3-3-5 Stack & Swarm WN-08402

Defense wins championships is not a slogan painted on the weight room wall at Jupiter Christian High School (FL) - it is how the program prepares. Head coach Bill Powers teaches his 3-3-5 Stack & Swarm defense here, an easy-to-teach scheme that his players enjoy playing and that hands offensive coordinators the kind of headaches that keep them up at night. The session covers the front, the linebackers and the secondary, position by position, and how the defense fits the offensive sets it sees.

What you'll learn

• The benefits of the 3-3-5 and why it is easy to install at the high school level
• Personnel in the 3-3-5 Stack & Swarm - who plays where and what body type each spot needs
• Nose guard play in the three-man front
• Defensive end play and the edge responsibilities that come with it
• The Missile linebacker and his role in the stack
• The Bullet linebacker and how he is used
• Cornerback technique and safety responsibility inside the scheme
• Fitting the defense against I formation and Double Twins
• Adjustments to I, Double Twins, Trips and Empty sets

Who it's for

Written for high school defensive coordinators, head coaches and position coaches considering or already running the 3-3-5. Programs with small numbers or undersized fronts will find the stack especially attractive.

About the coach

Bill Powers was the head coach at Jupiter Christian High School in Florida, where in four years his teams went 47-5, won back-to-back state championships and put together the longest winning streak in the state.

The session makes extensive use of game film.