Southern Oregon Football

1. Southern Oregon Football Blitz & Coverages From Nickel Personnel Mike Hoskins Defensive Coordinator Southern Oregon University 541-552-6040 hoskinsm@sou.edu

2. DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES • 4-3 COVER 4 AS A BASE • ATTACK – ATTACK – ATTACK!!!!! • RELENTLESS PURSUIT • 3 & OUT • CAMERA CLUB • 2 WHISTLE DRILL • STOP THE RUN – COVER 4 GIVES YOU 9 IN THE BOX VS RUN!!!!!!

3. STANCE ALIGNMENT KEY REACTION TECHNIQUE We teach all positions based on this progression. It is the basis for everything we do on defense. TEACHING PROGRESSION

4. WHY 4-3 DEFENSE • GOOD VS RUN (COMMIT 9 IN COV. 4) • PENETRATING AND AGGRESSIVE • SINGLE GAP CONTROL (NEVER 2 GAP D-LINE) • EASY TO ADJUST VS ALL OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS • CAN COACH UP WITH 3 COACHES • FUN FOR PLAYERS

5. TIGHT FRONT

6. UNDER FRONT

7. WHY NICKEL - OKIE • GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY ON PASS DOWNS • HARD FOR THE OFFENSE TO KNOW WHO IS BLITZING • CAN STILL PLAY BASE WITH OUR NORMAL DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES • PUTS A BETTER ATHLETE ON THE FIELD

8. WHY NOT OKIE AS BASE • ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ONLY – RUN GAME!! • 4 RUN BUBBLES VS 3!!!!!!!

9. COMMUNICATION • NICKEL PLAYER RUNS ONTO THE FIELD SCREAMING “OKIE – OKIE – OKIE • PRE-DETERMINED DEFENSIVE LINEMAN COMES OUT • EVERYONE LOOKS TO SIDELINE FOR CALL – MUDDLE HUDDLE (C.P.)

10. COMMUNICATION • WE ONLY CALL FRONT AND BLITZ FOR ALL ZONE BLITZ • WE WILL MAKE A FRONT, BLITZ & BLACK (MAN) CALL FOR ALL MAN BLITZ • WE MAKE A RIP OR LIZ CALL TO SET THE FRONT – NICKEL ALWAYS GOES TO THE FIELD

11. COMMUNICATION • ON ALL FIELD / BOUNDARY BLITZ WE WILL MAKE CALL TO FIELD • ON ALL MAN BLITZ WE WILL MAKE CALL TO FORMATION STRENGTH • NOTE: THERE ARE EXCPTIONS – OPERATE USING CONCEPTS FOR CALLS AND WHO COVERS WHO

12. SIDELINE ORGANIZATION • DEFENSE ON ONE SIDE OF 50 YARD LINE – OFFENSE ON OTHER SIDE • EVERYONE MUST STAY BACK EXCEPT OKIE PERSONNEL – DISCIPLINE (C.P.) • OKIE PERSONNEL MUST STAY RIGHT BEHIND SIGNAL COACH • “OKIE IN – OKIE IN” “BASE IN – BASE IN”

13. OKIE FRONT

14. BLITZ PRINCIPLES • STOP THE RUN – MAKE TEAMS 1 DIMENSIONAL • WE CONCENTRATE ON 1ST AND 3RD DOWNS • WE WOULD RATHER NOT BLITZ THE RUN GAME (C.P.) • CONSTANT PRESSURE ON QB – CHART KNOCKDOWNS

15. BLITZ PRINCIPLES • LESS IS MORE – DON’T CONFUSE YOUR KIDS • “KISS” PRINCIPLE = KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SOUND • DICTATE TO THE OFFENSE (C.P.) • WE DON’T GET HUNG UP ON PROTECTIONS – WHERE IS THE BACK BLOCKING

16. BLITZ PACKAGE • BLITZ BREAKDOWN: • 5 MAN PRESSURES – USUALLY ZONE BLITZ (FIELD, MIDDLE, BOUNDARY) • 6 MAN PRESSURES – MAN BLITZ • 7 MAN PRESSURES – MAN BLITZ –RARELY USED (BLUFF / SHOW)

17. COVERAGE PRINCIPLES • ZONE BLITZ: • 3 UNDER - 3 DEEP (SCIF, MIDDLE, SCIF) • DEFEND INSIDE OUT • WEAK TO FLATS (LOOKING AT A 2 DEEP FOR NEXT YEAR)

18. COVERAGES PRINCIPLES • MAN BLITZ: • 6 MAN VS 2 BACKS – FS PLAYS #2 WEAK; REMAINING BACKER PLAYS #3 STRONG • 6 MAN VS 1 BACK – 4 DB’S ON 4 QUICKS REMAINING BACKER PLAYS RB (WE DO NOT PEEL A BLITZ PLAYER)

19. OKIE FIRE – FIELD BLITZ

20. OKIE SMASH – FIELD BLITZ

21. OKIE WIZZARD – BOUNDARY BLITZ

22. OKIE BUZZARD – BOUNDARY BLITZ

23. OKIE SORROW

24. OKIE MICKEY

25. OKIE MARS

26. OKIE SNAKE

27. PRACTICE ORGANIZATION • HAVE A BLITZ PERIOD EVERYDAY • USE GARBAGE CANS FOR LINEMAN • SCRIPT BLITZES INTO TEAM • PRACTICE WHAT YOU WILL USE IN THE GAME – LESS IS MORE • TEACH HOW TO BLITZ – DON’T JUST RUN IN THERE