Coach and Coordinator Podcast

Coaching the #1 Rush Defense - Matt Tschetter, Defensive Coordinator, Wartburg College

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Matt Tschetter is the defensive coordinator for Wartburg College who led Division 3 in rushing defense, while also recording the most interceptions. They ranked in the top 25 in most defensive categories.

Today, we dig into what Wartburg does in order to set their players up for success on defense.

Coach Tschetter was influenced by several of our past guests, including Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Scott Power, Randolph-Macon head coach Pedro Arruza, and retired Wisconsin-Platteville head coach Mike Emendorfer.


Show Notes:

  • Play fast: lighten the mental burden
  • Relentless
  • Communication
  • Assignment sound: do your 1/11th
  • Technique focused
  • Tackling, block defeat, and creating turnovers
  • Teaching tackling in the team meeting, plus quizzing
  • Be multiple
  • Stop the run: force offenses to be one-dimensional
  • Create chaos
  • Win the situational
  • Don’t flinch and turn the page
  • Base defense from 4-3 learned from Northwest Missouri State
  • Defensive line responsible for A and B gaps
  • Leveraged-based run fits
  • Success on run by understanding opponent and situation
  • Schematic success on run
  • Up-the-field movements instead of horizontal
  • Benefits of playing zone coverage
  • Tracking INTs in practice
  • Preparing for what attacks cover three


    • Follow Matt Tschetter on Twitter @Coach_Tschetter.


    Related Episodes:

    Scott Power: Sack the QB and Shutdown the Run

    Mike Emendorfer: Crazy Formations, Adding Wrinkle, Game Day Comms

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