Iowa State FootballDefensive Back Fundamentals
“Hit and Run”
Frank Glazier/MEGA CLINIC
Minneapolis, MN
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Intangibles of Defensive Backs:1. Physicality
2. Discipline (Short Memory)
3. Technician
4. Communicator
5. Playmaker
• Body Control– Best Athlete’s on the Field
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Effective Practice– Have a Practice Plan Sheet– Organization/Efficiency
(Time Management)
Fundamentals
Tackling
Coverage (Man/Zone)
Iowa State FootballDB Practice Plan
FOOTWORK1. Backpeddle
2. Weave
3. Post-Corner
4. Cross Body Turnaround
BOX DRILLS1. 45 Zone Flip
2. 45 Post Break
3. 45 P.C. Break
4. Out Break
BUDDY DRILLS1. Out Break
2. Post Break
3. P.C. Break
SHUFFLE DRILLS1. 45 Break
2. Straight Ahead Break
3. Cross Body Break
COV. 4 PROGRESSION CORNERS
1. 30 Cone Drill (Tackle)
2. 1 Threat Squeeze Routes
(Out Cut)
3. Bail Technique
SAFETIES
1. Run Fit / Boot
2. Cut/Double
SAFETIES/CORNERS
1. Reduced Crack Replace
2. ½ Line Reads vs 2 WR
3. ½ Line Reads vs TE/WR
(P.30, P.50, Crack Replace)
COV. 2 PROGRESSION CORNERS
1. Cliff/Hinge/Exit vs Air (Footwork)
2. Engage/Hinge/Exit vs Release
(1-2 WR)
3. Cliff vs Stalk Block
4. Cliff vs Releases/Quick/ Stalk
5. Press/Hinge/Exit vs Releases
(1-2 WR)
6. 5 Man Sled Circuit
SAFETIES
1. Roll Landmarks Weave w/ QB
2. Roll Landmarks Read QB
SAFETIES/CORNERS
1. ½ Line vs (2 WR) Routes (LB’s)
COV. 3 PROGRESSION CORNERS/SAFETIES
1. 1/3’s Middle Landmarks Read QB
2. 1/3’s Hash Landmarks Read QB
3. 1/3’s Middle Landmarks vs 4 Verts
4. 1/3’s Hash Landmarks vs 4 Verts
5. 1/3’s Middle Landmarks vs Route Comb.
6. 1/3’s Hash Landmarks vs Route Comb.
7. Bail Technique vs All
8. Squeeze One Threat
CAGE DRILLS 1. Peddle
2. Shuffle
3. Peddle Stick
4. Shuffle Stick
5. Press Man
TACKLE DRILLS 1. Short Shimmy Shoot
2. Short Angle Shimmy
3. Sprint Shimmy
4. Sprint Angle Shimmy
5. Inside/Outside Leg
6. Rapid Fire.
MAN-MAN TECHNIQUES OFF MAN
1. 30 Cone Drill (Tackle)
2. Weave/Leverage
3. Man Cushion Turn
BUMP MAN
1. Stab/Hands-Feet 9 (7 Man Sled)
2. Stab Recovery (Hip Flip)
3. Mirror Drill (3 Moves)
4. Outside Motion to Shuffle Technique
5. Trail/Throttle (Hips & Hands)
PLAYING THE BALL
1. WR Stretch/Strip Through Hands (Out, Curl, Dig)
2. Hiplock/Playing Ball
3. Trail Play Hands & Eyes
Iowa State FootballDB Practice Plan
BUNCH ROUTE PROGRESSION TANDEM
1. Tandem vs Zone (Shuffle)
2. Tandem vs Man (Deal Out)
Bunch
1. Bunch vs Run (Knife)
2. Bunch vs Zone (Check “Bunch”)
3. Bunch vs Man (Check “Read”)
Man
Corner S/S F/S
Hard (Cliff) 2
3
4
5
Seal
Catch
Bump
1/3 Landmarks
Middle/Hash/FieldSeam on 2: Tight/Displaced Deep Middle 1/3
High Hole
Catch
(Rock)
½ Landmarks
Middle/Hash/Field
½ Landmarks
Middle/Hash/Field
BracketCloudHardHoleStress
BracketCloudHardHoleStress
BracketCloudHardHoleStress
1/3 Landmarks
Middle/Hash/FieldDeep Middle 1/3
Seam on 2: Tight/Displaced
Backfield
Dot on 3: Middle Dropper
High Hole
Catch
(Rock)
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Stance– Why is it important?
• Avoid Wasted Movement
(No Time To Waste!)
• Alignment– A-gap, B-gap, Field B, C10, D10,
Apex, 10%, 50%
• Pre-Snap– Be great cheaters!– Disguise– Leverage
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Backpeddle– Pad Level is Key!!– Man Coverage– All Coverages
• Shuffle– Pad Level Again….– All Coverages
• Tempo– Coverage Responsibility– Type of Threats
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Cage Work:– Shuffle– Shuffle with breaks
• Vertical, Flat, Cross-Body
– Backpeddle– Backpeddle with breaks
• Vertical, Dig, Cross-Body
– Safety Tempo Circuit• Quarter-Turn
• “Slow to Go”
• Absorb Technique
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Eye Progression– Zone or Man Coverage– What is the issue?
• Ball (QB) or WR??
• Route Recognition– Match-Up Zone– Man Coverage
• “Move Area”
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Terminology for Teaching– Terms that make sense– Reduced thinking for players– Make the terms flow into one
another.– Avoiding the phrase:
“that’s just what we’ve always called it”
IOWA STATE FOOTBALLCYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
• Tackling:– Profile Tackle
» Leverage– Frontal Tackle
» Shimmy» Sprint Shimmy
• Open Field Tackle w/ Wide Receivers