Quit using the ball during pattern match drills early in Fall Camp.

I explain why I rarely used the ball early in Fall Camp and how it relates to other aspects of coaching an individual positon.

Last year I posted a video on Twitter about why I don’t use a ball during Fall Camp. One of the great debates in defensive back coaching is when and where to use a ball. Some coaches want to use a ball every time they rep a drill, footwork or scheme based, while other coaches (myself included) rarely use a ball during individual drills, only using it on…