What it takes to be a great tackler 1 You must have CONFIDENCE You need VISION You must move your FEET You need to understand ANGLES You must have TOUGHNESS Tackling Fundamentals Most common mistakes ID: 418788
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Tackling Fundamentals
What it takes to be a great tackler
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You must have CONFIDENCE
You need VISION
You must move your FEET
You need to understand ANGLES
You must have TOUGHNESSSlide2
Tackling Fundamentals
Most common mistakes
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The tackler stops his feet and lunges.
The tackler lowers his head and loses vision.
The tackler “opens the parachute” with his arms
The tackler does not have a strong base
The tackler takes a bad pursuit angle
Missed tackles are the difference between a good defensive football team and a bad
one and most
big offensive plays are the result of a missed
tackle.Slide3
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How do we master the art of tackling
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We teach proper fundamentals
We execute drills that stress proper technique
We learn to understand tackling situations
We work on it EVERYDAYSlide4
Tackling Fundamentals
Tackling Situations
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Open field
Angle (inside out and outside in)
Sideline
2 on 1
Phone BoothSlide5
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Basic Elements
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Eyes on the target
Come to balance
Shimmey
the feet
Holster the hands
Lateral mirror step
Club and wrap up
Run your feet
Stay squareSlide6
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Drills
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Shimmey
Shimmey
---Break
Sprint---
Shimmey
Sprint---
Shimmey
---Break
Break---Club---Wrap
Wrap---Spin (stay square)Slide7
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Drills (continued)
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Box – Head up
Box – Inside Out
Box – Outside In
Sideline
2 on 1Slide8
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The importance of pursuit
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Great pursuit is critical to playing outstanding defense
Pursuit does not require great ability, it does require great effort
Every player must understand the proper angle
A great defense will find a way to get all 11 players to the ball on every play
Pursuit creates opportunities for takeaways
We work on it EVERYDAY