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Coaching Team Defense

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As a Defensive Coordinator at a small private high school I am always looking for inspiration to help me develop good players from limited resources. This book is not a "how to" type of text, rather it is a "first understand this concept" that enables anyone to use their own imagination to interpret and learn. Fritz openly invites all reader to take his knowledge and use it to their advantage. The text is not too deep or advanced (as is Arnsparger's)but it is not written at a sixth grade level either. An enjoyable, comprehensive, and enlightening piece of work that anyone from a fan of the game, to a teacher or coach can benefit from in a number of ways!!

I have a lot of books on the subject. I find this book is a good reference on alternative ways of dealing with offenses, and applying some of his techniques and ideas. However if you are coaching youth football it is a little to much for 8-15 years old level, I'm not disappointed in the book you just have to read allot to get a little. Then break it down as you see fit for the kids.

Fritz Shurmur provides valuable coaching points on many aspects of football defense, such as personnel requirements, run and pass defense, pass coverage, nickel defenses, practice organization, and scouting information. Rather than present a specific defense, as he does with The Eagle Five-Linebacker Defense, Coach Shurmur delivers something closer to a coaching clinic featuring diagrams, player responsibilities, and coaching tips that any coach would find helpful and which can be adapted to work in any system.