Monday, March 1, 2010

Coach Birminghamn enters The Red Zone and talk about his 4-2-5 defensive scheme!!!!

The 2009 season marks the third season for Clayt Birmingham as the UW-Stout defensive coordinator. Birmingham will also work specifically with the linebackers. Birmingham, a former all-conference defensive back at UW-Stevens Point, has coached on the college level at Division I, II and III schools, as well as coached one summer professionally in Europe. In the summer of 2008, Birmingham traveled to Europe with USA Football on a Coaching Instructional Tour to European youth. In the summer of 2007, Birmingham was a member of the coaching staff for the US National Football team that competed at the World Championship of American Football in Japan and also was an assistant coach in the Aztec Bowl. Birmingham coached five seasons (2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001) at Division II Emporia State in Kansas where he was the defensive coordinator and worked individually with the defensive line and defensive backs. Under Birmingham's direction, the Hornets defense allowed only 284.7 yards per game in 2003. The Hornets' defense ranked 17th nationally in 2003 and posted a record of 9-3, advancing to the NCAA Division II playoffs. Birmingham spent two seasons at NCAA Division I Western Michigan, as the defensive secondary coach in 2004 and as a graduate assistant defensive coach in 2000. The 2000 Broncos were 9-3 and won the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. His duties included coaching the defensive secondary, film breakdown and defensive quality control. In 1998-99, Birmingham was a graduate assistant receivers coach at Northern Michigan. He spent the summer of 1998 as the head coach of the Stockholm's Swedish National Championship team in the European Federation of American Football, leading the team to an 11-3 record. Birmingham's first coaching experience was at his alma mater UW-Stevens Point from 1996-97 where he coached the secondary and outside linebackers, including the Detroit Lions 1999 sixth round draft pick Clint Kriewaldt.

Please tune in Tuesday night for the one on one sit down with Coach Birmingham on The Red Zone Show. The power point link is show below so you can follow the information during teh interview. The chat line will be open as well for any questions for the ball coach.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27660684/092-4-2-5-Defense
Power Point

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/coach-bigb/2010/03/03/class-in-session-with-coach-birmingham-speaking-on-4-2-5-defensive-scheme
Show link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCR1JLm0DAw
YouTube vid of the 4-2-5 defense


Coach Hayes
(Producer/Host-The Red Zone Show)

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