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Outside Linebacker Pre-snap Checklist

May 19, 2024 by

This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.

If you’re a defensive coach looking to develop outside linebackers who play fast, aggressive, and intelligently, you’re going to need to check out Maryland Outside Linebackers Coach James Thomas’ pre-snap though process video below.

The video is a portion of his online Glazier Drive Clinic: Outside Linebacker Pre-Snap Thought Process.

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You can access more of his process for coaching outside linebackers below the video.

To eliminate mistakes, we must control what we can control, and maintain a high degree of concentration throughout each play.

Defenses that make things happen will eliminate a lot of mistakes on their side of the football.

In order to MAKE things happen, we must:

🏈Be fundamentally sound
🏈React fast
🏈Be a student of the game
🏈Be leaders
🏈Create winning habits
🏈Communicate
🏈Be mentally and physically tough
🏈Be playmakers
🏈See Ball Run
🏈Eliminate wasted movement
🏈Play as a unit
🏈Be disciplined

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