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10 Ways to Maximize Press Man Coverage in Football

Playing cornerback is difficult, there’s no doubt about it. It is a position where you need confident kids that are also a great athletes.

Defending Four Verticals in Youth Football

As the Spread Offense continues to move across the country and create an impact at all levels defensive coordinators are forced to stop it. In order to truly understand how to stop the Spread Offense you must understand that everything in the Spread stems from the Four Verticals passing concept.

Teaching the Rip Move in Youth Football

The Rip Move is a great way to deal with a blocker while still maintaining your responsibility. The key to the Rip Move is the timing of the move and the overall physicality of the player.

Teaching Defensive Back Stance and Backpedal with the Throttle Drill

There are a variety of different drills teaching Defensive Backs the essentials of their position. One of the best drills to work keeping proper stance in the backpedal is the Throttle Drill.

Cloud Coverage Cornerback Drill

One of the key elements in running Cover Two is the ability of the Cornerback to reroute any outside release and force the receiver back in. This is not a natural technique for athletes and must be practiced consistently.

3 Things We Need To Do Better On Defense

This past season we made it to the semi-finals of the playoffs. We played great defense at times, but we also played bad defense at times.

Developing a SWARM Mentality on Defense | Get to the Football

Championship defenses all have one thing in common, they all do a great job of swarming the ball carrier. There is nothing more demoralizing for an offense than having a defense that is absolutely smothering.

Making the Strip Drill Applicable to All Positions

One of the key determiners on who will win a game is the turnover count. By creating turnovers a defense can give the offense an extra possession and flip field position.

Press Coverage Technique | Bump and Run Coverage

Many defenses are moving to press coverage as a way to disrupt the short passing game that offenses are relying on. Press coverage has been a staple of Red Zone defense as a way to shut down the quick passing game but in the modern game it is being used across the field.

Coaching DBs | Defensive Back Stance

Teaching a Proper Defensive Back Stance A Defensive Back’s stance must be a comfortable position where the player can quickly move and adjust to the keys he sees in front of him. Each player tends to have their own version of the stance that is dictated by their body measurements and their athletic ability.