Show Defensive Methods Are Discussed by Bierman Biel nan Advantages of Six Man Line as Used at al Tulane Pointed Out at Coaching School Peterson Peter Peter- son Gives Hoop Instruction LOGAN June 7 The 7 Thc system of de defense defense defense de- de which enabled Tulane to get through two years of or tough com competition competition compe compe- pc- pc with but a I single ingle defeat was f here Tuesday Tues Tues- 01 cs- cs J day by Coach B. B 1 W. W Benny Bi Bierman Bierman Bier Bier- r- r 1 man football instructor in instructor in- in of or the Utah sixth annual t training r a i fling ning school Bierman's teams ore are unquestionably built more for offense of of- than defense defense de de- de- de tense as thc ther r scores show but I nevertheless t the h e Bierman defense as ns he hc outlined it to Bierman the group of ot more than 50 coaches attending the thc school would cause any opposition plenty ot of pt trouble A six-man six line is used almost ex exclusively exclusively ex- ex elusively by coached Bierman-coached teamon teams team on defense Most coaches who use a six six man man line lino shift t to a seven man line linc I when they are in a tough spot such as ns backed ed up against their goal line but Bierman believes that a five man five man backfield and six-man six line form the most valuable effective defense combination combination com corn at any time SHIFT SnUT BACKFIELD DEFENSE I He said that the thc backfield defense i must be shifted to meet varying con I I Sometimes a 2 1 defense is I used sometimes a 3 2 and when blocking block block- j i ing a last minute overhead attack even a 23 lineup of backs is used Bierman also went over o other de defense defense defense de- de II theories and systems showing how each type can be adapted to meet certain offensives I I Much time was spent on general football fundamentals Bierman stressed the fact that smart football I requires a thorough knowledge e of fundamentals and no coach should start teaching an elaborate and built- built up defense or offense until the fundamentals fundamentals fun fun- are arc almost a part pait of or every squad member This afternoon Coach Vadal Peterson Peter Peter- son of Utah university followed Coach E. E L. L Romney of Utah Uth A gies in basketball basI basketball bas bas- I I instruction His section of Ithe the thc basketball school handled jointly by the three Utah collegiate hoop mentors was on blocking and passing the thc pivot pi the thc individual defense and the thc team defense U GUARDS ARE ARC ARE AREGOOD GOOD Petersons Peterson's teams at the university have been chie chiefly ly outstanding for tor I their guarding there seldom being a year that one of or his guards does docs not notI Irate I rate an conference all birth or at least an western all-western division honor I By the thc same reasoning what is exI cx- cx I peeled to be one of the thc most interesting interesting interest interest- ing ling basketball sessions comes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- when Coach G. G Ottinger Romney Romney Rom Rom- ney of Brigham Young university gives the thc high spots of ot his pow high-pow- I ered cred offense one that has made his teams nationally known first at MonI Montana Mon Mon- I tana State college and then at Brigham Brig Brig- Brigham ham Young university |