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DB Individual and Group Skills

Learn everything so you can teach everything

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Introduction

Prepare yourself to teach a critical part of our base defense by:

Learning the skills, concepts and coaching points needed to prepare DBs to play

Run/Pass skills are in sequential order

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Agenda

40 plus individual skills and concepts DBs must learn to prosecute our base defense

11 Group Segments needed to get DBs game ready

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Overview

DBs play a critical role in preventing long gains and touchdowns

A critical piece of the puzzle,DBs are the last line defense.

DBs

D-Line LB/DE

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Stance ALIGNMENT INSIDE/OUTSIDE – BODY & FEET READ STEP RUN KEYS – Key QB COMMUNICATE CLIP CALL NO INSIDE ROUTE FOCUS ON & DESTROY BLOCK 1ST

DEMOLISH STALK/SCREEN BLOCK – J&R, TTW, P&T DEFEAT LEAD BLOCK/DEFEAT CUT BLOCK SIDELINE TACKLE OPEN FIELD TACKLE RUN SUPPORT – SAFETIES FORCE/ CB CONTAIN RUN PURSUIT COMMUNICATE REVERSE GRAB & PUNCH GRAB & TOMAHAWK COMMUNICATE FUMBLE SWOOP, SCOOP & SCORE

DB RUN SKILLS

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PASS KEYS – KEY QB COMMUNICATE PASS CALL ZONE FT WRK. – X-OVER, DWN THE LINE,BASEBALL ROLL GET TO ZONE!!! GET DEPTH QUICKLY LEVEL ON QB DROP – 1-3-5 STEP DROP SCRAMBLE – WHEN ZONE BECOMES MAN COMMUNICATE BALL CALL BREAKING UPFIELD ON THE BALL CATCH BALL@HIGHEST POINT – EXTEND HANDS COMMUNICATE OSKIE/ BINGO CALL HIT & STRIP/THUMP & DOUBLE TOMAHAWK INSIDE HAND TECHNIQUE MAN TECHNIQUE – LOCK ON & DON’T LET GO! BACK PEDAL CUSHION TURN & RUN RECEIVER CUES BODY POSITION YOU ARE NEVER BEAT UNTIL THE BALL IS CAUGHT

DB Pass Skills

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Huddle - Communicate Down & Distance FORMATION RECOGNITION COMMUNICATE STRENTH – LIZ/RIP BASE ALIGNMENT RUN SUPPORT – FORCE/CONTAIN/RUN THRU PASS COVERAGES –COVER3/2/MAN/NICKEL ADJUSTMENTS TO SHIFT/MOTION/BAD CALL ALIGNMENT VS VAR. FORMATIONS – 8 BASIC SITUATIONS BLITZ/STUNTS/STEMS MENTAL APPROACH

DB Group Skills

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Summary

Push yourself to master this material Review a little each day You will find visualization helpful Get a good grasp of these fundamentals They will make you a better coach

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What is next?

Look for support material soon Defensive vocabulary Mini Posts on concepts Drill Packet