425 Defense: Run Defense Linebacker Drills

with Neal Neathery,
Eastern Michigan University Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers Coach;
former TexasSan Antonio Defensive Coordinator,
2007 American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year Wabash College

Give your linebackers more opportunities to make plays in the 425 Defense.

Coach Neathery gives you an indepth look at how to improve the fundamentals of your linebackers. Through a marker board session and practice film study, Neathery teaches you drills that finetune your linebackers ability to defeat blocks, tackle, change direction, get to the ball quicker and create turnovers. He includes game film to show you how the drills bring the fundamentals together on the field.

In the second half of the DVD, Neathery shows front adjustments you can use to improve your run defense and put more pressure on the quarterback. See detailed diagrams, game film and coaching points.

Combining solid linebacker play with these line adjustments will give you the edge you need to stop the run, no matter what scheme you face.

57 minutes. 2010.