Defensive backs are the reaction squad of the defense usually asked to make super human plays to save touchdowns.

Coach Harlon Barnett's DVD is a coaching crash course in coaching DBs. The DVD includes 20 drills to improve footwork, reaction times, tackling, defeating blocks, and to increase interceptions.

Coach Barnett's presentation is a hands-on tutorial of the techniques needed to combat the run and air raid style offenses.

Barnett highlights key drills and techniques to help your defensive backs develop their footwork to improve reaction times in coverage. He presents ball drills to develop your DBs cut off and shoulder position against opposing receivers positioning them to score, not just intercept.

Coach also presents his tackle progression so your secondary stops whiffing running backs and puts them on the ground. Lastly, Coach Barnett reviews two drills that will help your DBs attack blockers and get into position to make the big tackles.

Barnett's D-Back training is relevant for any defense that wants to build a championship secondary.

Order now turn your defensive backs into champions.

54 minutes. 2011.

Limit big plays and missed tackles by improving your tackling fundamentals.

Coach Ash's five-part instruction focuses on the basics of being a great tackler: Eyes on the target, coming to balance, "shimmy" the feet, holster the hands, and club and wrap up.

Ash provides a detailed explanation of each of these areas and supports the teaching of these elements with drill footage. He shares over 15 drills to work on:

• Open field tackling
• Angle tackling
• Sideline tackling
• 2-on-1 tackling

These drills include objectives, cue words, and coaching points to maximize the benefit to you and your team.

The most important ingredient to being a great tackling team is having relentless team pursuit on every play. Great pursuit results in less space for the ball carrier to make cuts and it leads to more turnovers, as most of the balls recovered come from the player pursuing the play.

Ash takes you through his team pursuit drill for the run and pass that will create good pursuit angles, will prevent long runs and help keep your opponent off the scoreboard. This drill can also be used to set up blocking when there is a return on a turnover.

Tackling is an important ingredient to every defense and can be the key to winning and losing games. This DVD will give you the necessary fundamentals to teach proper tackling but also an array of drills to incorporate into your team defensive system.

2010.

Mark Stoops outlines 25 drills that teach the proper footwork to make a complete defensive back for any type of defensive scheme that can be used daily at any level of play.

These drills teach the fundamentals such as keeping the knees bent, a flat back, weight over the toes, arms pumping, and most importantly - eyes on the quarterback. These drills have been the backbone of the defense that has kept their team in games throughout one of the nation's longest winning streaks in history. Stoops includes individual pursuits for cornerbacks and safeties, which teach primary, secondary, and backside supports for stopping the running game. Making big plays on defense and creating turnovers are a result of correct back-pedaling, sharp breaks, and footwork. Stoops also includes fundamental football tackling drills that teach proper shoulder tackling to prevent yards after contact. A great football DVD for any coach.

30 minutes. 2003.

In this instructional football DVD, Coach Merritt provides more than 20 drills to help perfect defensive back play. Merritt has a history of developing players into high caliber high school football players. In his time at Columbus High School, more than 30 players have moved on to play for a Division I or Division IAA collegiate program. Merritt's instruction focuses on stance, footwork and ball drills. He presents these drills in step-by-step progression to help you develop the best possible defensive backs. Each drill represents a game situation so your players become comfortable with any situation an opponent may present. This is a must watch video for anyone who is trying to develop quality defensive backs.

40 minutes. 2009.

In this DVD, Coach Slade echoes his primary goal as a defensive backs coach - to stop the big play. When devising drills it is important for your players to see that you are practicing that which happens in the game. All defensive backs must have a good stance with a good body lean. Back peddling is also a key skill for all DB's. Slade emphasizes the ability to recover and that arms must be kept close the body. To be explosive coming out of the break depends on how violent the foot hits the ground. The Cone and "M' drills work on developing that explosiveness, and teaches players to "get as many spikes in the ground" as possible. The "Back Peddle and turn" skill is properly taught by using a pivot before running. Slade calls it "Back Peddle, Turn and Burst." Also drilled with the back peddle are the recover and turn across. To defend the post route, players learn proper technique with the back peddle, burst to the post, burst to the corner. Slade responds to questions and shares two drills, the Phase drill and the Out drill, that are a part of his teaching methods. Video footage of 10 practice drills augments Slade's teaching points. By incorporating some of the strategies and drills in this DVD, coaches can strengthen their attack against the run and the pass.

2006.