3 Ways to Become A Better Safety Instantly
There’s nothing like a quick fix right? We live in an instant society where we are just not used to waiting for things. As such, coaches and teammates don’t have a lot of patience when your play is not at the level it should be. If you are a safety that wants to ge...
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As a DB Play to Your Strengths
Football is a bit of a game of war. In war there are many strategies but the the major strategy is to attack where you have an advantage. The same is true when you are playing defensive back. That first paragraph was kind of vague wasn’t it? Let me clarify. Many times I ...
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Important Tips on Catching the Ball for Defensive Backs
Playing defensive back can get complicated. There are so many things for you to think about. What’s my assignment? What’s my technique? What’s the down and distance? What’s their personnel? What’s the formation? ...
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In A Coverage Slump? 4 Ways to Get Yourself Out of It
Being a defensive back, especially a cornerback can be much like a batter in the game of baseball. Sometimes you are really on point and other times you are off. While being on point 30% of the time is good in baseball, it’s definitely not as a co...
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You Had Great Coverage So Why Didn’t You Turn Your Head Around
Amateur fan and professional coach alike will tell you that one of their pet peeves when it comes to defensive backs is not looking for the football. There’s nothing like a guy being in a player’s hip pocket and having the wide receiver catch the football for...
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80% of Where You Go Wrong at DB Can Be Traced to Your Eyes
It has been a long off season. One of the longest on record. Many defensive backs have lost their spring training, spring football or Offseason Training Activities (OTAs). This has left many to be out on their own training themselves. While doing ...
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To Beach or Not to Beach Workout
Human beings are complicated beings. We all seek to belong while also striving to set ourselves apart. Funny thing isn’t it? No where does that burning desire to set ourselves apart show up more than in training of athletes. In this social media era whe...
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Know Your DB History: Ken Riley Cincinnati Bengals
Comb through the career interception leaders for the National Football League and sitting right there at number five is a guy by the name of Ken Riley. Bet you never heard of him huh. Well NFL quarterbacks throughout the 1970’s sure knew who he was. Despite b...
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3 Things You Need to Do to Improve Your Off Man Coverage
Press man has been the rage for about two decades now. Talk to a young cornerback and he’ll tell you that if you don’t play press man as a cornerback then you are faker than a $2 bill. Ask any cornerback with some experience though and he’ll tell you a ...
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No There Isn’t A Secret Drill for That
Sometimes things in life are just simple. They end up being so simple that you just refuse to believe them. In your mind, if it was that simple then everyone would be able to do it. Here’s the thing about simple, it scares a lot of peop...
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A Complete DB: What I Look ForDecember 10, 2024With camp season upon us, I want to take a moment to let my readers know what impresses coaches and can catch their attention as you hit the circuit. Part of my coaching experience involved...
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