Footwork

            Another very important thing u must learn how to do in order to play lockdown defense is learn good footwork. When u are on the defensive side of the ball u have to both tackle and check people to make sure they can not get a pass off. One way to work on your footwork is to get a ladder and put it flat on the ground. While the ladder is on the ground u must run threw it putting one foot in every box, run threw it skiping one box every step, shuffle threw it, jump threw it, etc. It is alot of different ladder drills you can do. And there is also a lot of different drills you can do to get your footwork up.