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    Cardinal Defensive Back Teaching Progression

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    The document outlines the teaching progression and daily checklist used by the University of Louisville defensive back coach Larry Slade. It begins every meeting with a review of practice video and a chair drill to actively involve players. Individual practice focuses on fundamentals like footwork and tackling drills. Group drills teach coverages through half-line passing drills and inside drills against the offense. Finally, the progression culminates in team drills against the scout team or offense in various situations.

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    Cardinal Defensive Back Teaching Progression

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    The document outlines the teaching progression and daily checklist used by the University of Louisville defensive back coach Larry Slade. It begins every meeting with a review of practice video and a chair drill to actively involve players. Individual practice focuses on fundamentals like footwork and tackling drills. Group drills teach coverages through half-line passing drills and inside drills against the offense. Finally, the progression culminates in team drills against the scout team or offense in various situations.

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    The document outlines the teaching progression and daily checklist used by the University of Louisville defensive back coach Larry Slade. It begins every meeting with a review of practice video and a chair drill to actively involve players. Individual practice focuses on fundamentals like footwork and tackling drills. Group drills teach coverages through half-line passing drills and inside drills against the offense. Finally, the progression culminates in team drills against the scout team or offense in various situations.

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    Cardinal Defensive Back Teaching Progression

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    The document outlines the teaching progression and daily checklist used by the University of Louisville defensive back coach Larry Slade. It begins every meeting with a review of practice video and a chair drill to actively involve players. Individual practice focuses on fundamentals like footwork and tackling drills. Group drills teach coverages through half-line passing drills and inside drills against the offense. Finally, the progression culminates in team drills against the scout team or offense in various situations.

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    The article discusses the importance of teaching, fundamentals, and individual attention for defensive backs.

    Individual drills are the most important part of practice as they focus on fundamentals like footwork and tackling which are the foundation for defensive backs.

    Some examples of group drills discussed are half-line pass drills to teach coverages and inside drills to teach run fits and alignments.

    Cardinal Defensive Back Teaching Progression

    by Larry Slade, Asst. Football coach / University of Louisville

    On behalf of Coach Charlie Strong and the Cardinal football coaching staff, I would like to thank you for the
    opportunity to share some thoughts about our defensive back teaching progression.
    I can't emphasize it enough that we are teachers. That is the essence of coaching. It is very important to establish
    great relationships with your players. It is the job of the coach to get the very best out of their players both on and
    off the field.
    I have developed a series of checklists that help me in making certain that we stay on track with what we are
    teaching. There are things that we do on a daily basis and other things that are not as important, but must be done
    periodically. These checklists help us keep track of what we have done and show us the things that we need to do
    more.
    Below is our drill checklist. It is charted on a daily basis and paints a great picture of what drills we are using and
    what drills need more repetition.

    The following is our Daily DB Checklist and teaching progression:

    We start every meeting with a review and video of practice. We use a chair drill or simulated walk-through to make
    calls and adjustments. This gets the players actively involved in what is being taught. I will put formations on the
    board and have a group of DBs stand and get aligned. They will make their calls and adjustments to formations
    based on the call that I give them. This has been a great teaching tool. It breaks up the monotony of a long
    meeting. Keep it positive! Keep their attention!

    The next thing in the teaching progression is practice. It is broken down into individual, group and team periods.

    Individual This is the most important part of practice. This is where fundamentals are drilled. Footwork and
    ball drills, block protections and tackle drills are done on a daily basis. We must be good at the above because
    they are the foundation of what we do. We will use wide receivers in our individual drills when they are available.
    Real speed helps you get better.

    Group An example of group is our half-line pass drill. It is something that we do as much as possible to teach
    coverages. We try to get as many reps in this drill as possible, but will slow it down to teach. We will only rep one
    coverage per day. Generally, it is a ten minute period.
    We will work one side at a time strong side, then weak side. We will rep basic pass concepts vs. the coverage
    called. Below is an example of this vs. Cover 2:

    Remember rep is half-line strong side first and repeat it weak side.

    Another drill that is done on a daily basis is our inside drill. It teaches proper alignment and proper run fits. This is
    done vs. the offense. Below is an example vs. our base defense:

    This is done vs. various formations and calls. It is a great drill because it teaches us how to support the run.
    Pass skeleton (7-on-7) is another group drill we do vs. our offense and our scout team. When we do it vs. our
    offense, we emphasize technique vs. speed. Against our scout team, the emphasis is on formation recognition and
    routes. It is very important to do this drill in the field and in the Red Zone.

    Team Finally, we will put it all together in team vs. the scout team or vs. our offense. We will work various
    situations vs. our offense like a first-down mix, Red Zone, 3rd downs or goal line. The progression starts with our
    meetings and progresses to practice where individual work is key as you go to group and team work. You will get
    the best results out of your players if you spend individual time with them post-practice. By doing so, they will come
    to understand how much their knowledge and individual progress is integral to the progress and success of the
    entire team.

    About the Author...


    Larry Slade begins his third season as the secondary coach at the University of Louisville, but
    just finished his first year on Charlie Strong's staff.
    Slade was the lone holdover from the 2009 Louisville staff after 10 seasons at the University of
    Tennessee in the defensive backfield and is known for turning out some of the nation's best
    secondary units.
    He worked his magic again in 2010, guiding safety Hakeem Smith to an outstanding first year.
    Smith was a second team All-BIG EAST selection, but was also tabbed the league's Rookie of the
    Year and earned numerous Freshman All-America honors.
    Despite a 5-7 record by the Volunteers in 2008, Slade was instrumental in leading one of the
    nation's top defensive units. The Volunteers were ranked fourth in the country in pass defense
    and tied for the third in the country in total defense.
    Slade, 58, coached All-America defensive back Eric Berry, who was recognized by five All-America
    outlets -- American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Football
    Writers Association of America, Associated Press and Sporting News -- becoming the first
    Tennessee player to claim unanimous mention since offensive lineman Antone Davis in 1990.
    Slade's 2000 and 2001 secondary units, aided and abetted by the rest of the defense,
    established school season records with 64 and 72 passes broken up, respectively. It continued a
    pattern of success that Slade has enjoyed in his 36 years in the coaching profession.
    Before coming to Tennessee, Slade spent five seasons at Texas A&M from 1994-98. His 1997 unit
    allowed a nation's best three passing touchdowns.
    Prior to joining the staff at A&M, Slade spent two seasons at Maryland as the defensive
    coordinator from 1992-93. Slade also spent six seasons at Washington from 1986-91, which was
    highlighted by a national championship in 1991, during which the Huskies ranked first in NCAA
    statistics for pass efficiency defense.

    Slade also enjoyed stops at Southern Illinois (1984-85), Howard (1983), Richmond (1982) and his
    alma mater Shepherd (1973-81).
    Slade, a native of Pelham, N.C., who twice was named All-West Virginia while playing guard at
    Shepherd in the early 1970s. He was named Little All-America honorable mention in 1971 and
    later inducted into the Shepherd College Hall of Fame. He received his degree in biology with a
    minor in English.

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