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The Fix Is In – Adjusting your defense at halftime and during the game can pay big dividends.

by: Curt Block
© May 2012

All coaches know that tweaking a defensive scheme during a game or at halftime can often make the difference between winning and losing. But how do some of the game’s best defensive minds approach in-game defensive adjustments? Is it better to completely revamp a defensive game plan or is it better to make minor adjustments based on what you’ve seen from an offense? AFM asked three prominent defensive coordinators about their approaches to in-game defensive adjustments and found some specific examples of defensive fixes that helped win games.

Al Groh has spent 38 years making defensive adjustments. As the head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, the New York Jets and the Virginia Cavaliers, his teams were known as defense-first squads. Now, heading up Georgia Tech’s defensive unit, Groh concentrates on dealing with powerhouse....The full article can only be seen by subscribers.
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