Join Coach Dale Howard, Defensive Backs Coach at Angelo State, as he breaks down one of the most fundamental yet versatile defensive concepts in football—playing with two-high safeties. In this course, Coach Howard takes you deep inside the strategies, adjustments, and game-planning required to maximize split safety coverage against today’s high-powered offenses.
You’ll learn how to disguise coverages, teach alignments, and adapt to offensive formations, motions, and personnel. Coach Howard walks through real game scenarios, teaching checks like Palms, Ozzy, Slice, Clamp, Sky, and more, while showing how to effectively communicate responsibilities across the secondary.
Through his clear teaching style and passion for defensive football, Coach Howard shows not only the pros and cons of two-high safety looks but also how to develop your players’ eye discipline, alignment, and tackling responsibilities. You’ll leave this course with practical tools to help your defense stay multiple, disguise intentions, and eliminate big plays.
