This document provides an overview of the 3-4 defensive scheme used by UW-Platteville Football. It discusses why schools use the 3-4 defense, the basic alignments including the field, okie, indy and stack fronts, and the typical base coverages like cover 2, cover 3, and cover 0. It also explains how the defensive line and linebackers adjust their positioning based on the offense's formation and how the defense will pressure the quarterback, including blitz packages and fire zones that bring 5 or more rushers. The document concludes by listing UW-Platteville's upcoming football camps for 2007.

1. UW-Platteville FootballUW-Platteville Football
3-4 Fronts & Alignments3-4 Fronts & Alignments
Tom Watts

2. 3-4 Fronts & Alignments
• Why the 3-4
• Alignments
• Base Fronts
• Base Coverages
• Formation & Front Adjustments
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3. –
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Why the 3-4 Defense?
• Play your best players, put athletes on
the field
• Simple scheme but multiple looks
• Create confusion through movement /
disguise (slant, stem, roll coverage)
• Pressure the Offense
• Unfamiliarity with the scheme can lead to
Offensive confusion

4. AAC CBB
Alignments
2 0
S
h
a
d
e
4 3
5
67
8
9 1
2
43
5
6 7
8
91S
h
a
d
e

5. Positions in the 3-4
• Three D-Linemen – End (E), Nose (N)
and Tackle (T)
• Four Linebackers – Sam (S), Fox (F),
Monster (M) and Will (W)
• Four Defensive Backs – Corner (C),
Strong Safety (SS), Free Safety (FS)
and Half (H)

6. Defensive Huddle
Organization
TNE W
FS M
C HFSSS

7. Base Fronts
• Field
• Indy
• Okie
• Stack
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8. Field Front

9. Field Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

10. Field Front Strength Call: LOUIE
Field
T W
M
S E N
F

11. Field Front

12. Okie Front

13. Okie Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

14. Okie Front Strength Call: LOUIE
Field
T W
M
S E N
F

15. Okie Front

16. Indy Front

17. Indy Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

18. Indy Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

19. Indy Front

20. Stack Front

21. Stack Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

22. Stack Front Strength Call: LOUIEField
T W
M
S E N
F

23. Stack Front

24. • Cover 2 Concept
–Cover 2, Quarters
• Cover 3 Concept
–Roll Coverages, Cloud
• Cover 0
–Man to Man
• Fire Zone
–Cover 3 or Cover 2 Concept
Coverages

25. Basic Alignment

26. Basic Alignment
F M
S TNE W
SS
C
FS
H
Field Cover 2Field Cover 2

27. Basic Alignment
F MS
TNE W
SS
C
FS
H
Field Cover 5Field Cover 5

28. Basic Alignment
F MS
TNE W
SS
C
FS
H
Field Cover 7Field Cover 7

29. Basic Alignment
F MS
TNE W
SS
C
FS
H
Field Cover 4Field Cover 4

30. Formation and Front
Adjustments
• Adjustments to formations:
–Backers and DBs adjust
• Front adjustments:
–DL and Backers adjust
–DL Tilt is off when there is a TE
–DL&LB even coverages: play gap
aligned in; odd coverages: gap
assignment depends on coverage

31. F MS
TNE W
SS
C
FS
H
Field Cover 7 vs. 3 X 1Field Cover 7 vs. 3 X 1
“Slide” call

32. • Fire Zones
–Any combination of 5 rushers
• Blitzes
–Any combination of 6 or more
rushers
• Goalline package
3-4 Pressure Package

33. Camp Information
• 7 on 7 Team Passing Camp (Grades 9-12)
–June 16, 2007
• Kicker & Punter Camp (Grades 7-12)
–June 20-21, 2007
• QB & WR Academy (Grades 7-12)
–June 23, 2007
• OL &DL Academy (Grades 7-12)
–June 23, 2007
• All-Position Passing Camp (Grades 9-12)
–July 24 & 25, 2007 (Commuter or Over night)
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34. University of Wisconsin-
Platteville
Tom Watts
Assistant Football Coach
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
wattst@uwplatt.edu
608-342-1472
Please send an email to request any information regarding this
presentation.