2025 Varsity Defense

• Key Terminology

• Position Terminology

• Gap Terminology

• Gap Responsibilities

• Shade Techniques (Defensive Line)

• Shade Techniques (Linebackers)

• Pass Zones

• Personnel Packages

• Numbering Receivers

• Definitions & Acronyms

• Understanding Offensive Formations

• Pro | Con

• Right | Left

• Right | Left Over

• Roy | Lou

• Ringo | Lucky

• Spread

• Spread Right | Left

• Ace

• Ace TE Wing

• Trey

• Trey TE

• Trips

• Quads

• Empty

• Defensive Packages

• Base Spin - Texas | Cover 3

a. Texas vs. Pro | Con

b. Texas vs. Spread

c. Texas vs. Spread Right | Left

d. Texas vs. Ringo | Lucky

e. Texas vs. Ace

f. Texas vs. Ace Heavy

g. Texas vs. Ace TE Wing

h. Teaxas vs. Trey to Spread

• Base Spin - Florida | Cover 6

a. Florida vs. Roy | Lou

b. Florida vs. Right | Left

c. Florida vs. Trey

d. Florida vs. Trey TE

e. Florida vs. Trips

f. Florda vs. Spread to Trey

•Need to Do:

• Why? - Understanding Football formations

• Base Spin Details

• Coverage - 44

• Coverage - Zorro

• Coverage - Flip

• Coverage - 20

• Coverage - Ohio

• Coverage - 14

• Coverage - BAMA

• Table comparing Spin and Nickel Coverages

Key Terminology

• Position Terminology

• Gap Terminology

• Gap Responsibility

• Defensive Line Shades

• Linebacker Shades

• Pass Zones

• Personnel Packages

• Numbering Receivers

• Football Terminology

Gap Terminology

Football Terminology

• Strong Side - Strength of Formation (Usually has more players to this side)

• Weak Side - Weak side of Formation (Usually has less players to this side)

• RIP - When the strength of formation is to the Right

• LIZ - When the strength of formation is to the Left

• Field - Wide Side of Field

• Boundary - Short side of Field

• Apex - Middle point between two players

• EMLOS - End Man on Line of Scrimmage

• LOS - Line of scrimmage

• MOF - Middle of Field

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Understanding Offensive Formations

• Why?

• Pro | Con

• Right | Left

• Right | Left Over

• Roy | Lou

• Ringo | Lucky

• Spread

• Spread Right | Left

• Ace

• Ace Heavy

• Ace TE Wing

• Trey

• Trey TE

• Trips

• Quads

• Empty

Why it’s important to understand formations

Defense Packages

• Base Spin

• Base Nickel

• Goaline

Ohio

Zorro

BAMA

Cover 2

Blitzes

Stunts

Goaline