Mastering the art of building a winning defensive football team requires a combination of skill, strategy, and determination. In his talk at THSCA Coaching School, Doub Belk revealed the top strategies for defining roles, instilling core values, and fostering a winning mindset.  He focused ...

In this article I will be giving you a few of the pass rush drills that I use with my defensive linemen. In my opinion pass rush is the fun part of being a defensive linemen when doing drills during your individual work time. It is the time where players get to let loose and go upfield, trying to ...

In this article, I will continue to go through how I teach my players to defeat different blocks and will provide some of the drills that I use in order to help them beat the blocks they will see each game. Double teams are very tough for defensive linemen to take on and beat. In my ...

After my players have learned base block destruction, I go on to teach them how to defeat a reach block. With reach blocks, the offensive lineman will try to get to the outside shoulder of the defensive lineman and “hook” them, cutting them off from the rest of the play. In a head-up position, ...

Teaching your defensive linemen to defeat the base block is one of the first things you need to do. Read this article to learn the 3 essential drills!

Every linemen must have a great start and stance if they want to be successful. And as coaches, we must have a solid teaching progression to achieve that goal. If you wish your defensive linemen to have success either rushing the passer or stuffing the run, they'll have to have a solid start and ...