blog Cover Tips How to Find the Ball in Man Coverage: In-Phase vs. Out-of-Phase Rules September 24, 2025 alleyesdbcamp If you play DB long enough, you’ll learn this truth: you don’t “find the ball,” you earn the right to find it. That right is based on your phase—your relationship…
blog Cover Tips The Art of Disguising Coverage as a DB September 12, 2025 alleyesdbcamp Quarterbacks live on information. Every pre-snap look, every defensive movement, and every alignment clue helps them decide where the ball should go. As a defensive back, if you can control…
blog Cover Tips Safeties! Cover Your Man with These Techniques September 3, 2025 alleyesdbcamp When most people think of man coverage, the cornerback immediately comes to mind. Hell, we’ve even named their territory “the island.” But make no mistake — man coverage battles aren’t…
blog Coaching Cover Tips How to Use Coverage Tags to Teach and Execute Match Coverage More Effectively July 30, 2025 alleyesdbcamp Match coverage is a powerful blend of man and zone principles that allows defenses to adapt to modern offensive route combinations. But to make it work, your defenders must master…
blog Cover Tips db tips The Key to Using Your Hands in Press Man Coverage April 9, 2025 alleyesdbcamp The idea of press man coverage is to disrupt the timing and route of the wide receiver. To do this, your hands will often come into play, as they help…
blog Cover Tips How to Read a Wide Receiver’s Body Language to Anticipate Routes April 2, 2025 alleyesdbcamp One of the biggest advantages a defensive back can have is the ability to read a wide receiver’s body language. Being able to anticipate where the receiver is going before…
blog Cover Tips These 3 Things Are Killing Your Off Man Reps March 18, 2025 alleyesdbcamp Have you ever been in this position before? You went to a camp, and you were all geared up to do one-on-ones because you wanted to crush the receivers with…
blog Cover Tips 3 Ways to Become a Faster DB This Offseason January 28, 2025 alleyesdbcamp It’s the offseason, and your mind is set on improving for the next season and becoming more productive. If you’re in high school, you’re likely thinking about how to get…
blog Cover Tips Why Are You Handsy? December 4, 2024 alleyesdbcamp When it comes to man coverage—and press coverage in particular—there’s an order to things. Far too often, defensive backs put the cart before the horse in their press technique, and…
blog Cover Tips You Keep Getting Pass Interference Penalties, and Here’s Why October 15, 2024 alleyesdbcamp Sure, if you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you’ve seen me occasionally criticize referees for pass interference calls. No doubt, the game is changing, and what you…
