Make Defense Great Again

Episode 1 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur taking your game-planning questions. Make sure to follow him on Twitter @CoachVass and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form located here: https://forms.gle/wjCefjwn1enGnbUa6

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Episode 5 with Grant Parr, Owner of Game Face Performance and Dr. Christopher Stults, Associate Professor at Baruch College. We talk about some of the main tenets of Sport Psychology and apply them to building a defense Show Notes: 4:10 Intro 13:11 Sport Psychology's Role in Defense 14:56 Creating an Identity 20:40 The Importance of Language 26:26 The Importance of Breathing 33:05 Creating a Mission Statement 42:54 Leadership 54:48 Goal Setting 1:00:52 The Power of Visualization 1:14:41 Group Roles 1:16:52 Role Clarity 1:36:35 "Traditional" Team Building Activities 1:38:54 Personal Disclosure & Mutual Sharing 1:47:51 Misc. Points Follow Grant Parr on Twitter @gfpmindset and Dr. Christopher Stults @DrChrisStults. Follow me @CoachVass and the podcast @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Also, visit our website at www.coachvass.com/podcast to fill out the form for the Q&A podcast, as well as other pages to learn more about Coach Vass.

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Episode 4 with Pat Fox from Notre Dame Prep in Pontiac, Michigan. We talk about 2 Under/3 Deep Pressures, DL play, LB reads, and defending big formations in Michigan. Note: The conversation gets a little colorful so please be advised. Also, the audio for the first three minutes of the interview gets a little rough, but it smooths out quickly. Show Notes: 0:20 Housekeeping 2:40 Intro 5:31 2 Under/3 Deep Pressure Package 6:13 History of 2 Under/3 Deep 10:26 Attacking Personnel Groups 12:43 When Not To Use Them 18:51 Goosebumps Package 25:47 Coaching Points for 2 Under/3 Deep 33:04 Team Skelly 35:12 2 Under/3 Deep Corner Play 36:20 Defending 3x1 39:04 MOF Safety Play 40:02 Opponent's Plan of Attack 49:51 Favorite Pressure Patterns vs. 11 Personnel 52:34 Pressures vs. 11 Personnel Gap Schemes 54:49 Coaching Offense (Ha!) 58:16 Avoiding Overcomplicating on D 1:01:00 Taking on Blocks 1:03:20 Base DL Philosophy 1:04:12 Cheesesteak Technique 1:05:24 Pressures vs. 10 Personnel 1:12:05 LB Reads 1:20:14 Playing "Big" Formations 1:28:50 Coach Fox's Contact Info 1:36:04 Championship Call Follow Coach Fox on Twitter @pefgdefense. Follow me @CoachVass and the podcast @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Also, visit our website at www.coachvass.com/podcast, as well as other pages to learn more about Coach Vass.

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Episode 3 with Ron Roberts, Defensive Coordinator at the University of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. We discuss what constitutes a simulated pressure vs. a creeper, and the Tite front, and adjustments off of it. Show Notes: 4:20 Coaches' Journey 15:45 "Creepers" 31:39 RPOs Changing Run Fits 34:08 Using Change Up Calls 37:07 Stopping Zone Read out of 10 Pers 42:27 Coverage to Action vs. Action to Coverage 45:12 Creepers vs. 11 Personnel Y-Off 47:31 Creepers vs. Power & Counter 48:52 "Simulated Pressures" 1:03:27 Creating a Pressure Menu 1:06:30 Examples of Sim Pressures 1:11:10 Tite Front 1:17:24 Slanting out of Tite 1:18:30 Adjustments off of the Tite Front 1:24:45 Offensive Concepts to beat the Tite Front 1:30:21 Coverages out of the Tite Front 1:34:43 Lag Technique - Odd & Even Fronts 1:46:01 "Championship Question" Follow Coach Roberts on Twitter @CoachRonRoberts, and visit his website http://www.ronrobertsfootball.com. Follow Coach Vass on Twitter @CoachVass and the podcast's account @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, CoachTube videos, articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. If you are interested in donating to the show, you can do so through PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/coachvass), Venmo (@CoachVass), or CashApp ($CoachVass).

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BONUS POD #1: Fall Camp Checklist for your defense with Marc Marinelli, Defensive Coordinator at Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas

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Episode 2 with Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan. We talk about solving problems with aggression, playing with various defensive packages. using overhangs in the run game and more. Show Notes: 3:28 Coach Brown's coaching journey 11:13 Defensive philosophy in today's game 16:41 Solving problems with aggression 22:54 Living with a pressure philosophy 27:32 Setting the tone with pressure 30:42 Using different defensive packages 42:06 Forcing offenses to react to you 43:51 Defending the run with overhangs and movement 49:18 "Denting" the run game 52:39 Fitting gap scheme runs 53:51 Defending the zone read 59:39 Keying or traveling with the sniffer in Cover 1 1:01:19 Cover 1 Rat coaching points 1:03:59 Cover 2 Trap overhang coaching points 1:05:32 Bracket coverage coaching points 1:07:50 Coach Brown's opinion on Quarters coverage 1:08:21 The Championship Call 1:10:11 Housekeeping from CV Follow Coach Brown on Twitter @FBCoachDBrown. Follow Coach Vass on Twitter @CoachVass and the podcast's account @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, CoachTube videos, articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. If you are interested in donating to the show, you can do so through PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/coachvass), Venmo (@CoachVass), or CashApp ($CoachVass).

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Episode 1 with Kyle Cogan from Lexington HS in Lexington, MO. We talk about Cover 3 and 6, with Skinny and Skate tags vs. Trips formations. Show Notes: 4:41 Coach Cogan's story 9:08 Start of teaching progression for Cover 3 10:43 Defining field zones 12:18 Divider principle 18:09 Different types of Cover 3 21:20 Responsibilites for each defender 31:11 Underneath droppers in Cover 3 39:11 Passing receivers back 41:09 Underneath droppers in Cover 3 (cont'd.) 1:02:39 Skinny tag 1:17:17 6 Sky 1:19:02 6 Buzz 1:20:32 Choosing between 6 Sky & 6 Buzz 1:21:46 "Read" Tag 1:28:10 3 Sky 1:30:06 3 Buzz & Playing RPO 1:46:56 7th Dimension/Slinging the run fits 1:54:20 Recap 1:56:30 The Menu 2:01:40 "The Question" Follow Coach Gogan on Twitter @CoachCogan. Follow me @CoachVass and the podcast @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Visit our website at www.coachvass.com/podcast

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