Karl wrote to me and sent these [tag]football agility drills[/tag] that he uses with his team. I’ve included them here for you to try with your team.   Keep ’em coming!

From Karl,
Football Drill – Linebackers:

I have a tarp spread out with 2 players (or coaches) holding either end tight   (depending on the height of the player it should be about an two inches higher than the linebacker in “read” position – legs shoulder width, bent knees)
I have a [tag]football[/tag] player under the tarp in his “read” position and stutter step for 30 seconds.   (I increase to 45 seconds then 1 minute in successive weeks, particularly during training camp and spring).   The player must be in the ‘read” position and not have the helmet touch the tarp or another 10 seconds will be added for each touch.
The purpose of this [tag]football agility drill[/tag] is to have the linebackers accustomed to playing always in that position on the balls of their feet so they can react quickly without getting caught flat footed.

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For me, I put a very big emphasis on footwork no matter the position.   From receivers who need to make their breaks, corners who need to make their cuts, linebackers who need to react, running backs who need to make their cuts, linemen who need to get off the ball quickly and QB she need to have quick feet to ensure they get back in the pocket quickly to have that extra read time.   I put at least one footwork [tag]football drill[/tag] every practice on getting quicker feet (whether using speed ladders or agility bars).