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Coverage & Formation Adjustments
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About this video
A 4-4 defense has to answer everything from a double wing to a spread, and Fritz Rauch's coverage and formation adjustments are how Homestead High School does it. In this 4-4 defense coaching video, Coach Rauch explains the read side and away side adjustments in his pressure G defense and details multiple ways to attack an offense from each side, with the communication that gets eleven defenders into the right adjustment.
What you'll learn
- The concept and strategy behind Homestead's coverage and formation adjustments.
- Why communication among defenders is essential to making the right adjustment.
- Read side adjustments: Homestead's Check Delta, Harp and Hawk.
- Away side adjustments: Press/Jam into Trips Open, Wax Split into Trips Open and Wax Tite into Trips Tite.
- Double slot adjustments.
- How the 4-4 defense adapts to whatever the offense presents, double wing through spread.
Who it's for
High school defensive coordinators running a 4-4 or any eight-man front who face tight, wing and spread formations across a schedule and need rules that hold up against all of them.
About the coach
Fritz Rauch coordinated the defense at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin, where he built the 44G pressure package taught in this series.
Part 5 of Coach Rauch's five-part series on the 44G pressure defense. The session makes extensive use of game film. Runtime: about 51 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What adjustments are covered in this video?
Read side adjustments (Check Delta, Harp and Hawk), away side adjustments (Press/Jam into Trips Open, Wax Split into Trips Open and Wax Tite into Trips Tite) and double slot adjustments, all from Homestead's 4-4 pressure G defense.
What kind of offenses do these adjustments handle?
Coach Rauch says the adjustments let his defense cover anything from a double wing to a spread, which he considers the strength of the 4-4. It is aimed at high school coordinators.
What do I get for $19.95?
Instant streaming of the full session in your AFM Videos account, on any device, with unlimited views. Or stream it under the 1-Year All Access membership ($99/year), which covers every video on the site.
Should I watch the earlier parts of the series first?
It helps. This is Part 5, and the fronts, stunts, blitzes and base coverages from the first four sessions are what these adjustments modify, though the read side and away side rules are explained fully here.