Episode 80 – The 4 Types of Defense in Football

There are only 4 types of defenses in football.

That is a fact. Non-negotiable. Your defensive scheme is based in one of these 4 boxes…

It doesn’t matter what you run or what you call your defense. There are a limited number of gaps down there, anyway. Listen to Episode 80 of the Football Coaching Podcast in the player below, or on iTunes, to find out the detiails!

I rant and rave on this because of the number of misconceptions I hear about defense.

• “You can’t run _____ in Youth Football”
• “Nobody runs _____ anymore. You should run <insert same defense with new numbers>”
• “That defense can’t stop the _____” (followed by, “You should run <insert same defense with new numbers>”

If you want to read more about the count, you need my Defensive Installation Manual eBook. It’s a quick read, and it’s free – along with a 3-5-3 Defense Video Playbook. Click here to get it.

In Episode 80 I also mentioned my eBook, Coaching Football’s 3-3-5 Defense. Feel free to call it Coaching Football’s 3-5-3 Defense or even Coaching Football’s 5-3 Defense to make the defense fit your own Odd 8-Man Front coaching philosophy.

If you have a defense that you think doesn’t fit what I’ve talked about in the podcast, don’t be shy! I want to hear about it. Email me footballdefense@gmail.com