Elite Linebackers have great VISION. -EYES up -Read your KEYS -SEE THROUGH THE MESS

Elite Linebackers take great ANGLES.

Linebackers: Become great at CHANGING DIRECTIONS. -SQUARE shoulders -Keep a LOW PAD LEVEL -Use great VISION to see the ball

You are never alone on the football field. -Understand LEVERAGE -Use your teammates -Use the sidelines Most tackles are VICE tackles.

Linebackers in Pass Coverage: When the ball is thrown underneath? Be sure to take a great ANGLE.

Baltimore Ravens ILB coach Mark DeLeone - Arm Over Technique (Block Destruction). - Used when in a negative position on a block. - "If you're playing an equal/superior opponent, you will never get off a block by just throwing a guy. You've got to be able to use your hands."

Call it whatever you want: -"Scrape" -"Alley Run" -"Crossover Run" Either way, it’s a key type of movement every Linebacker must master.

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Linebackers: When it looks like a RUN but ends up being a PASS: Flip your hips and get DEPTH.

Linebackers: When you RIP ACROSS FACE of a block. LEAN and fight the pressure Avoid getting WASHED.

Linebackers: You want to elevate your game? Double down on the FUNDAMENTALS. Stance, Movement, Reading Plays, Shedding Blocks, Tackling. Keep it simple. Play fast. Make plays.

Linebackers: -READ the play -TRACK the ball carrier -Work DOWNHILL and finish

Linebackers: When you’re tracking a Run Play. If you see an “open window”. Shoot it.

The Classic Linebacker SHUFFLE. It allows you to: -Move with POWER -Transition to a SCRAPE -ROCK BACK and change directions It’s a fundamental movement every Linebacker must master.

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Linebackers: VISION is key. See through the mess. Make the play.

Simple Drill to work the Linebacker Shuffle. Focus on: -Vision -Pad Level -Change of Direction The drill finishes with some Block Destruction.

Linebackers: Movement skills are key. -Low pad level -Square shoulders -Ability to change directions

Linebackers: You want to get to the point of attack? Follow the PULLER.

Linebackers: -Move Low -Move Square -Move Downhill Master your movement skills. You’ll make more plays.