Coaching an Aggressive Eight-Man Front Defense

A thorough examination of how to use an aggressive eight-man front defense. Chapters include: personnel: utilizing your assets, stopping the run: choking the life out of your opponent, defending the pass, attacking the option, goal line and short-yardage defense, the stunt package, the adjustment package, and practicing aggressive eight-man front defense. Contains over 100 diagrams and illustrations.

George Overton most recently served as the offensive line coach at Ringgold High School (PA) where he is also employed as a social studies teacher. Overton began his high school coaching career as the head football coach at Bishop Boyle High School from 1976 to 1979. From Boyle, Overton went to Mon Valley Catholic, serving as the defensive coordinator for five years. In 1986, Overton began coaching at the much storied Ringgold high school. As defensive coordinator, he helped Ringgold reach the AAAA semi-finals. Following Ringgold, Overton went to Bentworth High School, which he helped raise from a state record losing streak to two consecutive conference championship game appearances. Steve DeFelices most recently served as the defensive coordinator for head coach Rich Bowen at Yough High School in Herminie, PA. DeFelices began his coaching career in 1989as a volunteer assistant coach in the Ringgold School District. In 1994, he went to Bentworth as a varsity assistant, serving as the secondary coach, and special teams and off-season weight training coordinator. Following Bentworth, DeFelices went to Elizabeth-Forward High School, then to California University of PA.