Help Defensive Backs Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes
Defensive backs play a critical role in a football team’s defense, but like any other position, they are susceptible to making mistakes. Recognizing and addressing these common errors can help defensive backs improve their performance on the field. In this blog post, we ...
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How To Teach Press Man Coverage
Press man coverage is a very effective tool that defenses can use to neutralize some of the most potent passing attacks. Many feel that superior athletic ability is required to be effective in press man but that is not entirely true. The over arching thing that is ...
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Avoid these Top 5 DB Coach Mistakes
Coaching Defensive Backs: Avoiding the Biggest Teaching Mistakes Whether you have been at it for a while or you’ve just been given the tall task, coaching the last line of defense can be quite the challenge. Outside of quarterback and left tackle, no ot...
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3 Reasons Why Back Pedaling is Crucial to a DB’s Success
While there are various techniques and skills that a defensive back must possess to be successful, one of the most critical is backpedaling. Backpedaling is the technique of moving backward, often in a diagonal or lateral direction, while keeping your eyes on the ball and the ...
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He’s Bigger Than Me, I Can’t Cover Him
Playing defensive back ain’t easy. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know but what can complicate your situation even more is when you enter your battle feeling defeated already because the wide receiver has an attribute that you feel gives them an...
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Have a Next Play Mentality
You kind of missed the jam at the line of scrimmage, the receiver got a step on you and you are in chase mode. You are running like a bat out of hell to catch up but you’re not reeling him back in. In the midst of your panic you become faintly aware of ...
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Paying Attention to This One Thing in Press Can Increase Your Results Dramatically
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He’s Too Fast, I Can’t Cover Him
Unless you are a track star playing the cornerback position and are faster than everyone in the universe, you have been in the headspace that the title of this article suggests. You see the receiver that was blazing across the screen in the film you watched this we...
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Wide Receivers Love it When You Do This
There is the cat and mouse game that is played in every football game out on the edges between the wide receivers and the defensive backs. Receivers are trying to deceive the DBs and the DBs are trying to dictate to the wide receivers how things should go. In the middle ...
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Here’s How You Cover that Route That Keeps Beating You
I often get asked via DM on Twitter or Instagram by a young DB about how to cover a specific route like a slant or a curl. The way you cover these routes is simple. Study film study so you can have some anticipation and then by having solid coverage skills overall....
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How to Disguise Defenses and Mess Up the OffenseDecember 5, 2023By: Chad Wilson – Owner – All Eyes DB Camp IG: @alleyesdbcamp Disguising coverage is a critical aspect of defensive strategy, as it can confuse quarterbacks and disrupt offensive plays. As a defensive back, coach...
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You’re Not A Starter and That Won’t Change …December 1, 2023By: Chad Wilson – Owner All Eyes DB Camp IG: @alleyesdbcamp Do I have your attention? I should. You have been toiling around on the lower part of the depth chart and are failing to...
