Here you'll find defensive back football drills for football teams and players of all ages. They are categorized to the left by beginner, intermediate and advanced drill levels. These defensive back drills will improve field awareness, tackling skills and conditioning for you or your football team's defensive backs. Check the drills out, share them with your teams and tell us what you think. We always welcome suggestions of football drills to add.

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  1. Sprint Progression
    1 comment 10641 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Sprint Progression drill using Speed Hurdl...

  2. Bull in the Ring (removed)
    43 comments 22371 views

    Editor's Note: We have removed this drill from the library since many youth football leagues consider it dangerous to thei...

  3. Double Back Stabs
    5883 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Double Back Stabs drill using the Lateral ...

  4. 45 Degree Break
    3 comments 6957 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the 45 Degree Break drill using the Viper 360 ...

  5. Lito Sheppard: Pass Coverage Basics
    4 comments 6915 views
    By: adidas

    Lito Sheppard: Pass Coverage Basics

  6. Cut and Run For Defensive Players
    17 comments 12232 views

    Alternate sprinting and then backpedaling between the cones and finish with a form tackle or second-level block.

  7. Linear W Sprint with Agility Cones
    4916 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Linear W Sprint drill using Agility Cones ...

  8. Hop Scotch Agility Drill
    1 comment 5776 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Hop Scotch drill using a Quick Ladder from...

  9. Double Break
    1 comment 4698 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Double Break drill using the Reaction Belt...

  10. Buzz Saw
    3944 views
    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth football player advance his or her skills on the field with the Buzz Saw drill using a Quick Ladder from S...