Defensive Back Training

Defensive Back Training at Elite Speed

Our Defensive Back Training at Elite Speed of all ages (Youth-Professional) offers high level instruction to give them a cutting edge over their opponent come next football season. Athletes will be guided in the right direction in order to become a superior defensive threat. Our training is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of the specific movement patterns of the position and illustrate a clear understanding and education of how and why.

What To Expect

During our Defensive Back training sessions, athletes can expect to be challenged both mentally and physically through high-level techniques, detailed instruction, and intentional coaching. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail, emphasizing the small nuances of both the mind and body that separate good players from great ones. Each movement is broken down and taught with purpose, ensuring athletes not only execute with precision but also understand how each action directly translates to real game situations. From footwork to field awareness, our goal is to develop complete, confident, and game-ready defensive backs.

2025 Defensive Back Training Schedule is as followed:

Monday | 7 PM – 8 PM

Wednesday | 7 PM – 8 PM

Starting the week of January 06, 2025.

Skill Development

Proper body balance/stance and how that influences your back pedal
The fundamentals of how to break in various ways, i.e. t-step and bicycle/run out break
Proper transition when going through lateral, vertical and bi-lateral movements in drills, i.e. flipping hips
Feet quickness and quick twitch
Hand eye coordination when braking downhill to intercept the ball
1 on 1s against Wide Receiver
Efficiently changing direction in uncomfortable situations

Defensive Back COACH

Coach Tucker is an East St. Louis native who attended Belleville West High School (2009-2013), becoming a standout football and track & field athlete. Although Tucker was an All-Conference athlete in both sports, the majority of his accolades came from football, where he earned honors as an All-State, All-Metro, and Metro-East Player of the Year as a linebacker. Tucker went on to play football at the Division 1 level with North Dakota State University Bison. He was an all-conference football player and was a part of four national championships, as well as a 55-5 record during his four years there. He was also given professional opportunities with the NFL, CFL, and YourCall Football.