Roger Hinshaw - Applying Defensive Pressure-Concepts and Considerations

When defenses set up their pressures, it is essential that they identify the direction and part of the field or formation from which they will come.

Applying Defensive Pressure - Concepts and Considerations, by Roger Hinshaw, details the strengths and weaknesses of the various options that exist with regard to exerting defensive pressure.

Coach Hinshaw also emphasizes the need for coaches to make sure that their players understand that there is no perfect pressure.

In that regard, Coach Hinshaw discusses the importance of coaches to give ownership to their defensive players by being honest concerning potential stress points of the pressure they might be employing.

Among the topics covered:

• Which pressure concept best fits your personnel
• Which area of offense will you design pressure to attack?
• Thoughts on 0 man with pressure
• Thoughts on man-free with pressure
• Thoughts on zone pressure