How to Find the Ball in Man Coverage: In-Phase vs. Out-of-Phase Rules
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 to the receiver as the route develops. Mastering phase turns panic into poise at the...
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