What is Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill?
Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for football coaching work. It covers Bear Crawl Drill, Drill For Defensive Ends with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
- Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill is part of FantasyHQ’s free football drills library.
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- Inside: 2 drill progressions.
How to run this drill
Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill 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.
Progressions
- Bear Crawl Drill
- Drill For Defensive Ends
Full drill
Briefly my 7-8 yr. olds were having a difficult time blocking and getting off the line defensively. Why? They were playing too “high”. We came up with these football defensive drills to address this.
My assistant coaches and I began having them practice 10-20 yd. bear crawls daily; multiple reps. We continued it daily throughout the year. After a couple of weeks of incorporating this simple drill our line play and our ability to play “low” greatly improved.
Bear Crawl Drill
Basically, have the players start in a 4 point stance with their weight up on their finger tips and the balls of their feet with their feet loaded up underneath them. We begin on ball movement or snap count, coaches choice. The players are to fire out (not Up) and they are to remain in a 4-pt. stance as they Bear Crawl 10-20yds (coaches choice) attempting to crawl in a straight line. We would run through this drill 4-5 times before going on to the next drill.
Hint: The same drill works just as well with older players also. My H.S. football coach had us bear crawl through the blocking chutes while straddling a strategically placed 2×6 board that ran the length of the chute.
Drill for Defensive Ends
Have a dummy or player set in OT position. Set the dummy or player 3 yards off line in backfield. Have the defensive end make contact on line and do a spin move. A player with the football will be making a move to outside or inside of dummy in backfield.
The defensive end will have to make quick decision to cut the ball off to end side or bump outside to seal off.
Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill FAQ
- What is the Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill drill?
- Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for football coaching work. It covers Bear Crawl Drill, Drill For Defensive Ends with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
- Who should use this football drill?
- Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill 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 Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill 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.
- What progressions does Football Defensive Drills – Bear Crawl Drill include?
- This page includes Bear Crawl Drill, Drill For Defensive Ends.
