Becoming a Better Cornerback

Series Summary

Football is the most brutal of all sports. Playing football involves many different choices like playing offense or defense, wide receiver or safety and running back or linebacker. Making that smash tackle on defense, complete a game-winning pass on offense, stop a tough defender, or intercept the ball at a crucial point in the game: all of these will earn you the respect and admiration of teammates and fans alike. But it’s impossible to play the game of football like a superstar if you haven’t put in the hard work behind the scenes. A superstar football player spends as much time in the film room as the one on the field. In this free video series, a football coach demonstrates how to train to play football. Training and fitness tips are provided to promote strength, improve speed, and refine the ability to throw a football better. With these tips and techniques, anyone can become a better cornerback, running back or tight end. Become a better football teams leader and get into playing shape today!

Video Transcript

"Hi my name's Otis St. Clair today I'm here to talk to you today about being a better cornerback. The main key in being a better cornerback is having proper footwork. So today we're going to work on three drills that's going to help us develop quick feet and good foot placement. Our first drill we're going to work on is working on back pedaling coming forward, back pedaling coming forward. The object of this drill is to develop quick back pedal and to be able to break up on the ball if it's a run play. So we will start with that one. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. We'll start here at this cone. We're going to back pedal. We'll come up, back pedal, and come up. Again working on our first step back pedaling. And then coming up to defend the run. And that's that drill. Again working on back pedaling as our foot first step to defend the pass and then coming up to defend the run. Our second drill we're going to work on is a deep back pedal turn to run as we defend the deep pass. So we're going to start on our same cone. We want to back pedal to the next cone. When we get to that cone, we're going to turn and run as if we're trying to defend the deep pass. Should look something like this. Again that drill is to work on our back pedaling, turn our hips, and running to defend the pass so that the receiver does not get behind us. And our last drill is just a quick foot and hip drill. We're going to to turn our hips and good footwork. And this one should go just a little bit like this. We're back pedaling, turn, back pedal, turn, back pedal, turn, back pedal, turn, and come up. And again to become a better cornerback, you should work on those three drills every time you hit the field. Back pedal coming up to defend the pass and come up on the run. Back pedal, turn and run to defend the deep pass. Then back pedal turning with your hips and feet. Again my name's Otis. I'm here to teach you how to become a better cornerback. Take care."