Buford Wolves FOOTBALL DB DRILLS Buford DBs MUST

Buford Wolves FOOTBALL DB DRILLS

Buford DB’s MUST have… Toughness Knowledge Competitivene ss Short Term Memory

STANCE Press Man Stance - Feet Shoulder Width - Hips Bent - Elbows Back - Eyes on Waist - 90% Weight on Toes Off Man Stance - Feet under hips - Feet are staggered - No further than heel toe - Shoulders square - 1 by 7 inside leverage - Butt high - Nose over toes

Skate Stance Bend at waist Eyes inside. Through receivers to the Offensive Tackle. 80% of Weight on inside part of foot Tight Steps on the skate. “Push Catch”

Every Day (BIG 5) Character Feet Ball Blocks Tackling

pedal Feet under hips 1 st step is back and short Back does not mean up !!!!! Weight is on balls of your feet Butt is high Brush Pockets with hands

Foot / Ball Drills Pedal / Weave Pedal Flip Skate Burst M – Drill Speed Turns Pedal Flip to out (zone / speed turn) - Pedal Flip to Curl - High Ball - Fish Tail -

Foot / Ball Drills High Ball 2’s Flip and Press Zone and Press Partner Undercut Partner Break Up Partner Strip Undercut

Attacking Blocks Fit and Press Butt / Press / Snatch Rip Force

TACKLING FORM OPEN FIELD Sprint and Settle

Press Man Progression (EYES / FEET / HANDS) Press Man Progression - Retreat Step - Retreat with Club - Partner Club - Trail - 5 yard Off Man Progression - Pedal Weave - Hitch / Out / Go - Partner Hitch / Out /

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning Inside Leverage Outside Leverage 7 -UP Inside the WR you are aligned on. Usually ONE yard inside Flat Foot Read Undercut Feet hot on the snap reading you key – DO NOT pedal out On Top Staying on the upfield shoulder of a receiver. Played in zone coverage Outside the WR you are aligned on. Usually 1/2 yard outside 7 Yards head up the TE. Coming underneath the WR’s route to disrupt the ball

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning Empty Doubles A NO BACK Set Cushion The distance between the DB and the WR Club A quick punch to the breast of the WR. A feature of PRESS technique Pro 2 backs / 1 TE / 2 WR’s. Pro RT / LT tells where the TE is. Connected Being connected to a WR. On top or underneath is important depending on coverage, situation and yard line. Force Taking on a block and sending the ball back inside to a fill player 2 receivers on both sides of the formation. AKA. . 2 by 2

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning Fill Being the tackler after the ball carrier has been force inside Load An alignment where DB has his outside foot back. Ready to read key and push off. 1/3 Area of the field from NASH to sideline deep. Responsibility for a Cover 3 corner ½ Area of field played by a safety. Goalpost over on either side of the field. Deep ½ responsibility Flats Scooch 5 -10 yard area in front of the #1 WR Technique used by Safety in MAN coverage. The Offensive person the DB is

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning Trail A technique used by DB’s in man coverage. Trailing the receiver, keeping eyes low expecting an out or in cut. 2 -Gap Butt and Pressing a block with the ability to snatch the Receiver in either direction. Making a play towards the ball. Bail A technique used when a DB is showing press and then running out. Stem Disguising a coverage. Showing off then pressing or vice versa. Disguise Showing a different coverage (presnap) than the one actually played. Read Having you eyes locked on your key

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning BCRDS Means to Slow Play Flow Away. Be alert for the Bootleg, Counter, Reverse, Draw, Screen. Man Turn Used in Man Coverage. Turning your body towards the WR. Zone Turn Used in Zone Coverage. Keeping you body open towards the QB. Lock Man to man coverage on to the boundary side. Corner has #1 and safety or LB has #2. Read Coverage we play with safety and corner to determine If we are trading routes or staying on our man

Common Buzz Words Word Meaning Bump A term used with motion. Instead of running with a receiver you bump either outside or inside (depending on motion) to the next receiver. Speed Turn DB movement where the DB gets and in or out cut by a receiver and the DB has to turn his head momentarily away from the QB to find the up-field should of the receiver.

COVERAGES COVER COVER COVER 4 2 POACH MINI MATCH TRAP 3 FIELD 3 BOUNDARY 15 SPY 15 FIELD 15 RIGHT- LEFT Cover scan Cover tampa

COVER 4 VS VS VS PRO TWINS TRIPS DOUBLES EMPTY

Cover 4 VS PRO ON TOP OF #2 8 YARDS DEEP

Cover 4 vs twins TOP OF #2 7 YARDS DEEP SPLIT 1’s 15 YARDS DEEP

4 VS TRIPS (TRIPLE) TOP OF #2 7 YARDS DEEP

COVER 4 VS DOUBLES TOP OF #2 8 YARDS DEEP

COVER 4 VS EMPTY CHECK TRIPLE N E

2 Poach Cover 2 vs. any balanced or I sets Backers have base 2 rules in any I formation Safety away from trips will “poach” or read #3 to help mike with the seam route If 3 cuts route short help on your side Safety to trips Align over #2 Lock Check away from trips

Mini VS Doubles Mike and Sam bracket 2 and 3 receivers Safety to doubles Align over #2, Read 2 to help Mike with seam route. FIELD CORNER MAN Boundary Corner playing 2 or 3 based on Formation C Corner is pressing i/s leverage R T S $ FS N E M C SS BC is Zone pressing

Mini VS TRIPS Mike and Sam bracket 2 and 3 receivers Safety to trips Align over #3, Read 3 to help Mike with seam route. No lock Check away from trips, Play Zone FIELD CORNER MAN Boundary Corner playing 2 or 3 based on Formation. Corner is pressing i/s leverage BC is Zone pressing

match Corners Have #1 Man to Man Safeties Have #2 Man to Man No 2 find 3 on other side (outside leverage ) Sam and will bracket #2 with safety. Mike has the back man.

Trap (2 or 3) Field corner will play Trap technique (take away the hitch and slant route). 5 by 1 inside leverage. Sam plays 2 man to man (unless he runs a quick flat route then drop to curl) Will cannot let 2 cross face in Trap coverage Field safety aligns between 1 & 2 to split the double seam route Boundary Corner Playing cover 2 or 3 based on formation

3 Field

3 Boundary Corner is a D Gap and flat player. Field Corner is true Cover 3 corner. F/S has middle of field deep 1/3 SS has deep 1/3 to the boundary Field corner has 1/3 to the field.

15 FIELD 15 SPY VS 2 X 2 J E R N W C M S C FS SS Corners are always locked on 1. Field Safety rolls on top of two…man. Boundary Safety is high.

15 SPY VS 2 X 2 E C SS N W T R M S FS Corners have #1. SS has #2 into boundary…if no 2 take 3 to the field…if no 3 take back out to boundary. Field Safety is high. C