Untitled - Fast and Furious Football

EMPIIASIS ON DEFENSE 129
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Our secondary deseryes special mention because
ofthe impact and conhibution we askitto
Man Coveraga and 7echniques
In our basic man coverage, the d€fensive back
aligns in a 1 alignment facing th€ inside eye of
receivex We ask him to set up 4 yards deep on
th€ inside shoulder of the receiver, always conscious
of the sidelines.
Whenever possibl€, the defensive back should
use the sideline as a 12th defender, and in doing
so, apply the 7-yard ILle: When a receiver splits
to withir 7 yards of the Bideline or closer l€t him
gain the outside position and lorce the fade route,
making sur€ to tun to the receivels downfield
shor ders.
Tr's becn said that 75", ofman co!cragp is roncen
tration. A defensive back must concenhat€ on
the receiverby focusing the eye on a chosen spot
just at the base ofihejersey number Defenders
must leam to discipline th€mselves to the point
rhal rhe) can ignore evFW hing bul rhe receiver
Ar thc sndp of lhe ball. squara up b) keeping
the shoulders square to the LOS and begin the
backpedal, keeping the weight on the balls ofthe
feeu do not mck back on the heels. The body
shol d be bent and balanced, with the arrns hanging
loosely and the feet approximately shoulderwidth
during the initial backpedal stage.
We coach our players to maintain position by
keeping a slight cuBhion, which is detemined by
the rcceivels speed. The defensive back must
keep his leet moving, regardless of how fast or
slow the receiver is moving. Keep in mind that
most receivers will make their cuts early from
the LOS and anticipate the pattern tree.
When the rpcp,ver "how" a sign ol slouing
down or when he straightens up, he will usually
enter what we call a "faking stage." When this
happens, the defender should stay low and be
rcady to sprint once the 6nal cut is mad€. As a
g€neral rule, he can ignorc the firut fake.
As the receiver makes his final break, the defemive
back should rcact by st€pping quickly with
his break. He should ddve off hard with the receiver,
maintair inside leverage on him so that
he has to makc contacl with the delender in order
to cut back. After the receiver has mad€ his
drjve, the defender should get in stride with him
lbr.lpp.look for the ball through rhe receiver.
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