Youth Football Coaches Association

40 Front Defense

The 4-4 and 4-3 defenses are great defensive schemes to use for certain age levels of youth football.

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4-3 Template

4-3: Defending the Wing-T

4-3 Defense

4-3 Defense by Bruce Eien

4-3 Defense by Roger Freeborn

Fort Loramie High School 4-3 Defense

Leroy High School Panthers 4-3 Defense

4-3 Slide Defense by Danny Marshall

Theodore High School 4-3 Defense

4-3 Defense by Travis Bark, Anamosa H.S.

4-4 Template

LA Cardinals' 4-4 Attack D

4-4 Defense by Coaching Services

4-4 Stack by Ted Seay

4-4 Stack Split by Ted Seay

4-4 Terminator Defense

4-4 Bandit Defense by Peter Tos

Ghost 4-4: Defending the Wing-T

Ghent Gators 4-4 Defense

4-4 and 4-6 Base D

4-6 Defense 7 Technique

4-6 Defense by Larry Getts

4-6 Defense by Steve Calande

4-6 Gambler Defense

Advantages of 4-6 Defense

Kearney 4-4 Defense

40 Defense

Billy Kidd - strong side lineup in a 4-4

Billy Kidd - weak side lineup in a 4-4

Billy Kidd - stopping the run with the 4-4

Billy Kidd - purpose of running the 4-4 defense

The basic responsibilities of DBs in the 4-3 defense

The pass responsibilities of LBs in the 4-3 defense

Defensive line play in the 4-4

Linebacker play in the 4-4

Basic alignment of the 4-3

Stopping the run with a 4-3

Using the 4-3 defense against singleback sets

Using the 4-3 defense against two-back sets

How to run the 4-3

Safetys - Playing the run and attacking in 4-3

All about the 4-3: The basic concepts

How to position the LBs in the 4-3

The run responsibilities of LBs in the 4-3 defense

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