This is a full-speed drill that any [tag]head coach football[/tag] will want to add to their practices. This [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drill[/tag] will assist [tag]offensive linemen[/tag] in learning to pick up blitzes and stunts.
What you need – You should have a full complement of offensive lineman, and a defensive line and linebackers (7 players) – either in a 3-4 or 4-3 alignment. A tackling dummy with a hat on it is also needed.
How this drill works – This is a basic rush drill, however, before the play the defense is going to decide the type of stunt or blitz that it is going to run. They do not rush all 7 defenders. This is to help both the offensive line learn to pick up blitzes and for the [tag]defense[/tag] to execute its blitzes well.
The ball will be snapped, and the defense will run their stunt. The offensive line will protect the inside lanes first, and then the outside lanes. The object is for the defensive players to get to the hat on the tackling dummy within 5 seconds.
To make this drill more difficult for the defense, and to add another element for the offense, add a TE or an RB into the mix.
Result – Both the offense and the defense get work on with blitzes and blitz pick ups.
