Football Fundamentals: Defensive Gap Discipline vs Formations, Pulling OL, and FBs

For the defense to be successful, they must have "gap discipline". Having an "empty sound" means placing defenders on each side of each blocker to stop the attack. If you have a defender responsible for filling the game on every empty field, the defense in the LOS forms a wall, and the attack has no chance of success. The purpose of the attack - to lose the discipline of the defensive gap or not to narrow the gap (free up space). Any empty space is an option for the ball carrier, and any empty space is useful for leaving an attacking play. In this post we will see how gaps are formed against certain formations and we will see how blockers and shooters change numbers at the point of attack.

Standard Pro-Style O
Let's first look at 12 employees who are apparently supported by just one company. This is a common aspect of many modern bands like Iowa or Wisconsin. Usually these groups have a zone attack and add TE and wings to add its gaps throughout the LOS. It must be a disciplined defense, both forward and sideways. 10 spaces go from A to E on both sides.

Standard stretch
Well hired about 10 employees with double twins. Note that the gaps are equal; The presence of WR does not mean that protection should not take into account gaps on both sides. Many fast WR screens use protections that cannot take external errors into account. During the game, defenders can often "two gaps" (protect two different gaps), and continuing will help you fill another gap, but the game also allows you to stay locked on the field, which means to give meters (just the front closing does not mean that the gap does not exist, its origin is below the field). Advanced pharmacy works next to its advantage, with some "big" gaps.

travel training
You can change the numbers by placing more blockers on one side of the center. Something like a pharmacy has spaces between A and F on one side of the pharmacy and on the other side of the pharmacy there are gaps between A and D. There are still 10 spaces to protect, but usually let them adjust. High School or LB.

An unbalanced workout or victory works the same way. Usually the method of protection is to determine the location of the third PR (central) and make it the nominal center; No matter who enters the ball, the OG can snatch the ball, you start the spaces with the middle OL number.

OL tiranne
By dragging the OL, you do not add a space, but move the space. The advantage of this is that you remove the empty space on the back of the mold and add it to the mounting point. The problem for protection here is that they have to adapt to the gaps. They usually have problems with gap manipulation in groups of zones, especially in extended formations. Gaps are gaps, and defense knows the gaps that need to be defended. By pulling the lock, let the defense adjust to the flight. Adding more gaps in a practice game makes it a little easier for the ball carrier to take advantage of the gaps left by the defense.

Of course, sometimes you even get rid of OL. It does not change anything. Dragging the OL from the outside adds two spaces from the outside, removing one space from the inside.

Insert FB
Using FB as a crime will lose your vertical threat in a passing game. To complement it, add variety to your run. Starting with LOS, it can be inserted into the FB game to add spaces throughout the LOS.

The power unit adds outer space to the playing side of the formation. Typically, a unit is an ignition unit that opens a gap in that ignition unit; Sometimes, however, the blocks fall, and Belarus can bounce. The demand is the same, but an empty space is inserted inside and outside the site.

The advantage block also adds a gap in the gameplay, but now it's in format. Typically, this causes the LB to adjust in flight to protect the gaps. Of course, before the game they do not know where the gap in the formation will go.

In the case of separation zone E, an empty space is added to the background formation. In this case, the defensive back makes it difficult to enter the game and closes other internal gaps, which opens the incision of the Republic of Belarus.

power over
Games like Power O (or Counter F / H ) turn the empty square toward the mounting point and add an extra block to the game. Basically, the playground adds two spots to the snap. The defense must, of course, be brought to court for reflection.

Closure
Each style has its notable strengths. Expanded formations create larger spaces by displacing and forcing defenses to cover the space; However, they do not support a wide range of games during runtime, as there are fewer blockers to work with, and external acoustic protection can create two gaps in most external gaps. Formations with FB can insert spaces anywhere in the LOS; The downside is that you lose the vertical threat, and from the LOS you have to defeat the defender to the point (or he can start making two holes or walls, like the formations scattered outside). Headquarters with 12 identify the best gaps in the front tie, and two gaps in defense make it difficult to penetrate the LOS for most attacking players; However, as in extended formations, it is more difficult to hold different running matches, and you are usually forced to play in narrower places because you do not have blockers to stretch the playing field more horizontally.

So they all have their strengths, they all struggle to defend, and they can all be used to advantage in the offense. But ultimately, because defense plays football, it can block any attack.