Understanding the different positions in each category is key to understanding the game. Jun 18, 2008 posted on june 18, 2008 june 18, 2008 categories defense tags 44 defense, 62 defense, coaching youth football defense, defense, football, gam, gap 8 defense, little league football defense, midget football defensive formations, pee wee football defenses, youth football, youth football coaching tips 14 comments. Positions dline t tackle center in a gap, one gap away from ng. Posted on june 18, 2008 june 18, 2008 categories defense tags 44 defense, 62 defense, coaching youth football defense, defense, football, gam, gap 8 defense, little league football defense, midget football defensive formations, pee wee football defenses, youth football, youth football coaching tips 14 comments. The defense, like the other two categories, must put 11 players on the field. Youth defense, the corners and manon tight end backers are not necessarily topnotch athletes. The 73 bandit defense is a blend of several defensive schemes, including coach j. I would suggest looking at the 46 gambler as one of the top defenses for this age group. Gapairmirror defense for youth football, 2nd edition john. The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. Difference between one gap and two gap techniques for defensive linemen. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams. I used the defense for three years in a row at the 810 year old and at the 1012 year old youth level. You can run zone or man coverage out of the 53 quite easily.
The problem with a 46 is peewee league football is it can be confusing for defense to line up properly on defferent formations, and can really give the defense fits with two tight sets because the defense then has to make a strength call based on some other key, and then adjust alignment prior to the snap. Gap 8 defense coaching youth football tips, talk, and plays. Youth football defense coaching coach parker youth. Gap 8 defense aka gap air mirror defense 2012 raiders. Other youth defenses, like the 533 which is the most common, implicitly say by their alignment that the main threat in youth football is the pass and the best youth pass coverage is zone. Reed and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The gam defense is a viable defensive choice for youth teams. In little league i have coached the gap air mirror defense and had some good success. Gapairmirror defense for youth football, 2nd edition john t. Gap air mirror defense for youth football 9780939224494 by john t. One youth football guru has made a nice packet of money promoting a goal line defense all over the field that he calls gap air mirror. In this post we are going to trim out the concepts that are designed to attack the middle of the field and put those into a separate post. Contains running options to the middle of the field.
I believe the best defense to run for youth football is a 44 defense. The gap air mirror defense jerry campbell football. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel. Go for the throat, teach man to man press coverage with 1 or 0 free safties and come after the offense, break up the run game completely and destroy the qbs confidence with a rabid dog approach to defense. In football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the field. I bought the gap air mirror defense for youth football book before the 2005 season. For those of you who already have coaching youth football or coaching youth football defense, neither covers the gam defense anywhere near as extensively as gap air mirror defense for youth football. Coaching youth football tips by coach parker, keller tx north of fort worth tx and west of dallas texas, dfw. Pistol offense playbook for youth football pdf playbook. Click here for usa football event updates and postponements. This allows the defense to dictate to the offense and puts immediate rushing threats in the closest gaps to the quarterback the agaps. When a defensive player closely follows an offensive player by copying. Gapairmirror defense for youth football positions team sports.
The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. Reed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams the best way to make sure your teams skillset is utilized on the defensive side of the ball is to pick a formation that allows them to shine. H halfback, 68, 69, 94 halfback, 68, 69, 94 halftime, 18 halftime, 18 high school, 2, 9, 20, 101 hips to sky, 50 hips to sky, 50 hite, cliff, 101 hugh wyatt, 2, 61. Maintain a football position feet flat, knees forward, hands up and use two hand jab pop to keep def hands off mirror defender, maintaining balance. I am currently using an eagle defense variation similar to a 7 diamond and a 62 wide variation. Reeds gap air mirror defense and the traditional 50series defense that has been popular for decades at all levels. Before you begin to think im a quack, read on and understand. In defense of youth football somebody has to many of you that are coaching youth football have been inundated by attacks on the game and you dont know what to think or how to respond to it.
We are going to continue our look at various passing concepts, this time with 2x2 and mirrored passing concepts. Your kids will rep the piss out of it every day and get great at it. High school coaches rarely see this, and college coaches probably dont even practice against it but youth teams can see goal line defenses all over the field. Recorded clinic covering the 73 bandit defense for youth football. Be careful what you give credence to in youth football unfortunately many youth football coaches confuse a defensive alignment for a defense. Youth flag football playbook 5aside regina youth flag football. This is the age they can get a little more in depth with what you are doing.
Coach wade the 52 monster is the defense i was a part of a s a player through junior high and high school. It is a very effective defense, it eliminates the pulling and trappingbetween the tackles due to the bear crawling linemen. A youth team defense should be simple yet effective, so that your players can fly around and pursue the ball while having fun doing it. This play must be ran to the wide side strong side of the field and called at the right time. Misdirection plays also can confuse mirror defenses. Evaluation and measurement in education pdf november 2019 61. Gapairmirror defense a better name for the defense i advocate would be the gapairmirror defense.
Team record 101 and will be playing in the championship game on 112010. How to win more games common mistakes of youth coaches part. Nov 14, 20 best defensive scheme for a youth football team to run. The b team i took over had been last in the division for 5 years. It is a defense that is built to counter todays popular spread offenses while still remaining sound against the traditional run heavy offenses.
Nov 09, 2012 best youth football defense the raiders maroon monsters shock their conference this year by introducing the gap 8 aka gap air mirror into the central ma youth football conference. This new medium for exchanging ideas has also revealed a 2ld underground a small but dedicated group of coaches who have kept coach thomsons concepts alive since the beginning. This book describes a defense that is the cumulative product of many other defenses, including the gap 8, 101, 46 gambler, slant60, and 65 goal line. The two gap lineman is technically responsible for the gap on either side of the offensive lineman that he is lined up across from. Gapairmirror defense for youth football december 2019 9.
Gapairmirror defense for youth football, 2nd edition. The 5 defensive schemes that dominate joe daniel football. That means four defensive lineman with four linebackers and three secondary players. Olympic committee and the sports national governing body, usa football manages u. These are the best defensive schemes in football today. I bought the gap air mirror defense for youth football. Football canada would like to acknowledge the following people for their contribution to the. Free youth football defense plays, football plays for defense. The 53 defense is the most commonly ran defense in youth football. One gap 34 defense as teams begin to get faster, more spread out, and more pass heavy on offense, a way many defenses are counteracting this is by moving to a 34 defense. Hes over top of the nose guard, twogapping the weak side bgap and the. I am considering running a gap air mirror defense or 821 this season, but still weighing the options. Hs 44 terminator defense pdf 1 files 1767 downloads.
Nfl defensive coordinator mike pettine discusses various double a gap looks and how he has utilized them over the years. I cant tell you how many times ive heard coaches insist i tried the 44 last year and it didnt work or i tried the 62 last season but we couldnt stop the sweep. Reeds gap air mirror defense and the traditional 50series defense that. Better know a blitz package double agap the only colors. Your defense doesnt work in youth football, why not. Adding spread plays that were successful for my youth offenses over the last 20 years adding spread plays that were successful against my youth defenses over the last 20 seasons adding spread plays that i think will work in youth football adding spread pass plays that worked in 7on7. Best defensive scheme for a youth football team to run the. The other receiver should curl into the gap vacated by the motioned receiver. I would play a cover3 look behind that with two corners and one safety.
My 1st year i let the assistant run the offense as i had only read this book coaching youth football and john t reeds gap air mirror defense. Mar 18, 2006 my dbs would mirror well in practice but come game time they wouldnt come up. Griffin gam defense coach chris austin gregory double wing. Gapairmirror defense for youth football free download as pdf file. Another great choice is the gam or gap air mirror which our 46 gambler borrows from at times. Rather i recommend my gapairmirror defense for youth football which is only a 101 if the offense aligns in a oneback formation. The one gap lineman is only responsible for the one gap in the offensive linemen and he typically lines up directly in this gap on the defensive line. Check out these 9 defense drills that will get your team defense ready to play and improve their game. I have made some slight adjustments at various times to fit our personnel, but overall we have followed the setup you describe.
While watching american football, i frequently hear about one gap or two gap techniques when referring to defensive linemen. Best defensive scheme for a youth football team to run. Youth football defense coaching youth football coaching tips. The best way to make sure your teams skillset is utilized on the defensive side of the ball is to pick a formation that allows them to shine. Fifa remains committed to promoting youth football. They will practice against every front, every blitz, every stunt, and everything a creative defensive coordinator can throw at you. Work on the fundamental playing skills at their position everyday.
I continue to receive, and post on my web site, emails from coaches thanking me for the defense and telling me of their teams success with it. I wanted an aggressive, but disciplined defense and the gam seemed to be a good fit for what i wanted to do. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams youth1. If you truly want a gap based defense go with the gap air mirror. The qb intentionally throws the ball a little high and the receiver deflects the pass into the air. As you can read below we only let up 36 points in 8 regular season games and 12 points in our 2 playoff games.
May 26, 2006 everyone is going to have an opinion on what defense to run and all can be sucessfull my personal preference is the 44 having the 2 tackles lined in the 1 gap between the gaurd and center and the 2 ends playng the 5 between the tackle and end but the line can always be adjusted to shift and even line up head up playing two gap and eventually stunting but at this age i would give them a gap. I ordered coach reeds coaching youth football and gap air mirror defense for youth football books. The 33 stack defense base rules and blitzes are easy to implement and they work very well in youth football. Although my own personal success was dismal, with one win in five seasons, i believe the 5 2 still has much to offer the youth football coach.
Modification have been made to take care of certain areas we think can be improved in each of the baseline defenses, and to better suit the aggressive style of play for youth league recreational. The mlb has the hardest job because he has the fb and qb. I am considering running a gap air mirror defense or 821 this season, but. If the nose goes to the right a gap then the mike will need to go to the left a gap. In defense of youth football winning youth football. Many variations are possible on both sides of the ball, depending on the strategy being employed.
I cant tell you how many times ive heard coaches insist i tried the 44 last year and it didnt work or i tried the 62 last season but we couldnt stop the. Different pressures from the double a gap mug package. Offenses getting beat by defenders in the gaps can try adding a bucket step to blockers footwork to free up running lanes. Coaching youth football has one chapter on defense in general and several defenses.
The ifaf u19 world championships features six countries, representing four continents. The following is a list of common and historically significant formations in american football. The gap air mirror puts the defenders where the ball is going to go in youth football. Gap air mirror defense a better name for the defense i advocate would be the gap air mirror defense. This video was uploaded for the members of the team to watch.
The first part of this five part article will share some findings that many dont know about, they. I may try it again this year but only if i can devote more practice time to it. This youth football defense puts 8 defenders in the box to defend the run. I have coached youth football for awhile now and am currently coaching 910 yr olds.
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