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The Shimmy Tackle - The New Science of Tackling
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- WN-08263
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- Buy Now Watch Now + instant streaming
About this video
Co-Defensive Coordinator Chuck Clemens rebuilt tackling at the University of Central Missouri around a single idea: teach the Shimmy tackle instead of the concepts most defenses still carry. Charting missed tackles game by game, UCM improved its missed-tackle number by 70 over a two-season stretch after the change. In this tackling clinic Clemens illustrates the Shimmy tackle itself and supplements it with situational drills and extensive game film.
What you'll learn
- How to get rid of old, antiquated tackling concepts your players are still being taught
- The Shimmy tackle step by step, from approach and footwork to leverage and finish
- Supplemental drills that build the Shimmy tackle into everyday defensive practice
- Other forms of situational tackling, each with its own proper technique
- Matching drill work to each situational tackle so it shows up in the game
- How charting missed tackles every week drives your team's overall tackling improvement
- How to install the concepts and techniques in your program without changing your defense
Who it's for
Defensive coordinators, defensive position coaches and head coaches at the high school and college level, plus youth staffs looking for a modern tackling progression. The technique is scheme-neutral, so it installs behind any front or coverage.
About the coach
Chuck Clemens served as Co-Defensive Coordinator at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, where he saw his defense's tackling improve firsthand after switching to the Shimmy concept and technique.
The session pairs classroom teaching with extensive game film of the tackle in live play. Runtime: about 64 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What does this video cover?
It covers the Shimmy tackle - the concept, the technique and the drills that teach it - plus other forms of situational tackling and the drills that go with each one. Coach Clemens also explains which old tackling concepts he threw out and why.
Who should watch it?
Any coach responsible for tackling, from youth programs through high school and college defenses. Because the Shimmy tackle is a technique rather than a scheme, it fits a 4-3, a 3-4, an odd stack or anything else you run.
How do I watch it?
This is a Buy Now, Watch Now streaming title. Pay $19.95 and it opens in your AFM Videos account right away, on a laptop, tablet or phone, with unlimited views for as long as you own it. It is also part of the 1-Year All Access membership ($99/year), which streams the entire AFM library.
Is there film of the tackle in games, or just drill work?
Both. Clemens teaches the technique and the supplemental drills, then supports them with extensive game film so you can see the Shimmy tackle happen at full speed against live offenses.