Three time conference coach of the year, Stephen Crounse, teaches you everything you need to know to effectively run the 3-5-3 defense. This defense is perfect for any coach who has a lot of athletes (or "tweeners") but not the typical-sized linemen, linebackers and defensive backs. In this instructional football DVD, Coach Crounse covers 19 blitzes his team utilizes. Through marker board instruction, Crounse shows how to apply pressure from all directions while making sure the defensive linemen maintain the ability to be effective single gap players. He also provides simplified blitz numbering that makes installation and memorization easy for teams at any level. Crounse includes game footage to show the blitizes in action. This DVD is a great compliment to the 3-5-3 Fronts and Coverages.

52 minutes. 2009.

Since installing the 3-5-3 defense at the end of the 2005 season, Crounse's record is 29-7. His defense allowed just 12.1 pts/game in 2008.

Coach Fex presents to you the advantages that the 3-4 defense has to offer. Fex details how to put your best players on the field, and make coverage adjustments easier through his defensive scheme. The 3-4 defense will cause your opponents' play package to be greatly reduced because of the new blocking techniques they have to work on in preparation of the 3-4. Fex uses a white board as an aid to describe defensive personnel, front declaration, the base concepts of the split call and some base coverage concepts. He also uses PowerPoint slides to explain 10 personnel group adjustments. On the practice field. Fex has his players demonstrate the proper characteristics of defensive line, outside linebacker and inside linebacker play so you can see his concepts in a live setting. He then utilizes game footage to show plays in action. This video proves to be a powerful resource on the advantages of the 3-4 defense.

119 minutes. 2009.

The spread offense is currently dominating the game of football, and therefore, it is important to know how to defend it. Coach Fex believes that the 3-4 defense is effective in defending the spread offense because of its multiplicity. The 3-4 allows many possible variations up front with alignments, movement, twists, blitzes and it is simple to change up the coverage principles. Fex uses the white board to explain his strategies in defending the spread offense and how to keep more defenders than the offense has blockers. He describes defensive personnel, front declaration, static flow and his "Spartan package." In order to show his concepts in action, Fex has players demonstrate on the practice field to explain defensive line characteristics, outside linebacker characteristics, inside linebacker characteristics, "mix it" and static flow. He then utilizes game footage to show plays in action.

117 minutes. 2009.