Secondary FUNdaMENTALS

Basic Information for Defensive Backs

More Than Ever, Games Are Won or Lost on Pass Defense

Primary Objectives:

1.     Maintain perimeter - never allowing an offensive play to get outside or behind us.

2.     Prevent the score - stop the TD.

3.     Intercept - cause the offensive turn-over.

4.     Tackle - make the sure open-field tackle.

Must Know For All Defenses:

1.     Call - coverage/force and secondary force.

2.     Alignment - must be exact.

3.     Stance - inside foot up, knees flexed, arms relaxed, head up.

4.     Flow - direction of backfield and/or ball.

5.     Eligibles - key for run/pass pattern recognition.

6.     Responsibility - execute and pursue.

7.     Tackle - square up - eyes on the ball. Get under him. Explode up and through. Wrap him up - knock the ball out.

Things We Must Accomplish:

1.     We must: play team defense.

2.     We must: play the ball at its highest point and intercept.

3.     We must: recover fumbles.

4.     We must: prevent the “bomb”.

5.     We must: use our hands to ward off blockers.

6.     We must: score on defense.