1. Iowa State Football Defensive Back Fundamentals
“Hit and Run”
Frank Glazier/MEGA CLINIC
Minneapolis, MN

2. 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

3. IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
Effective Practice
Have a Practice Plan Sheet
Organization/Efficiency (Time Management)
Fundamentals
Tackling
Coverage (Man/Zone)

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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”

10. 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”

11. IOWA STATE FOOTBALL CYCLONE SECONDARY PLAY
Tackling:
Profile Tackle
Leverage
Frontal Tackle
Shimmy
Sprint Shimmy
Open Field Tackle w/ Wide Receivers