LINEBACKER KEYS IN THE ODD STACK DEFENSE William Mitchell - Defensi e C!!"#inat!

" - B"$ns%ic& HS - B"$ns%ic&' (A O$" staff is c$""entl) ente"in* !$" sec!n# seas!n at B"$ns%ic& Hi*h Sch!!l in S!$th (e!"*ia+ ,"e i!$sl)' %e %e"e at Cheste" Hi*h Sch!!l in Cheste"' SC+ We ha e "$n the O## Stac& #efense f!" the last - )ea"s %ith a *"eat #eal !f s$ccess+ ./ Re*i!n Cham0i!nshi0s' 1 State R$nne"-20' 3 Sh$t-O$ts in /4435 As %e ha e $se# this #efense as a 6ase' %e ha e ha# t! c!ntin$all) l!!& at %hat %e a"e #!in* an# see if it matches $0 %ith the !ffenses %e face+ Each )ea"' %e ha e t%ea&e# #iffe"ent 0a"ts !f !$" #efense' 6$t !ne !f the 6est thin*s %e ha e #!ne is t! #e el!0 a s)stem LB &e)s that %e feel is sim0le an# )et h!l#s $0 a*ainst a a"iet) !f #iffe"ent !00!nents+ Li&e m!st 74 f"!nt teams' %e #! a *"eat #eal !f 6lit8in*+ B$t %e &e0t facin* the 9$esti!n' %hat #! the LBs l!!& at %hen the) a"e n!t 6lit8in*: We #eci#e# that &e)in* the 6ac&fiel# %!$l# 6e the m!st effecti e s)stem f!" !$" 0la)e"s+ The LBs set thei" &e)s acc!"#in* t! the 6ac&fiel# set an# thei" !%n ali*nment+ LANDMARKS A &e) feat$"e !f !$" s)stem is that %e set lan#ma"&s !f "es0!nsi6ilit) as !00!se# t! s0ecific *a0s+ We 6elie e that !$" c!nstant #efensi e line m! ement an# the 6l!c&in* c!m6inati!ns that %e see c!m6ine t! ca$se !$" *a0s t! ;m! e<+ F!" instance %ith a #!%n 6l!c& 6) the *$a"#' B *a0 is n!t e=actl) %he"e it %as 0"e-sna0+ S! instea# !f *a0s' %e la6el Lan#ma"&s> ? F"!m the insi#e f!!t !f !ne *$a"# t! the insi#e f!!t !f the !the" *$a"# is Insi#e ,!int .6!th A *a0s5 ? F"!m the insi#e f!!t !f the *$a"# t! the c"!tch !f the tac&le is Base ,!int .6 *a05 ? F"!m the c"!tch !f the tac&le t! the !$tsi#e f!!t !f the TE is O$tsi#e ,!int .C *a05 When a &e) tells the LB t! attac& a ce"tain Lan#ma"&' the LB 0"esses that a"ea l!!&in* f!" an ;!0en %in#!%<+ When he *ets the ;!0en %in#!%<' he attac&s th"!$*h it' m$ch li&e a RB "$nnin* a 8!ne 0la)+ S! if his &e) sa)s Insi#e ,!int' the LB ma) 0"ess f"!ntsi#e !" 6ac&si#e A *a0@it #e0en#s !n the 6l!c&in* an# %he"e the !0enin* is+ If his &e) sa)s Base ,!int' the LB ma) 0"ess an)%he"e f"!m in the c"!tch !f the *$a"# t! the insi#e sh!$l#e" !f the OT' #e0en#in* !n the ;!0en %in#!%<+

I Bac&s A*ainst the I f!"mati!n' the MLB &e)s the FB an# the OLBs an# the S,2Rs &e) the TB+ We $se the f!ll!%in* &e)s !$t !f !$" Stac&e# ali*nment+ ? As ha"# fl!% .6!th 6ac&s attac&in* A !" B *a0 "i*ht n!%5 ----MLB mi""!"s FB an# hits Insi#e ,!int ----OLB ha"# fl!% t! B Base ,!int ----OLB ha"# fl!% a%a) B Insi#e ,!int ----S,2Rs see ha"# fl!% in the 6!= BStac& !n C *a0 f!" c$t6ac& C "e e"se ? As fast fl!% .6!th 6ac&s attac&in* !$tsi#e "i*ht n!%5 ----MLB fast fl!% B Base ,!int ----OLB fast fl!% t! B O$tsi#e ,!int ----OLB an) fl!% !$tsi#e the 6!= B (et O e" the T!0D ----S,2R fast fl!% t! B C$t It OffD ----S,2R fast fl!% a%a) B Stac& !n C *a0 f!" c$t6ac& C "e e"se ? As an*le fl!% .F$ll6ac& &ic& !$t ' Tail6ac& hit C *a05 ----MLB an*le fl!% B Base ,!int ----OLB an*le fl!% t! B O$tsi#e ,!int ----OLB an) fl!% !$tsi#e the 6!= B (et O e" the T!0D ----S,2R an*le fl!% t! B Bl!% It 20D ----S,2R an*le fl!% a%a) B Stac& !n C *a0 f!" c$t6ac& C "e e"se S!me !f !$" f"!nts call f!" $s t! *! f"!m a 7 LB stac&e# l!!& t! a / LB E4 f"!nt l!!&+ We $se the f!ll!%in* &e)s !$t !f !$" 74 ali*nment .! e" *$a"#s5> ? As ha"# fl!% ----ha"# fl!% t! B Insi#e ,!int ----ha"# fl!% a%a) B Insi#e ,!int ? As fast fl!% ----fast fl!% t! B O$tsi#e ,!int ----fast fl!% a%a) B Base ,!int A%a) ? As an*le fl!% ----an*le fl!% t! B O$tsi#e ,!int ----an*le fl!% a%a) B Base ,!int

Win*-T !" D6l Win*6ac&s The f!"mati!n that %e see the m!st !f is 0"!6a6l) s!me f!"m !f D6l Win*+ We $se the f!ll!%in* &e)s !$t !f !$" Stac&e# ali*nment+ OLBs 6!th &e) the !00!site HB !" WB> ? If the &e) c!mes t! .m!ti!n !" afte" sna05 F O$tsi#e ,!int ? If the &e) sta)s a%a) F Hit Insi#e ,!int l!!&in* f!" the FB T"a0CDi e The MLB &e)s 6!th WBs .$sin* 0e"i0he"al isi!n5> ? Ke)in* the #i"ecti!n !f initial fl!% .m!ti!n !" afte" sna05 F Base ,!int Fl!%si#e Sh!t*$n One-Bac& A*ainst a sh!t*$n' !ne 6ac& "$n *ame' %e $se the f!ll!%in* &e)s> OLBs &e) the !00!site 6ac& .HB !" GB5 ? Fl!% t! .H!ne R$n5 F O$tsi#e ,!int ? Fl!% A%a) .O0ti!n5 F Insi#e ,!int The MLB &e)s an# f!ll!%s the m!st #an*e"!$s "$nne"> ? Base ,!int Fl!%si#e These a"e !$" 6asic &e)s %hich %e install ! e" the s0"in* an# s$mme"+ We %ill t%ea& !$" &e)s a*ainst ce"tain !00!nents 6ase# !n %hat the) a"e em0hasi8in*+ B$t %e feel li&e these &e)s *i e $s a *!!# sta"tin* 0!int+