; they…
A Variation of “The Pit” in Daily D-line Drills
In my May article in American Football Monthly, I outlined the everyday drills I use to prepare my d-linemen…
Being a Defensive Coordinator by Calling Offense (The “What If” Factor of Coaching)
I had always fancied myself as being a so-called “defensive guy”. Coming out of college, I thought I knew defense.…