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What is American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back?

American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for football coaching work. Use the setup notes and coaching cues below to add it to this week’s practice plan.

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How to run this drill

American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.

  1. Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo.
  2. Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish.
  3. Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
  4. Close with one coaching cue players can repeat in the huddle next period.

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What you need – You can set up an offensive line against tackling dummies first, and you can put a running back in the backfield.   Later, you can add in the real defensive line.

How this drill works – First, as every good [tag]football[/tag] [tag]coach[/tag] would, you have to lay an elaborate story about how the lineman have a national television camera on the back of their jerseys, and the only way for the world to see how good they blocked (and how good the RB is) is to maintain their block, and to turn their body to seal the hole for the running back – so the camera stays on the running back.

For example:   if the RB is moving through the 2 hole (between center and guard) their blocking assignments will likely be the middle linebacker and the defensive tackle.   So once they open the hole, they should stay with their blocks and seal them off so the running back doesn’t have to worry about players catching them from behind.
 
Result – the running back has a clear hole to run through, and the offensive line stays with their blocks until the play has ended.   The cameras need to stay on the RB!

Coaching tips

  • Keep one cue per rep so kids hear the same language every time.
  • Film the first live set; pause on footwork and finish, not just the ball.
  • Pair this drill with a matching play install so practice transfers to game day.
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American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back FAQ

What is the American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back drill?
American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for football coaching work. Use the setup notes and coaching cues below to add it to this week’s practice plan.
Who should use this football drill?
American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.
How do I run American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back in practice?
Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo. Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish. Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
Is this drill free?
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American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back

American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for football coaching work. Use the setup notes and coaching cues below to add it to this week’s practice plan.

[tag]American football drills[/tag] include a technique used to help lineman understand how far their blocking assignment should be taken.

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