Establishing Defensive Identity - Luke Butts, Head Coach, Westminster College (MO)

In today’s Clinic Series episode from the D3 Top 25 Clinic, Luke Butts, former defensive coordinator at Lake Forest and current head coach at Westminster College, shares his expertise on building a strong defensive identity. 

Coach Butts delves into the key elements of an elite defense, emphasizing the importance of effort, tackling, and takeaways. He shares the strategies and philosophies that have led to success on the field and helped his team focus on creating a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. 

This past season, his defense led all of NCAA Division III in scoring defense, third down percentage, total defense, and passing efficiency defense. This success has led to Coach Butts being named one of five finalists for the 2023 Football Scoop Division III Coordinator award.

He covers all of the important aspects of building an identity on defense and how those translated to on-field excellence,

We will share our winning edge takeaways after this clinic segment.  Links to the D3 Top 25 Clinic replays are in the show notes.

Show Notes:

• Building a Defensive Identity at Lake Forest
• Importance of Culture and Standards
• Developing Resilience and Mental Toughness
• Creating a Collaborative Coaching Approach
• Establishing Effort, Tackling, and Takeaways
• Emphasizing Effort: "When the ball is gone, you're gone"
• Focus on Effort, Tackling, and Pursuit
• Implementing Tackling Techniques
• Consistency in Coaching Messages and Standards
• Winning Edge

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