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5-3 Down hill penetrating Defense

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Why the 5-3 is our ase !efense
" #t is !esigne! to stop the run
" #t is a pressure !efense whi$h is great for high s$hool
" Diffi$ult to prepare for e$ause %ery few tea&s use it as
a ase !efense
" #t is %ery easy to tea$h an! allows the players to play
fast without thin'ing aout assign&ents
" Easily a!apts into 3-3-5 when playing against sprea!
offense y !ropping the en!s(
" The 'i!s lo%e to play it
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T(N(T( te$hni)ue *ta$'le+ nose+ ta$'le,
They are stri$tly penetratores+ they align hea! up o%er the $enter an!
ta$'les there first responsiility is to stay low an! fire into their gap( They
want to get to heels !epth an! then rea! the play+ if it is a run they then
will pursue !own they line+ if it is a pass they then will rush the -(.(
staying in the proper rush lane(
They go into the gap whi$h they are !ealt to y the linea$'er
ehin! the&+ Whi$h way they get !ealt all !epen!s on the $all( The !own
line&en an! the linea$'er ehin! the& wor' together in the ase 5-3 they
will always go to opposite /aps &a'ing sure all gaps are $o%ere!(
The T(N(T( position is %ery si&ply an! only re)uires that they e
aggressi%e+ low an! )ui$' to their gap(

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1inea$'er 2lay in 5-3
The linea$'ers align the& !ire$tly ehin! !own line&en( Sa& an!
Will etween 3 an! 0 yar!s !epth an! the Mi'e aligns etween 0 an!
3 yar!s !eepening on the situation an! his aility( 4ust li'e the !own
line&en they are responsile for a gap+ they &ust fill they gap
opposite of the !own line&en( For e5a&ple if the nose is !ealt to
the right 6 gap then the Mi'e is responsile for the left 6 gap( The
a$'ers first step &ust e down hill in this step they will rea! the
offensi%e line&en in front of the& if he run lo$'s the linea$'er
&ust $ontinue !own hill an! fill the gap ta'ing on any lo$'ers with
there shoul!ers s)uare to the line of s$ri&&age an! pa! le%el low( #f
they rea! a pass set y offensi%e line&an they &ust get into their
pass !rop responsiilities( Will an! Sa& ha%e the flats while Mi'e
!rops straight a$'( The se$on!ary will e in 3 !eep ehin! it( #f
they are to lit7 they atta$' at the snap of the all an! !o not 8ust get
to their gap they fly through it an! get the footall on a pass or a run(
The &i!!le linea$'er will &a'e a lot of ta$'les in this s$he&e an!
he is usually the est ta$'ler an! pure footall player on the tea&(
9e will e running free a lot the ti&e(
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Defensi%e En! 2lay
They will align 1 yar! out si!e of the last &an on the line of s$ri&&age in
a three point sprinters stan$e angle! in pointe! !ire$tly at their 'ey+ whi$h
is the nearest to the !eepest person in the a$'fiel!( *E5( # for&ation :ey
the eye a$'+ split a$'s 'ey the a$' nearest to the&,( They ha%e two
e5pe$tations the first is $ontain e%ery thing nothing $an get outsi!e of
the&( The se$on! is to 6TT6C:+ 6TT6C:+ 6TT6C:( They &ust get
pressure into the a$'fiel! on runs an! passes( #f they rea! run towar!s
the& they &ust ta'e on all lo$'s with there insi!e shoul!er 'eeping
outsi!e shoul! an! ar& free( They &ust atta$' the lo$'er s)uee7ing the
running lane !own an! for$e e%erything to the pursue of linea$'ers an!
T(N(T( ;n a pass they are going to get the -(.( They &ust get pressure(
2ut your est pass rusher<s on the en!s # ha%e foun! that spee! an!
)ui$'ness is the est to ha%e at en! in this !efense e%en if they are s&aller
players that are not typi$al !efensi%e en!s li'e in other fronts(
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Defensi%e .a$'s
The Corners will align = yar!s off an! 1 yar! outsi!e of the wi!est
offensi%e player to their si!e( The safety will e at 12 yar!s !epth
sha!e! slightly to the tight en! or will $o%er twins if offense aligns in
that( The ase $o%erage is $o%er 3 an! nothing $an get ehin! the&(
.en! !o not rea' in the se$on!ary+ Can also play &an $o%erage with
Corners ta'ing > 1<s an! Free safety ta'ing >2 if offen$e aligns in trips
we will auto&ati$ally go &an with Corner ta'ing > 1 Free ta'ing >2
an! 1inea$'er to that si!e ta'ing >3( If you get a steady does of
trips and spread formations this defense easily morphs into a 3-3-5
just by dropping the ends, which will allow for many different
types of coverage's.
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5-3 Sta$'
#n this !efense the ;utsi!e linea$'ers align !ire$tly ehin! our
D-En!s who now align in a two point stan$e on the outsi!e eye of
the last &an on line of s$ri&&age(*Coul! also align on outsi!e
eye of wing or slot !epen!ing on ga&e plan(, The en! an!
linea$'er now 'ey the first step of the &an line! up a$ross fro&+
if first step is !own the !-en! will $lose har! ta'ing on any lo$'s
$oul! e a full a$'+ or pulling line&an+ the outsi!e a$'er will go
outsi!e an! ha%e $ontain responsiility( #f 'eys first step is
outsi!e+ the D-en! will stay flat on 1(;(S 'eeping outsi!e ar& an!
shoul!er free ha%e $ontain+ the linea$'er &ust fill the gap
i&&e!iately( #f they rea! pass+ get into pass responsiilities(
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5-3 Sta$'
:ey steps !own
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Tight En! is the sta$' 'ey(
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:eys first step is to outsi!e
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Tight En! is the sta$' 'ey(
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Con$lusion
What # ha%e shown is our ase !efense+ we show &any !ifferent
fronts out of it an! the possiilities are en!less( The 5-3
penetrating !efense is a great high s$hool ase !efense e$ause it
is %ery fle5ile an! has pro%en to e effe$ti%e( 9a%e fun with it
an! e $reati%e the stunts are en!less( For this reason it is really
fun to $oa$h an! the players lo%e it+ e$ause allows the& to e
aggressi%e an! too go get the footallB