Football Drills for Defense End – Back and Forth Drill

Defensive backs do a great deal of forward and backward movement – these [tag]football drills for defense end[/tag] work on good footwork for it.

What you need – Set up a cone course for the [tag]defensive backs[/tag].   You can set up more than one course in order to get the repetition for players.

How this drill works – This is a straight footwork and agility [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drill[/tag] for your defensive backs.   When reading a play, the defensive back might be forced to back peddle to begin, and then sprint forward to make a play.

This drill starts when the [tag]coach[/tag] blows the whistle – the DB will [tag]sprint[/tag] forward to the first cone, stop, and then proceed to the next cone in a back peddle.   Make sure the DB is dropping their behind a little and not just taking little steps backward – and ensure they are using their arms to help them move backward – and head is always up, not at the feet.   Watch for a good break out of the back peddle forward to the next cone.

Go through the entire course.

Result – Improve [tag]footwork[/tag] for your defensive backs.