Defensive backs coach
Encyclopedia
A defensive backs coach or secondary coach is a coach in charge of the safeties and cornerback
s in gridiron football
. This position is very common in the CFL
, NFL
and college football
programs. Some common titles are: safeties coach, cornerbacks coach, secondary coach, secondary/safeties coach, secondary/cornerbacks coach and cornerbacks/safeties coach.
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
s in gridiron football
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
. This position is very common in the CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
and college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
programs. Some common titles are: safeties coach, cornerbacks coach, secondary coach, secondary/safeties coach, secondary/cornerbacks coach and cornerbacks/safeties coach.