One of the biggest areas that coaches email me about are for [tag]football tackle drills[/tag]. Read below for a great suggestion on this topic:
From Cory,
The “Zipper” Drill
You will need anywhere from 6-10 [tag]tackling dummies[/tag] for this [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drill[/tag]. You will line them up in two staggered rows. The bags on each side should be about 7-10 yards apart. The rows can be 5-8 yards apart.
The players start on one end and on your whistle a player goes at the first bag (on either the right or left side) and executes a perfect [tag]tackle[/tag]. They must get up quickly and then go hit the first bag in the other row. They are done when they have worked their way through all of the bags (in a zigzag fashion).
This is a great [tag]conditioning[/tag] drill and the players love to hit the bags. I have started timing the players as they make their way through the drill so they always have a goal to meet.
One of the best parts of this drill is when the players holding the tackling dummies/bags start encouraging their teammates as they make their way through the course. Make sure that the players keep good [tag]tackling form[/tag] throughout the drill. Sometimes as they get tired they just dive at the bags. Good luck!
