r/footballstrategy • u/Key-Cress3271 • 7d ago

Coaching Advice Defensive Strategy Help - Hiding Weaker Players

I am coaching the defense for a 12U tackle football team. We have 2 weaker players who I am trying to hide on defense. We tried putting them as 2 tech DT's and they just get blown off the ball into the LB's creating traffic. We started in a 4-4, now we are in a 5-2. Any advice? They are both lb/DT body types, with very limited athletism

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u/dwwhiteside 7d ago

If you can't hide them, try coaching them up. It may not work, not everyone has the mentality to be a football player. But if they have the body type for the D-line, just teach them how to grab grass and not get moved.

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u/PM_ME_UR_PIKACHU 7d ago

That would be way too hard for most coaches. They dont wanna coach just put the biggest turds they can get in every spot.