Looking for a new [tag]football training drill[/tag]?   You’ve come to the right place!   Try out this [tag]football tackling drill[/tag] below and let me know how it goes for you.

From Wayne…
This is a [tag]football[/tag] open field tackling drill that I do with my players.   It emphasizes proper foot width and proper steps approaching the tackle and through the tackle.   There’s a diagram of the set up at the bottom.

Have the players partner up.     For each set of partners you will need an agility bag (or a step over bag as some like to call it.)   Then what you do is put the partners 10 yards apart.   Then you put the A-Bag in the middle of them with it barely overlapping the line and the majority of the bag on the offensive players side of the line.   On the coach’s command the defensive player sprints from his stance to the bag and when he gets to the bag, he runs with a foot on each side of the bag and throttles down to make the tackle on the approaching offensive player.   The offensive player will start to jog 1/2 speed from his starting point once the defensive player reaches the bag.   Once the defensive player gets over the bag, he should explode through the tackle and run his feet through it for five yards.   You can also have the offensive player break to the right or the left when the defensive player is finished coming over the bag.

Coaching Points:
1. No false steps for defensive players at the start of the [tag]football drill[/tag].
2. Ensure that the defensive player sprints to the bag to work on closing the distance between himself and the ball carrier.
3. Good pad level/ arms extended at 45 degree angle/short choppy steps while going over the bags.
4. Good form on the tackle at the end and running the feet through contact for 5 yards.

________OP_________       Offensive player

_________I________       A Bag

________DP_________       Defensive Player