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Miller's Pass Rush: Breaking Down the 3-3-5 - Blue Gold Sports
I thought there would be a little more X's and O's in the article, but a few nuggets stood out for me.
Since its start at WVU, I have admittedly not been a fan of this defense. A few of the problems I have with it include the lack of familiarity with it among high school football players… the difficulty in learning the defense… the difficulty in getting an effective pass rush.
From the article…
"Next is the knowledge of the game of football. The 3-3-5 is not a common defense in high school. The majority of high school teams either run the 4-3 or the 3-4 defense since they are both easy to teach and learn."
"The final aspect that makes the 3-3-5 a success is experience. Any team with experienced players will usually have success. What makes experience in the 3-3-5 so important is that many of the positions are very difficult for freshmen to understand.
I watched players struggle to understand their position and roles at a young age, only to completely dominate and take control as a junior or senior."
"recruiting the type of players that can mentally handle the stress of learning something not simply new, but they have likely never seen before. It comes from getting players that are willing to be patient and take the right steps to learn the defense including their roles as a part of it."
I thought there would be a little more X's and O's in the article, but a few nuggets stood out for me.
Since its start at WVU, I have admittedly not been a fan of this defense. A few of the problems I have with it include the lack of familiarity with it among high school football players… the difficulty in learning the defense… the difficulty in getting an effective pass rush.
From the article…
"Next is the knowledge of the game of football. The 3-3-5 is not a common defense in high school. The majority of high school teams either run the 4-3 or the 3-4 defense since they are both easy to teach and learn."
"The final aspect that makes the 3-3-5 a success is experience. Any team with experienced players will usually have success. What makes experience in the 3-3-5 so important is that many of the positions are very difficult for freshmen to understand.
I watched players struggle to understand their position and roles at a young age, only to completely dominate and take control as a junior or senior."
"recruiting the type of players that can mentally handle the stress of learning something not simply new, but they have likely never seen before. It comes from getting players that are willing to be patient and take the right steps to learn the defense including their roles as a part of it."