PROPER ANGLE OF PURSUIT
The most important part of defense is tackling, the defender has to be in position to make the tackle. That's why "angle of pursuit" is crucial, if the defender doesn't take the right angle the defender will not be able to make the tackle. Angle of pursuit is running at a angle where you meet the ballcarrier as quick as possible. The angle you take varies one how fast the defender is, and how fast the ballcarrier is."It is of paramount importance that no defenders get behind the ballcarrier by penetrating and end up having to chase the play." (Wilkinson 32). Next football season I will make sure I take the right angle to make the tackle as quick as possible, and not having to chase the play.
Do you think tackling is the most important part of defense? If not what is the most important?
Wilkinson, Bud. Sports Illustrated Football: Winning Defense. New York: Sports Illustrated, 1987. Print.
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