These [tag]drills[/tag] for [tag]football youth coaching[/tag] were sent to me by two of my readers, Dustin and Enrique. Give these a try and watch your team’s skills soar.
From Dustin
One of the biggest problems we have is getting our kids to turn loose and not fear contact. This [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drill[/tag] has worked miracles with some of our most timid players.
Split the team into two lines, five yards apart, and facing one another.
One kid, the [tag]receiver[/tag], steps into the “chute” from the end of line one and receives the ball, while another kid steps in from the opposite end of line two as the [tag]tackler[/tag]. All the other players choose a side and cheer on their favorite. They are so close to the action that they can’t help getting fired up!
The [tag]coach[/tag] can protect smaller, weaker players by controlling the match-ups.
Sometimes we let the first player in “call out” another player they want to challenge (this can really get interesting).
In three years we’ve never had one player injured during this drill and our kids beg for “The Chute” every single day.
From Enrique
Monkey Rolls
3 players standing in 1 line 1 2 3 , 2 jumps out over to 3, 3 jumps over to 2, 1 jumps over to 2, then 3 jumps over 2 again and this keeps going. If a player has to wait to jump they should be chopping the feet.
What I do is make a competition of teams and the team that can do this the longest wins. If a player is still on the ground when its his turn to jump, that team is out. As the season progresses the kids get faster.
