A punnesndo. CONTENTS Basic Information Terminology Offensive Identification Individual Line Line Ganes Line Reads Individual Linebacker Individual DBs Porce Run Defense Under Over Stunts 32h W/¥. Coverage Cover 1 Cover 3 Cover 5, 9 Cover 7 Cover 8 Zone Coverage Cover 2 Cover & Cover 6 Blite Cinco Blitz Safety Blitz Storm S.¥. - GL. Nickel Defense Nickel Blitzes AdjustmentsBASIC. INFORMATIONEFENSIVE SCORING THE MARGIN OF WINNING IN MANY CLOSE GAMES HAS BEEN THE RESULT OF THE DEFENSE SCORING BY: 1. INTERCEPTING A PASS AND RETURNING FOR A TOUCHDOWN. 2 RECOVERING A FUMBLE WITH A RUNBACK FOR A TOUCHDOWN. 3. ASAFETY. TROUBLE SITUATIONS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY GAME. OUR DEFENSE WILL BE FACED WITH SEVERAL DIFFICULT SIT- VATIONS. WE REFER TO THESE AS “TROUBLE SITUATIONS” AND THE WAY WE HANDLE THESE THREE OR FOUR PLAYS, OR PERHAPS SERIES OF PLAYS, WILL USUALLY DETER. CRE ORI GU COME OF THE GAME THESE "TROUBLE SITUATIONS" FALL INTO SEVERAL CATEGORIES: 1. QUR OPPONENT IS MOVING THE BALL AGAINST US AND APPEARS TO BE GAINING MOMENTUM. 3 2 OUR OPPONENT HAS POSSESSION INSIDE OUR TEN YARD LINE. 3. OUR OPPONENT HAS GAINED POSSESSION OR EXCELLENT FIELD POSITION RigoUGH AN INTERCEPTION, FUMBLE RECOVERY, LONG RETURN, OR BLOCKED KICK, 4. THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE HALF OR GAME AND WE ARE PROTECTING THE LEAD. 5. “SUDDEN DEATH” = THE OVERTIME PERIOD OF A GAME THAT ENDED IN A TIE. THE WAY A TEAM RESPONDS TO THESE SITUATIONS IS AN INDICATION OF AN ATTITUDE. WHEN A GROUP OF LOSERS FACES ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS, THEY IMMEDIATELY. BEGIN POINTING FINGERS AT TEAMMATES AND FEELING SORRY FOR THEMSELVES. THE WINNER'S APPROACH AND THE VIKINGS APPROACH WILL BE TO ACCEPT THESE TROUBLE SITUATIONS AS A CHALLENGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR DEFEN- SIVE GREATNESS. THROUGH CONCENTRATION AND A COMMITMENT TO A MEANINGFUL PLAN, WE WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE “TROUBLE SITUATIONS" AND CONTROL ‘THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. OUR PLAN FOR HANDLING “TROUBLE SITUATIONS SUCCESSFULLY WILL COMMONLY BE: 1. ASSIGNMENT 2. AUGNMENT 3. AGGRESSIVENESS IN A “TROUBLE SITUATION” EACH PLAYER MUST TAKE THE THREE ELEMENTS AND APPLY THEM TO HIS OWN PERFORMANCE TO INSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR ENTIRE DEFENSE. 2