What is Overload Punt Drill?
Overload Punt Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for high school work. It covers Purpose, Execution, Coaching Tips with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
- Overload Punt Drill is part of FantasyHQ’s free football drills library.
- Focus: High School.
- Inside: 3 drill progressions.
How to run this drill
Overload Punt 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
- Purpose
- Execution
- Coaching Tips
Full drill
Drill Type: Special Teams Drill
Purpose
When an opponent overloads one side of the formation in an attempt to block a punt, your team needs to know who they will block and how. This special teams drill will help them make the right decision.
Execution
- Half the punt team will take the field – just six players at a time (the center, all the blockers on one side of the formation, and the blocker behind the line of scrimmage).
- Then a punt block team will take the field opposite them. This will be 7 players. Every blocker should be covered by a defender and then there should be an extra punt blocker on one side.
- Just 1 of the outside players will rush the punt. The coach can choose to shift the line of punt blockers to the left or the right.
- The blockers need to look to see which players are rushing and they need to block the correct guys. In general they should take the guy who is lined up directly on them.
Coaching Tips
- Coaches should make sure that the correct rushers are being blocked. The blockers should look to block from the inside out, since it takes longer for an outside rusher to get to the punter.
Overload Punt Drill FAQ
- What is the Overload Punt Drill drill?
- Overload Punt Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for high school work. It covers Purpose, Execution, Coaching Tips with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
- Who should use this football drill?
- Overload Punt 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 Overload Punt 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 Overload Punt Drill include?
- This page includes Purpose, Execution, Coaching Tips.
