Comments on: 6-2 Defense for Youth Football

By: birdsta1

birdsta1 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:30:06 +0000

I want to run this defense but with a twist, I want to line my DTs headsup with the OTs. I would call C gap or B gap which tells the DT which gap to go to. I will line the LBs right behind them and they would have resposibility of the other gap. When we ran this last year the DTs lined up in the B gap so at the snap the OTs just dived into the gap causing a logjam. This would be ok but on the 7-8 year old level most of the plays were outside and our DTs were athletic so it would take them out of the play. I think this would keep the OTs honest and you could always blitz LBs off this and posibly have the DT and the LB come free if the OTs are confused. If anyone sees a weakness to this please respond. Thanks

By: Steve Parker

Steve Parker — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:10:16 +0000

4 to 6. DEs and LBs and CBs

By: indio007

indio007 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:43:24 +0000

We played the 6-2 spread. A little different than the diagram. DT in the B gaps . Linebackers over the C gaps.Corners are good open field 1v1 tacklers, Safety 10 yards off the ball. We go into double containment with one or both LB or Cb’s depending on formation and spot of the ball.
DE and LB discipline is the key. If he has a bad game so will the defense.

Gave up 3 offensive TD’s. Went 6 games without giving up a first down.

The weakness is to figure out which side has the weaker players and run right at the DE/LB combo and brute force them and wear them down with a fast pace. You just keep hitting them from different angles using TE /Double Tight End/ Power I alternating between off-tackle and off-end (not a sweep)

It makes for a long drive and a ball control type game but it’s better than losing.

You can pass your way out with an exceptional QB and inside slants but that isn’t realistic for most teams.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:17:48 +0000

We play our inside down tackles (NGs) head up on the OGs. They crash the A gaps. Our Tackles are head up on the OTs and crash the B gaps. The Ends are strictly contain. The LBs read flow and fill C gaps if needed. We usually use our best LB to spy the premier back. We play Man Press on the outsides with our Corners and Safety is over the top and reads QB shoulders. When facing the spread, we play Cover 3 with Ends in the flats and LBs dropping and reading. We then use a weak side call to (x) or twist rush the QB. We do this by having the Inside Tackle cross the face of the guard and attack the B gap. The Tackle then comes off the butt of the Inside Tackle and attacks the A gap. This usually causes confusion on the Offensive Line. Our weaker of the LBs will blitz strong side B gap just to add pressure. Hope this helps you guys.

Coach S

By: Don

Don — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:04:20 +0000

Thanks, can’t find this rule anywhere

By: Steve Parker

Steve Parker — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:25:18 +0000

We are in Texas and have not seen this yet. Maybe in the NY rules. I thought this might be coming on defense soon.

Coach Parker

By: Don

Don — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:53:29 +0000

I too use the wide tackle 6 and use my two guards to bear crawl the a gap until the ref told me that was illegal that they had to make contact above the knees first and then could bearcrawl. Has anyone run into this? We play under NYS HS rules.

By: j

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:36:11 +0000

we are 5-1 and will be playing a team who beat us once already. they are bigger and faster than we are. they run outside, outside and outside and once in a blue moon in between the tackles. most of it is shotgun motion trips right or left and/or twins right or left hand it off or keep it. what kinda d should we run. we ran a 4-4 last time and every now and then a 3 3 5. played a triangle off the ends and the ends shot out/ it worked but we had some injuries and had to change.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:56:08 +0000

Up here in CT mostly all of the teams have moved out of the under center snap to a shotgun spread offense using double splits on both sides or spread offense. The WT6 hasn’t been that successful at the upper grade level against it but it does still stop the outside run. Kids have to be aggressive and always penetrate in order for this defense to work against the spread and you need really good corners and aggressive Tackles as well.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:10:35 +0000

I have to admit the 6-2 is a great defense for youth football. I actually dont bother having a safety most of the time. I just use the S as a middle linebacker playing 1 step behind the Outside LBs. I crash my ends or having then read when I think a team my be good a screen plays but that is rare.