secondary

August 24, 2015

Football: Making your secondary primary

The imperatives of secondary play are beneficial to man and zone concepts. Secondary players must align according accordingly to the offensive formation, understand where the help is located and carry out their assignment. Proper alignment takes a...


October 20, 2010

Football: Secondary drills for man coverage

Man-to-man coverage begins with the proper alignment of the defensive backs to the receivers at the line of scrimmage (LOS). This normally places the cornerbacks 5-7 yards off of the LOS, with an inside shade on the receivers. At the snap of the b...


October 2, 2009

Football: Drills to develop man coverage skills for defensive backs

Man-to-man coverage begins with the proper alignment of the defensive backs to the receivers at the line of scrimmage (LOS). This normally places the corner backs 5 to 7 yards off of the LOS, with an inside shade on the receivers. At the snap of the ...