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As the season progresses, coaches and coordinators must ensure their defensive units remain sharp and perform at their best. The late season brings unique challenges, such as maintaining fresh and game-ready players, managing injuries, and countering opponents who are familiar with our team’s tendencies.
In this episode, we explore three key strategies to navigate the late season successfully and keep defenses in battle rhythm.
Coaches Featured in This Episode:
Show Notes:
Todd Drury
John Mumford
Vince DiGaetano
Related Episodes:
Todd Drury:
A Unique Practice Period for More Reps for the Defense
Sacks and Takeaways
Vince DiGaetano:
Player Vocal Leadership Plus Early Camp Tackling Considerations
The Players Write the Practice Plan
Defining Practice Tempos and Finishes for Better Performance
Deep Dive on Defense: Team Tackling
Trends in Teaching Tackling
Short Prep Time for the Season
Additional Resources:
Coach DiGaetano has some of the best tackling resources available, including:
Winning Gaps with Engaged Tackles
Deep Dig: Preseason Tackling Fundamentals
Effective Team Tackling with the 3 C’s: Contact, Chase, and Converge
Follow All We Are Doing:
Visit CoachandCoordinator.com to listen to the entire library of episodes in The Season.
Follow us on Twitter/X @CoachKGrabowski.
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As the season progresses, coaches and coordinators must ensure their defensive units remain sharp and perform at their best. The late season brings unique challenges, such as maintaining fresh and game-ready players, managing injuries, and countering opponents who are familiar with our team’s tendencies.
In this episode, we explore three key strategies to navigate the late season successfully and keep defenses in battle rhythm.
Coaches Featured in This Episode:
Show Notes:
Todd Drury
John Mumford
Vince DiGaetano
Related Episodes:
Todd Drury:
A Unique Practice Period for More Reps for the Defense
Sacks and Takeaways
Vince DiGaetano:
Player Vocal Leadership Plus Early Camp Tackling Considerations
The Players Write the Practice Plan
Defining Practice Tempos and Finishes for Better Performance
Deep Dive on Defense: Team Tackling
Trends in Teaching Tackling
Short Prep Time for the Season
Additional Resources:
Coach DiGaetano has some of the best tackling resources available, including:
Winning Gaps with Engaged Tackles
Deep Dig: Preseason Tackling Fundamentals
Effective Team Tackling with the 3 C’s: Contact, Chase, and Converge
Follow All We Are Doing:
Visit CoachandCoordinator.com to listen to the entire library of episodes in The Season.
Follow us on Twitter/X @CoachKGrabowski.
Sign-up for our weekly newsletter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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