Jeff Reinebold - 3-4 Defense - Philosophy and Overview

3-4 Defense: Philosophy and Overview, by Coach Jeff Reinebold, provides a comprehensive overview of the key factors involved in the increasingly popular 3-4 defensive scheme.

Coach Reinebold details how coaches can design and implement a zone-blitzing 3-4 defense.

Addressing fronts, blitzes, and coverages, Coach Reinebold also explains how teams that employ the 3-4 defense can successfully attack both the run and the pass.

In addition, Coach Reinebold outlines how coaches can select the best personnel for the 3-4, as well as discusses the fundamental skills that are required for each base position in the 3-4.

Among the topics covered:

• Advantages of a 3-4 defense
• Selection of personnel
• Alignments
• Gap cancellation
• Building the fronts
• Movement defense
• Nickel fronts
• Linebacker alignments
• Gap responsibilities