Camp Tour 2015: Defense key to Parker success

COACH ANDRE ROBINSON

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A. H. Parker High School coach Andre Robinson preaches defense with fervor.

His pedigree is impressive. The former Grambling State University All-America and the SWAC’s Defensive Player of the Year — a sports writer for the school paper picked Robinson one of the top 11 defensive players all-time — also served as the Tigers defensive coordinator.

Players listen when he bellows about defensive urgency. It’ll be defense that carries the Thundering Herd in Year 2 of Robinson’s second stop at Parker.

“Defensively I think we’re going to be all right because we have seven starters back from last year,” Robinson said. “They understand the defense now. Last year they were learning the defense and they didn’t get a good grasp of it, but they played well not knowing the defense. We’re really looking forward to see how they play this year.”

Robinson first coached the Thundering Herd four seasons as defensive coordinator before taking over the head coaching position in 1997. He stayed seven seasons with a 39-37 mark that included a 10-2 record in 2002 with a team built on defense, allowing 7.6 points a game.

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