Jeffrey R.
Pierson
Period 2
A Little Bit About A Cornerback
Cornerback is a position in American/European Football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses, make tackles and cover areas on the field. Cornerback should be the quickest players in the team because they need fast reactions to stop the wide receiver, running back, or tight end. They also need fast reactions to try to get an intercept.
The basic fundamentals of a cornerback are the stance, backpedal, and brake. The stance is very important; if you have the wrong stance it could put that whole rep. to waste and might make your self look so bad that the coach would take you out in a heart beat. A good stance is a toe to instep or toe to heel alignment. The feet are a shoulder width apart. The weight should be on the balls of the feet, to turn quicker.
The job of a cornerback is to stay right next to the wide receivers and prevent passes. One way of preventing passes is to intercept any pass that comes their way. An average cornerback will intercept about 5 passes a season. Some cornerbacks are so good at covering the receiver that the quarterbacks won't throw to any receiver that the corner is covering. Another favorite way for the cornerback to stop a pass is bating the pass down.
They also trying push the receiver out of bounds before he catches the ball, or tackle him. Most cornerbacks don’t really like to tackle; the reason for this is because cornerbacks are all about technique and not so much about strength. Therefore if they tackle there is a great chance they will get hurt.
You gave some good information and had few grammatical errors. It might be helpful to the reader if you shared some names of famous cornerbacks or ended with a stronger conclusion about the position overall.
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