Greg Gallagher - Systematically Developing Linebackers

Featuring a part-to-whole approach to teaching the basic fundamentals and techniques involved in sound linebacker play, Systematically Developing Linebackers, by Coach Greg Gallagher, outlines a plan for progressively enhancing the key skills of linebackers.

Coach Gallagher outlines how to conduct a task analysis for linebackers, as well as explains how to break practice sessions into phases, which not only provides sessions with an area of emphasis, but also a foundation on which to build subsequent phases.

Coach Gallagher also discusses how coaches can get the most out of their team's pre- and post-practice opportunities.

Among the topics covered:

• Phase #1-coverage camp
• Phase #2-run-stop camp
• Phase #3-acclimation
• Phase #4-two-a-day contact
• Phase #5-game week