What is Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips?
Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips 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.
- Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips is part of FantasyHQ’s free football drills library.
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How to run this drill
Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips 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.
- 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.
- Close with one coaching cue players can repeat in the huddle next period.
Full drill
If you’re looking for [tag]football blocking tackling drills[/tag], give this drill a try. It is a [tag]football drill[/tag] that I use to teach players where the hole positions on the line are and correct tackle procedures as well. 
Have a center, [tag]quarterback[/tag], and one running back on the offense side of the line. On the defense there will be a nose guard, and one linebacker.
The quarterback will signal with his hand behind his back to let the halfback know which hole he will be running through. This will also teach the center to know the snap count as well as snapping the [tag]football[/tag] and firing off into the nose guard with the right blocking procedure. The nose guard will have to shed off the center in order to make the tackle while the linebacker will learn how to read the halfback and make the tackle.
This is also a good exercise for making head-on tackles as well as slant tackles.
Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips FAQ
- What is the Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips drill?
- Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips 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?
- Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips 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 Football Blocking Tackling Drills – Tackle and Blocking Tips 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?
- Yes. Browse FantasyHQ football drills, youth plays, and coaching guides free on Football Coaching.
