Iowa State Football Defensive Back Fundamentals “Hit and Run” Frank Glazier/MEGA CLINIC Minneapolis, MN
IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY Intangibles of Defensive Backs: Physicality Discipline (Short Memory) Technician Communicator Playmaker Body Control Best Athlete’s on the Field
IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY Effective Practice Have a Practice Plan Sheet Organization/Efficiency (Time Management) Fundamentals Tackling Coverage (Man/Zone)
Iowa State Football DB Practice Plan FOOTWORK 1. Backpeddle 2. Weave 3. Post-Corner 4. Cross Body Turnaround BOX DRILLS 1. 45 Zone Flip 2. 45 Post Break 3. 45 P.C. Break 4. Out Break 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. BUDDY DRILLS 1. Out Break 2. Post Break 3. P.C. Break SHUFFLE DRILLS 1. 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 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
Iowa State Football DB Practice Plan 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 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”) Corner S/S F/S ½ Landmarks Middle/Hash/Field ½ Landmarks Middle/Hash/Field 2 Hard (Cliff) 1/3 Landmarks Middle/Hash/Field 3 Seam on 2: Tight/Displaced Deep Middle 1/3 Bracket Cloud Hard Hole Stress Bracket Cloud Hard Hole Stress Bracket Cloud Hard Hole Stress 4 Seam on 2: Tight/Displaced Backfield Dot on 3: Middle Dropper 1/3 Landmarks Middle/Hash/Field 5 Deep Middle 1/3 Seal Catch Bump High Hole Catch (Rock) High Hole Catch (Rock) Man
IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE 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 FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY Backpeddle Pad Level is Key!! Man Coverage All Coverages Shuffle Pad Level Again…. Tempo Coverage Responsibility Type of Threats
IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE 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 FOOTBALL CYCLONE 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 FOOTBALL CYCLONE 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 FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY Tackling: Profile Tackle Leverage Frontal Tackle Shimmy Sprint Shimmy Open Field Tackle w/ Wide Receivers