Coach Hovorka
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Dad to 4 great kids 425 Defense, Plainedge DC 2x 12-0, LIC winners, Less than 6PPG in 2021, Stop the run and earn the right to GATA on 3rd down!
Plainedge, NY
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We should remain calm and look to high school football defensive coaches as a source of strength and wisdom as we confront this outbreak. Who better to lead us during a pandemic than a group of people who’ve spent years studying how to stop the spread?
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Is anyone else sick of people telling you how boring the game was yesterday. Defense isn’t boring
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How to play good defense
1) align correctly
2) run to the damn ball
3) tackle well
4) limit explosive plays
5) take away best play or player
6) be smart with pressure and stunts
7) win on 1st/3rd down
8) have really good players
#PlaywithanEdge
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Hanging out my son’s practice listening to the coaches tell the DE’s to run up field and turn chest to any puller and box it.
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Lots of coaches making comments about clinic speakers who are doing great things but have a multitude of great players. I don’t know about you, but i know I’m a lot better coach when I have really good players.
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Offensive play callers- what are your top three things you look at when devising how you are going to attack that week's opponent?
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Attention HS FB Players
There’s nothing like High School Football.
Enjoy the time playing with guys from your neighborhood, kids you grew up with because College athletics is different!
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I’d like to announce that I have parted ways with Adam Gase and the rest of the Jets. I’m officially entering the fan transfer portal. I’m 6’1, 248, 5.8 40, can eat 16 wings in under two minutes.
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Question of the day. Offensive Coaches how do you game plan? What are you looking at when you first watch film?
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If any coaches want to learn about our TCU style 425 let me know and we’ll do some 🏎 (Zoom) time. Don’t know everything but know this style pretty well.
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Offensive cats, what formation is a must when going against a 3-3 stack?
We like TE Trips vs that because it forces the stacks to break or play without an overhang to one of the sides. Also like Singleback DBl tite to force the OLBs to play on LOS
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OCs, what is the first passing game concept you install and why?
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The question we have as HS coaches, especially in schools where kids play both ways, is how can we be as efficient as possible and have drills that translate to games. Here is a high-speed, competitive drill we do with our edge players.
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How are you defensive cats teaching your guys how to wrong arm and spill those pullers?
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Traits of great wr play
1.BLOCK
2. Find work
3. Sink hips
4. Track ball with eyes, always use hands to catch fb
5. Use body to manipulate defender
6. Vertical stems look the same (route consistency)
7. Understand coverages
film
9 Win the LOS
10. YAC
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Some of our grandparents were called to war and fight Nazis, we are called to sit on our asses, watch tv, drink and go on the internet. We can do this people.
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What are you looking for when you scout an opponent?
Formations-never be out-aligned
Best plays- take away best plays
Personnel groupings- does it tell us something
Who are the Dudes?
3rd down cut-off- what pt is it a pass
OL- can we pressure w/o blitzing
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Let's talk pressure, how are you communicating your front, your blitz and your cover?
1 word for us
Cities are 4 man fronts sending six playing 0
Mascots of above are same pressure but 1 peel
4 legged Animals are 3 down sending 6 playing 0
Birds are 3 down sending 5 playing 1
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Hey coaches will be doing a “Adapting” a 425 TCU style defense clinic tomorrow at 3PM EST.
@Coach_G32
will be posting the details and providing the details. He usually post the links 5-10 minutes prior.
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Coaches, for a young coach trying to be a future OC is it better to start with the OL and learn there or start with QB/WR? Thanks and if you can explain.
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Auburn beat Purdue so bad that Ohio State is banned from the playoffs the next three years.
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For coaches running split field coverages, how do you communicate what coverage is on what side?
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The Next Big Thing in the Hovorka House, Brock Tierney Hovorka. Mom and baby doing great!!!
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Anyone have success morphing their 425 defense into some 34 fronts without changing personnel?
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4Down DCs, reasoning as to where you put the 3 tech?
For us
1) to/away TE based on over/Under call
2) no TE- away from the Down Safety to Boundary
3) moves depending on trips call
4) vs running QB threat- to the back
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Two high defensive coaches, want route combinations give you the most problems and how do you combat them?
For us double post and flood routes give us trouble.
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@Coach3Davis
Be sound in base
Stop the run
Align everyday,
Tackle everyday
Realize you can’t take away everything- either take away top plays or best player
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One of our favorite drills-using the sled into an <tackle
1) emphasizing same foot, same shoulder on the sled-for tackling + block destruction
2) coming off block to an <tackle-head behind- contact with chest/shoulder
3) keep feet on contact- drive for 5
#PlayWithAnEdge
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Listening to Bart Scott on the radio today
He was saying how football is the best taught subject in high schools because you can’t fake being good and you always get what you earn. Even if you deserve success you still might not get it. All great points
@BartScott57
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DC's and OC"s what position group do you personally coach and what do you think is most important to run your system?
DC- safeties with special eye on the DE's
When I've been OC- Offensive Line
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Easy pressure to put in- Double A Mug
Backers must walk up on LOS, tite to LOS
DT's wide 3's, DE's wide 5's get up the field and do not spill
We change our SS and FS- putting FS on Wr and SS either middle 1/3 or on the back
Play Man 0 or Man 1 with edge on Blitz/Peel- or hot
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Any defensive guys have success teaching DE's or edge blitzers to be able to blitz peel. Its a topic I want to explore this off-season.
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Here we have an DBL edge blitz call with a word to mean "Switch". Switch tells the DE he is the contain rusher and the Blitzer is coming B gap. This creates some confusion in a 16 Year-old OL w/ little new teaching for us. Play whatever coverage you like and
#GATA
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Some defensive stats from this year’s team
77pts in 12 games by starters= 6.5 PPG
10 picks and 7 fumble recoveries
2 defensive scores
102 TFL’s and 37 Sacks
1 rushing TD allowed by starters
Allowed Average of 68 net yards per first half over the season
#absolutesavages
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You want to be an elite defense against the run- your corners need to be run fitters vs certain formations.
Whenever we get 2 Back Nub TE- our CB plays What we call NUB Tech
1) buzz feet on snap and read TE
2) He blocks Down- fill
3) Vertical release- Cover him
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Offensive Coaches- what are you all doing to combat the 3-high defenses you are seeing.
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Good DL/OL drill to teach violent hands
Learning to transfer power from the ground to hands.
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Hey coaches, looking to see how 4-down teams play some 34 looks without changing everything. Want to see how alignment rules, fronts, stunts etc matchup to what we already do(might have to change the @ name.
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Has anyone run the "Patriot" COverage? Double team offensive best player with your 2nd best Cover guy and safety over the top and then lock every else while playing man free?
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Components of Great OL play
1) master assignments
2) communicate
3) trust the other members of the unit
4) be coachable
5) violent hands/hips
6) pride in performance
7) finish every play
8) keep hands in inside
9) bend and play with great pad level
10) learn from mistakes
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Tomorrow I will be doing a Defending Wing T Zoom Clinic with the Clinic GOD
@Coach_G32
at 5PM. Looking forward to it- No Doubt it is a Tough offense to stop!
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QOD, how are you defending a Gun Wing T team that aligns twins to one side and TE/Wing opposite with back to the twins side. Base plays are Buck/Buck RPO/Quick game to twins side and some boot.
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Saw a tweet that PE classes in some state are failing kids bc they couldn't run 10 min mile despite how much they tried and improved. All the comments were how wrong that is, some kids just will never be able to do it...... isn't that we do for every other subject?
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Defensive Guys, how do you communicate different disguises for your players?
Secondary guys showing press and bail, dbs playing off but coming up to play man
LB’s starting up but dropping, fake blitzing one gap and go another?
I’m afraid of calls getting to wordy/too many signals
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QOD- Beginning to fool around with some Tite Front stuff, How are you pass rushing from a 4i and how is that kid a contain rusher vs an athletic QB?
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Who's going to AFCA? Wow- Titan vs Ravens game should be fun to watch in Nashville huh?
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At my 10 year-old daughters soccer game and the amount of parents yelling just kick the ball is amazing. It’s the football equivalent of just block someone.
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Illegal OL downfield should be more than a five yard penalty. Should be the offensive version of Defensive holding, 5 yards and automatic 3rd down!!
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Really excited to have the opportunity to speak
@GlazierClinics
on the Plainedge Defense
1) Session 1 is how we organize practice and drill toughness
2) Session 2 is on how we game plan to stop the run and some of pressure packages
#PlayWithAnEdge
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You know you are a DL coach when you practice wrong arming 100LB freshmen down the hallway walking to your next class.
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All athletes should be lifting in and out of season
Texas Tech basketball lifting after making Final Four. How many HS basketball coaches don't believe "in-season" lifting? smh
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Tite Front Defensive Cats, talk to me about coaching those 4I’s...
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DCs that send six, talk to me about sending four from the same side. We love 2 off the same edge, an inside backer and safety of the edge. Really like it vs teams that full slide protect and now you get two vs 1 on the back.
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Offensive Play-callers. I absolutely love bash concepts. What’s your favorite Bash concept including formation and “the why”?
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Can someone talk "hot" coverage with me. Sending 6, 2 under, three deep cover.
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An easy tag to add a different look to your Mug Look
Switch- tells the DT's to go from a 3 to the A gap + the walked up LBs go B. DT's go 1st trying to get that G to step inside w/ them freeing up the looping backer. If the OT steps down you 1 on 1 with the RB or a free rush
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Can a team succeed in today’s football world playing only cover 3?
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Sometimes we overrate scheme, Coaches can you get your guys to play real hard? We have been lucky to have our guys buy into our philosophy and give 100% to the whistle. Each time- kid made huge play to stop long TD, and then the D did it's part not giving up a score.
#GATA
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Defensive guys, How often are you switching between 3 and 4 man fronts during a game, and during the season? If so are you doing this with same personnel?
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Offensive coaches- what is the best thing you do neutralize those pesky 4i. Defensive Linemen?
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Lots of guys interested in what we do at Plainedge. So, we are looking at doing a free Zoom this week on our Practice Planning/Game-planning and some of our drills we utilize.
I'll send out the info soon.
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@JerodBrown_
@CoachBradyWalz
You are who you surround yourself with. No decision is as important as who will be the other coaches on staff. Football knowledge is secondary to what type of men and what type of teachers they are.
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Coaches- looking info on Shotgun Wing T. I know as a DC its difficult to defend when the QB can replace the FB as a runner and then put an extra wr in the formation.
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QOD- In HS football you MUST stop the run, IMO an underrated part of that is your corners. What are you teaching your corners in heavy formations?- NUB TE with/WO wing too.
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Part II of Culture over Scheme
We pride ourselves on our ability to pursue
We start every defensive session with a pursuit drill
Emphasize it in team drills
Reward and praise it when we see 9/10 guys in a tackling frame and correct it when we don't get what we want
#GATA
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A question I get quite often is how can you stop 21/12 personnel runs playing 425. Our answer is by playing some Old VA TECH/Robber coverage to the TE. We get our DS in a 9 and FS in box at 7 yards and read the TE. Anyone else do same and if you have questions let me know.
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Coaches- looking for colleges that run Stanford's double tite/two back power offense.
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In your area, JV players are allowed to play some reps in Varsity game and then still play JV?
NY does not have that, I'd love to see it implemented.
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@ADRCoachDev
Respectfully disagree, pursuit has been the foundation of how we build our defense. We start defensive practices with it and it sets the tone for our practice. In our pursuit drills- we build in run fits, and turnovers.
#GATA
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What Leach did this year at WSU was one of best coaching jobs I’ve seen in recent memory.
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Tackling Question(s)
1) Are you practicing tackling as an entire team or are you doing tackling in your individuals and why?
2) Separate note- What age is the appropriate age to start in tackle ball and why?
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Long Island had three QBs playing opening weekend in DI
Xavier Arline starting for Navy from SWR
Jack Coan from Sayville starting at NOtre Dame
Dan Villari getting some time at Michigan from Plainedge
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Biggest upset in sports history? Does anything top Tyson losing to Buster Douglas?
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I'm going to post Zoom invite today at 7:00PM EST and will get ready to roll at 7:15
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QOD- We haven't run Cover 3 in a long time. When we did it it was still Country Cover 3. So, Cover 3 coaches- What are some different ways you are getting into your Cover 3 to keep the offense honest.
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Seems the The slot fade replaced the corner route on the smash route
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We do the fronts stunts and pressures on the cans. We do two groups facing each other at the same time to get double work and limit standing around. If two guys don’t wind up up face to face someone knows they missed the call.
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At my 8 year- olds flag football game and the opponent's HC calls a Two TO in last minute up by five scores so they can score again.
SMH, what is wrong with people
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Defensive Coaches what are some things you do to get guys to play hard?
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Anyone DC’s out there have any success running 3 high? Curious as to how that can fit into two high structure and terminology.
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This is my feelings when an offense comes and and runs TE Empty with a dual threat QB.
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We don't stunt up front a bunch
One of our favorites- is a simple squeeze.
Call side DL have to get to A and B gap
We can call it to both sides, to/away from back, wide/short, weak strong
Love it in 3rd and less than 2
Backers no they are no C gap players on flow to their side
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I've been looking for a new t-shirt slogan for years to sum of our defensive philosophy- I found it after listening to Rex Ryan this Am
"My daddy always said a Qb can't throw with tears in his eyes"
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Got this question the other day- Give me three things that can make us a better defensive team- here were my three:
1)tackle every day
2) find way to take away opponents best run play-
3) take away best player and force someone else to beat you.
What would be your 3?
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Defensive Cats, anybody base out of Bear fronts or jump into more than just for GL? Are you in 5-1 or 5-2 behind it?
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How does Co-coordinators work? Doesn't there have to be someone who has the final say in making a call on either side of the ball?
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Defensive coaches, how do you teach your Force player to actually force the ball back inside?
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This is a public announcement, use it as you wish. The referees, umps, officials, at your child's youth games don't care who wins.
That's the PSA.
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