How To Make Explosive Turns as a DB
When you’re playing defensive back in an off-man or zone situation, there will be times when your cushion is eaten up by the wide receiver. When this occurs, you must react quickly to prevent disaster. Quickly, in this situation, means being able to make an explosive tur...
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This Important Skill Will Improve your Press Man Reps 10x
One of the biggest issues I see when I work with defensive backs is a lack of lateral movement. It’s understandable since the position requires a lot of unnatural moves. In particular, young defensive backs struggle when it’s time to move left or right against a wi...
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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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