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PLANNING YOUR DB DRILLS By Coach Omar Abdul-Rahim
STEP 1:   LIST ALL THE SPECIFIC SKILLS A DEFENSIVE BACK WILL HAVE TO MASTER  IN  VARIOUS DEFENSIVE SITUATIONS  (SKILLS INVENTORY)                      STEP 2:    CHOOSE OR CREATE DRILLS THAT SIMULATE THE SKILLS NEEDED IN YOUR SCHEME   (EXTRACTING FUNDAMEMTALS)
 
GAME SITUATION                         SKILL                                                     DRILLS
        Stance                                             each  type of  technique (on/ off )                               Parallel  / Stagger -(butt-up/ back-flat )                           
Aligning to formation                                   Formation recognition                            Alignment by formation (WR-inside/outside  #’s or Hash)
 Disguising coverages                           Deception (mental & physical)       Disguise by timing-Repositioning (squat &catch, bail, quick-jam, false-drop) 
        Motion                                              Adjustments to motion                            Recognition / coverage checks/ re-alignment (in & out tech)
Reaction to Snap                                              Key Pass reads                                                  QB read drills(3 steps) TE /O-Line reads:
                                                                          Key Run reads                                                           Run Force (C or S) & options
    Interception                                           Break-on ball (HANDS)                                Ball drills, Step-ups to Highest-pt, , Stop Rebound, 
       Pursuit                                                  proper pursuit angles                                                 Pursuit drill (from each coverage)
                                                                    Block avoidance/ escape                                                        Block-protect angles
Making a Tackle                                     Breakdown (DL) and Tackling                   duckwalks, Form Tackles (open field, sideline and goaline)-  Fumbles                                                         Striping ball carrier                                                        Punch & Recovery drills
 
MAN/COMBO COVERAGE
Tight Man coverage                                    Man Press Technique                                     Mirror Drills-- No Hands/ Roller-skates/ duck hops
On/Off  Hand  Jam                                       (head-up technique)                                                       two-hands / thumb-up-                                                                      (inside technique)                                                      Inside release on/off hand jam
                                                                     (outside technique)                                                Outside release/ fade drills (route tree)    
Shadow Technique                                                   Bail                                                                                  Turn & Go
Off./Soft Man Coverage                        How-to tech/ Elbow down                                   3 S’s/ Backpedal /plant-drive/  power- turns (hips)

                                                           reading WR- feet/ eyes/ hands                                mirror-weave /W / go, break-points/ tree)                  Covering the fade                              defending pass / cut-off                                            Turn with Cushion /3 cover points/

(off man technique)                               reading WR- eyes & hands                                                      Strip drills (up field hand)                              Covering deep comeback               read  shoulders/torso-drop                                   Break Point Drill (feet-shoulders) shoulder stops           or  post-corner route                       centerfield turn (recovery)                                                    Speed-turn drills  (90 &45) && )                                                             read  break-point                                                    Break Point Drill  (feet-shoulders)                           Covering out, post,                                  close to interception point                                            Top-Shoulder Drill (wait to last second)
     or dig route                                       create collision course (in front)                                          Break Point &  Double-moves drill 
Double Coverage                                       Inside/outside bracketing                                               2 on 1 (inside / outside) Bracket cov.
                                                                        Trail technique.                                                  2 on 1 (over/ under)  2 man (work route tree)

ZONE COVERAGE    

       Covering deep 1 / 2                                   deep 1 / 2                                                               Pattern reads (sequence & reaction)
                                                                                                                                                Corners (read QB shoulders/eyes, #2 or #3 WR
       Covering deep 1 / 3                                   deep 1 / 3                                                               Pattern reads (sequence & reaction)
                                                                                                                                                                  Disguise/ false-drop
                                                                                                                                                        Corners (read QB shoulders/eyes)
       Covering flats                                 squat & catch technique                                                     Jam & reroute/ catch / quick-jam
                                                                                                                                                             Jam &/or  Sink to the Hole
                                                                                                                                                        Pattern reads (sequence & reaction)
OTHER TECHNIQUES
       Robber                                                Robber Technique                                                                   Disguise/ false-drop
                                                                                                                                                          Sprint/ repositioning after snap
                                                                                                                                                     Pattern read (sequence & reaction) Flow
       Blitzing                                                  Blitz technique                                                                       Blitz to contain
                                                               Disguise & Repositioning                                                        Blitz  & re-direct to run
                                                                         blitz /peel                                                                Blitz & read release of back/ Peel
                                                                Hug up on blocking back                                                                Hug up drill
                                                                   Formation adjustment                                                             Check off of blitz