MIKE RUDE
VIENNA HIGH SCHOOL
VIENNA, IL.
BASICS OF THE 3-5-3
DEFENSE
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BASICS OF THE 3-5-3 DEFENSE
I. WHY SWITCH TO THE 3-5-3 DEFENSE ?
Offensive Progression 1965-2006
1965-
Double tite T- 4 Senior year in high school
Double Tite Wing-T- 3
Double Tite Power I- 1
Slot HB/FB1970- Double Tite T-3 1st year as a head coach
Double Tite Wing-T-3
Balanced Single Wing- 1
Double Tite ProI-1
1977- Split pro (Houston Veer) -2 1st year at A-J
Wing T- 3
Pro Split Backs- 2
Wishbone- 2
1982- Double Tite T- 2 1st year at Marion
Pro I- 2
Pro/Split Backs-1
Wishbone- 3
Double Tite Pro I- 1
2005- Shotgun/Slot/Slot- 3 JOHNSTON CITY
Shotgun Trips- 2
Shotgun Empty- 2
Army- 1
Wishbone- 1
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II.
WHAT WE HAD ALWAYS LOOKED FOR
IN A DEFENSIVE END.
III. ABILITY TO BRING 3-4-5-6-7-8 PRESSURE
IV. SAME TECHNIQUES AS OUR MICHIGAN 50
ANGLE DEFENSE
V.
NEED FOR MORE SPEED ON THE FIELD
VI. TYPE OF PLAYERS WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM
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PROBLEMS
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III.
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VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
DID OUR PERSONNEL FIT THE 3-5-3 ?
COULD OUR STAFF TEACH MAN-TO-MAN PRES COVERAGE ? JAY
SAWVILL (SIU)
COULD WE TEACH THE DEFENSE WITHOUT IT BEING
“HELTER SKELTER”. WHY ARE WE STUNTING ?
COULD WE HAVE A DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN OF 4 COACHES ?
# 1 QUESTION- HANDLING A TIGHT-END SIDE-WORSE-WHAT
IF DOUBLE TIGHT END ? OFF TACKLE
HOW MUCH DO WE PUT IN ? GOERGIA MILITARY, WEST
VIRGINIA, WAKE FOREST, TULSA, MEMPHIS, & MISSISSIPPI
STATE
WHAT IF PEOPLE GET HURT-SUB FOR EACH POSITION.
WILL FALCONS BE PILL OR FORCE ? WHAT HAVE WE ALWAYS
DONE ?
WILL ZONE BLOCKING STOP OUR STUNTING?
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III. BASIC CONCEPTS WE MUST REMEMBER1.
2.
3.
4.
THIS IS NOT A GIMMICK DEFENSE-YOU MUST STILL
DO A GREAT JOB OF TEACHING BASIC TECHNIQUES
THERE WILL POSSIBLY BE OFFENSIVE SETS THAT WE
MAY NOT WANT TO BE IN THE 3-5-3 STACK AGAINST
DEFENSE IS STILL REACTING, PURSUING, & TACKLING
AFTER RESEARCHING THE DEFENSE TEACH WHAT
OUR PLAYERS ARE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING
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IV. PAST DEFENSIVE SCHEMES1970-1971 ARKANSAS MONSTER
1972-1995 MICHIGAN 50 ANGLE
1996-1999 SPLIT-6
2000-2003 4-3
2004- PRESENT 3-5-3
A.
REASON? #1. EVOLUTION OF OFFENSIVE SETS
#2. TEACHING TIME/LAZY-50 READSCRAPE/SHUFFLE/FAST/SLOW/SPLIT/HOLD
READS
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V. KNOWING HOW THE 3-5-3 THEORY DIFFERSA.
TYPES OF PLAYBOOK/VIDEO INFORMATIONWAKE FOREST,TULSA. MEMPHIS,MISSISIPPI
STATE, AIR FORCE, WEST VIRGINIA, & GEO.
MILITARY-WE HAVE TO TAKE WHAT FITS US
AND WHAT OUR KIDS CAN DO-WHAT
MATCHES OUR PAST THEORIES OF DEFENSIVE
PLAY.
B.
2005/2006 WE PLAYED 5 STRONG SAFETIES
NONE OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A 50
INSIDE LINEBACKER
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VI. DOWN 3- NOSE GUARD & DEFENSIVE ENDS
A. WEARE LOOKING FOR ATHLETES INSTEAD OF THE
TRADITIONAL DOWN 3 IN THE MICHIGAN 50 ANGLE
DEFENSE. OUR NOSEGUARD WAS THE SAME TYPE OF
ATHLETE AND OUR DEFENSIVE ENDS WERE WHAT
HAD BEEN OUR DEFENSIVE ENDS IN OUR 50.
** THEY ALL MUST BE ABLE TO RUN-RUN-RUN
B. NO 2 GAP PLAYERS. THEY ARE MOVING ON EVERY
OFFENSIVE PLAY-NEVER TAKE ONAN OFENSIVE
BLOCKER 1-ON-1.
C. TECHNIQUES- WE WANTED TO MAINTAIN OUR 3 WAY
GO.
D. STEMMING- EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE.
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VII. EXPLAIN HOW WE WANT OUR DOWN 3 TO SLANT-WE
MUST BE ABLE TO REDIRECT
A.
KEY- DE WILL READ THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN HE IS
SLANTING TO. OUR DE IS ACTUALLY ENDING UP IN
EITHER A 3 TECH OR A 7 TECH.
B.
NG WILL BE READING THE GUARD TO THE SIDE HE
IS SLANTING. HE BASICALLY IS IN A 1 TECH
EVERYTIME.
** OPEN SETS/OBVIOUS PASS-DE SET IN A WIDE 5. WE
WILL TRY NOT TO PASS RUSH FROM A 4 TECH-SPEED
RUSH.
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VIII. LINEBACKERS- WE ARE PLAYING THIS DEFENSE EITHER
BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE STUD INSIDE LINEBACKERS OR WE
HAVE TOPLAY DIFFERENT PLAYERS BECAUSE OF THE
DIFFERENT TYPE OF KIDS WE NEED TO USE TO DEFEND THE
SPREAD PASSING ATTACKS.
A.
MIDDLE LINEBACKER DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE BEST
LINEBACKER
GAP RESPONSIBILITY- A GAP OPPOSITE NOSEGUARD.EXPLAIN HOW
DIFFERENT BACKFIELD FLOWS TAKE HIM OUT OF THE A GAP
IMMEDIATELY- TOSS SWEEP.
1.
KEY- FULLBACK. NO FULLBACK QUARTERBACK
2.
ALIGNMENT- 4 ½ TO 5 YARDS
3.
ALWAYS ATTACK DOWNHILL-NEVER PARALLEL
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VIII. LINEBACKERS (CONTINUED)
B. OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS- GAP RESPONSIBILITY IS
EITHER B OR C GAP
1.
KEY- NEAR BACK IS PRIMARY-SECONDARY IS
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN TO SIDE YOU ARE FILLING
(EITHER GUARD OR TIGHT END)
2.
ALIGNMENT- 4 ½ YARDS STACKED OVER DEFENSIVE
END (SPLIT HIS OUTSIDE LEG)
3.
ALWAYS ATTACK DOWNHILL-NEVER PARALLEL
** EXPLAIN- STACK, SLIDE, & PULL
2X2 2X1 3X1
WHY I DON’T LIKE PULL-LBER’S NOT COVERED & WE
HAVEN’T SPENT TIME TEACHING OLB 9 TECH.
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VIII. LINEBACKERS (CONTINUED)
C. STUNTING LEVELS- STACK (BASE)-WALK
UP, SHOW & GO, SHOW & BAIL (EXPLAIN
ALL THREE CAN BE STUNTING ROM
DIFFERENT LEVELSAND WHY)
** BIG PLUS THIS YEAR- CROSS-STUNTING
EX: BASE WEAK/CROSS SNAKE/COV. 1
IX. IMPORTANT CONCEPT- “I’M HERE”-WHYWHEN-HOW & OVER LAPPING
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X. FALCONS (THESE ARE OUR STRONG SAFETIES). NEED TO BE THE 2
BEST PLAYERS. COMBINATION LB/DE/SS. THIS YEAR WE PLAYED
A FIELD AND BOUNDRY FALCON.
A.
ALIGNMENT1.
TE-SINGLE RECEIVER: 2 YARDS X 1 YARD
2.
TE/WING-INSIDE FOOT TO OUTSIDE FOOT OF WINGBACK
3.
TWINS- 1YARD INSIDE THE INSIDE RECEIVER AND 5/6 YARDS
BACK (DOWN/DISTANCE)
4.
TIGHT SLOT- 2X6
5.
PRO- 4X4 OFF TIGHT END (PASSING DOWN MOVE BACK TO 6X6)
6.
SPLIT END-SINGLE RECEIVER- 5X5 (DOWN/DISTANCE WILL
DICTATE)
** ALIGNMENT CAN CHANGE WITH MOTION
** IF PRIMARY RUN SUPPORT WE DO NOT SPILL/WRONG ARM
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XI. PASS COVERAGE
1. COVER 3 (3 DEEP ZONE)
2. COVER 1 (MAN-TO-MAN WITH FS)
3. COVER 0 (MAN-TO-MAN NO FS)
4. COVER 21 (2 DEEP WITH MAN-TO-MAN
UNDER)
5. COVER 4 ( 4 DEEP BACKS COVERING ¼)
6. COVER 2 (2 DEEP ZONE)
7. COVER 8 (ROBBER)
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XI. PASS COVERAGE (CONTINUED)
A.
SPREAD FORMATIONS SUCH AS TRIPS &
EMPTY WE WANT TO USE PRESS COVERAGEBRING 6-PRESS AND TRY TO DICTATE THE
PASS OPTIONS FOR THE RECEIVERS.
XII. OPTION COVERAGE- MUST WORK ON THIS IS
SUMMER CAMP, 3-A DAYS, AND EVERY
MONDAY DURING THE SEASON. THEY MUST
KNOW THE RESPONSIBIITIES FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPTIONS.
** RESORT TO OLD THEORY- “ NEVER LET A
BACK CROSS YOUR FACE”. “NEVER GUESS
WHETHER A BACKHAS THE BALL OR NOT
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XIII. TERMINOLOGY FOR OUR STUNTING GAMEWE WANT THE ABILITY TO BRING 4 MAN, 5
MAN, 6 MAN, 7 MAN, AND 8 MAN PRESSURE.
NG/DE- BASE, SLANT, & PINCH
MLBER- MIKE STRG/WK, ZOO, SNAKE/WOLF
OLBER-LION/RAM-SHARK/WEASELSNAKE/WOLF-BEAR-ZOO-LAKE/RIVERSEA/WAVE
FALCONS- LINDA/RITA-BETTY-SARA/WANDA** ADD THE TERM “CROSS” TO A STUNT
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XIV. DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN BY POSITION
COACH O’CONNOR- NG/DE
COACH TURNER- LINEBACKERS
COACH RUDE- FALCONS
COACH BEERY- DEFENSIVE BACKS
DEFENSIVE PRACTICE BREAKDOWN
A.
CAL/FLEX
B.
CONDITIONING
C.
SPECIAL TEAMS
D.
INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE
E.
GROUP WORK
F.
INSIDE DRILL
G.
PERIMETER DRILL
H.
OPTION RESPONSIBILITIES
I.
½ LINE DEFENSE
J.
8-ON-7
K.
PURSUIT DRILL
L.
FORM TACKLING DRILL/TAKE AWAY DRILL
M.
TEAM DEFENSE
QUESTIONS