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30 Stack Pressures
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- WN-08033
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About this video
Pressure is the trademark of Jim Girard's 30 Stack defense at Wayland High School in Massachusetts, and this session is the blitz install. Coach Girard shows how pressure can come from anywhere on the field to keep an offense off balance, and lays out the three keys to an effective blitz: timing, attacking men rather than gaps, and body control. "Our various run/pass blitzes have resulted in a positive turnover margin as well as many tackles for loss," he says. "We specialize in attacking the offense."
What you'll learn
- Why keeping offenses confused with pressure packages is the core of the 30 Stack
- Base strategy for pressuring offenses with run and pass blitzes
- The three keys to an effective blitz: timing, attacking men instead of gaps, body control
- How to blitz and stunt from anywhere on the field
- The X, Lightning and Warrior stunt packages
- A bonus "what ifs" package on maintaining pressure against specific offenses
Who it's for
High school defensive coordinators and linebackers coaches running a 3-3-5 or stack front who want a pressure menu, and any coach wanting blitz-design principles that hold up week to week.
About the coach
Jim Girard coordinated the defense at Wayland High School in Massachusetts, where his 30 Stack defense was built on constant pressure and a positive turnover margin.
Extensive game film shows each stunt against live offenses. Runtime: about 37 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What blitzes are taught?
The run and pass pressure package of the 30 Stack, including the X, Lightning and Warrior stunt groups, plus the design rules Coach Girard uses so pressure can come from any spot on the field.
Which coaches will use it most?
Defensive coordinators and front-seven coaches at the high school level. The three blitz keys - timing, attacking men not gaps, and body control - apply whether you play a stack, an odd front or a four-down defense.
How do I watch it?
It streams. For $19.95 the video is added to your AFM Videos account the moment you buy, ready on any device with unlimited views, and the 1-Year All Access membership ($99/year) includes it with everything else in the library.
What makes a blitz work, in Coach Girard's view?
Timing, attacking a man instead of a gap, and body control at the point of attack. He goes through each one and then shows the stunts on game film.