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by Chris Fore (Editor), Eight Laces Consulting (Author), Vinny Fazio (Author)
This book features everything that you need to know to install the 3-5 Defense in writing, as well as 14 videos (25 minutes) of Coach Fazio on the whiteboard talking through things like: how to handle empty formations, ways to battle the RPO game, the pursuit drill they use, what to do against trips, and more! (Videos will be available through a QR Code.) Also includes are videos of game cut up! Yes, this book has 41 videos total! Some of the chapters are: Core Values, Base Alignment, Blitz Package, Coverage Package, chapters about each of the positions, and everything else you need to understand this 3-5 system. Coach Vinny Fazio (follow him on Twitter), a veteran football coach from Southern California, has been running the 3-5 Defense since he was a collegiate linebacker in 2000. His father, Skip, was the Defensive Coordinator at Claremont-Mudd, an NCAA D3 program in Southern California. The Stags were 13-5 in Coach Fazio's two years running the defense, their best two year stretch in 20 years. Skip took over as the Defensive Coordinator at the University of Redlands (Redlands, CA) in 2005 and son Vince joined him in 2006. The year before Skip took over (2004), the Bulldogs finished dead last in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in Total Defense and sixth out of seven in Scoring Defense. In 2005, Redlands finished third in the conference in Total Defense. In 2006 and 2007 they finished first in the conference in Total Defense; from sixth to first in just two seasons; thanks to the 3-5 Defense. In 2010, Coach Fazio took the 3-5 to the high school game as the Defensive Coordinator at Carter High School (Rialto, CA). The results? Carter cut points allowed from just over 30 points per game to 10.2, and won the school's very first League Championship! He also won a League Championship at Eisenhower, based on a staunch defense that led that way.
Author Biography
Coach Fazio spent 2014-16 as the Head Coach at Ramona High in Southern California. At Ramona, Coach Fazio took over a program averaging 1.8 wins per season over the previous 10 years and led one of the most impressive turnarounds in recent memory. The Rams went 15-5-1 in Coach's final two seasons, the best 2-year record at the school in over 20 years. Ramona was consistently ranked in the top-10 in the CIF, reaching as high as #1 in the polls. Coach Fazio was named 2012 Newcomer Coach of the Year by the San Bernardino Sun for leading Eisenhower to their first CBL Championship in 12 years. In 2013 he led Murrieta Valley to a 6-4 record in the difficult Southwestern League. As an assistant, Coach Fazio had stops at San Jacinto High School and Carter High School, both of which made appearances in the CIF Semi-Finals during his tenure. As the defensive coordinator at Carter High, Coach Fazio's group led the CIF in defense in 2010 and 2011. Coach Fazio spent four seasons as the Linebacker Coach at the University of Redlands, during which time the Bulldogs finished in the top 10 in the nation in overall defense three times. Redlands won the SCIAC Championship in 2007 and fielded the Nation's #1 defense in 2008. As a player, Coach Fazio was All-CIF and All-Southern California at Fontana High School before moving on to Claremont College where he was All-Conference three times and a 3rd-team All-American his Senior year. Coach Fazio married his wife Jennie in 2010. They have one son, Luca.
