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- Running Back Football Drills – The Gauntlet Many coaches struggle to come up with running back football drills. Here is one drill that has worked for me in the past. This is a football drill that to use…
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Running Back Practice Drills – Running Through The Defense
If you favor a more bruising running style than the Barry Sanders Balance Drills from last week, these might be the drills for you. One of the first names that …
- Running Back Practice Drills – The Gauntlet One of my favorite running back practice drills is the gauntlet. This drill emphasizes proper technique for transitioning the ball as well as protecting it. T…
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Running Backs + Barrel Drills = Results
Often what separates good running backs from great ones isn’t top end speed or bulldozing power – but the ability to recognize holes and change direction withou…
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Running Backs in Football
This is one of the drills for running backs in football that John sent to me. Try this out with your team tonight!
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Running Defenses Ragged – Fighting For Extra Yards
A players ability for 1, 2, even 3 extra yards, can be absolutely critical to your team’s success – whether that’s getting just past the chains for a first down…
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Rush Drills for a Winning Defensive Line
Today, we are going to talk about a variety of rush drills that will help enhance an athlete’s performance throughout the season. Pass Rush Transition Drill In …
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Score Tackling Drill
Purpose This tackling drill isolates the linebacker and puts him in a position where they have to make a read and wrap up the ball carrier one on one. Set Up Se…
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Shake and Bake Drill
Drill Type: Defensive Line Drill Purpose Very effective in stopping an offensive lineman from kicking back and taking him to where you surface to get to the q…
- Sideline Catch Drill In today’s video blog post, we are talking about an excellent sideline catch drill for running backs. In this running back drill, we are going to focus on teach…
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Simon Says Agility Drill
Purpose This drill is great for not only improving a player’s agility, but also improves their reaction time, and teaches them that they should keep an eye on w…
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Simon Shows
Drill Type: Team Reaction Drill Purpose: Much of football is seeing and reacting as the play develops. This drill will help players learn to read and react. T…
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Simple Football Plays – Quick Stunt Drill
Defensive linemen will often be called upon to stunt on the line in order to create confusion with the offensive line. What seem to be simple football plays ne…
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Slant and Hitch Zone Coverage Drill
Purpose Practice timing and route running, two of the finer aspects of the passing game, that are going to help you bring your percentage way up, and your inter…
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Souvenirs from Revis Island – Cornerback Secrets
As a defensive back, your job is split into two parts. First, you have to shadow your assignment, attempting to discourage the quarterback from making a throw i…
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Spring Football Practice – Punch Strength Drill
This drill works on o-line punch technique, and also build strength in their punches. This football drill is great for spring football practice for strength an…
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Spring Football Practices – Catch Pyramid
Quick reactions and the ability to find and collect the ball in the air is a good skill to work on in spring football practices for receivers and backs.
- Spring To Action Drill for Kick Off Return In this video blog post, we are demonstrating fish hooks on a kick off return. We also show you a kick off return circuit that you can add to your next football…
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Spring Youth Football
These are two of the spring youth football drills that my subscribers sent to me recently. Try them out with your team tonight!
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Stance to Start – Offensive Line Drill
There’s no position that requires more discipline or technique than offensive lineman. Success as an offensive football team hinges on their ability to control …
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Strength and Conditioning Program for Football – Team Conditioning Drill
This is a strength and conditioning program for football that has worked well. It can be especially effective with smaller football teams where the players hav…
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Strength and Conditioning for Football
I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for strength and conditioning for football over the past few days. Here’s an idea that Charles sent to me that you sh…
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Stretch and Break Drill
Ball-hawking is a skillful technique of stealing the ball away from an opponent. This drill is great for developing a defensive back’s ballhawking instincts.
- Tackle Football Drills – Timber Tackling Drill If you need tackle football this drill is perfect for the beginning of the year and for new players learning how to tackle.
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Tackling Basics: The 4 Point Explosion Drill
Tackling Basics: The 4 Point Explosion Drill This tackling basics drill relates to not only tackling, but also taking on a block, shutting a block and attacking…
- Tackling Circuit Drill One of the drills we use is that tackling circuit. I realize that when we give up touchdowns and big plays it is almost always due to poor tackling.
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Tackling Drill Football
Take a look at this submission from Bob. A great example of a tackling drill football that can work with all age groups.
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Tackling Drills Football – Conditioning & Proper Tackling
Here are two tackling drills football that also work on conditioning and competition. These give you the chance to reinforce correct tackling procedures. Only …
- Tackling Drills Football – Shuffle-Rally-Fit Drill One of my favorite linebacker tackling drills football is one we call the Shuffle-Rally-Fit drill. It is adopted from a high school drill (experienced MLB’s & I…
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Tackling Progression Drill for Balance and Leverage
In today’s video blog post, we are looking at a great drill for conditioning and developing good tackling technique! This Tackling Progression drill helps d…
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Tackling Without Tackling – The Technique of the Takedown
One of the most important parts of tackling has nothing to do with physical contact, and everything to do positioning and a player’s ability to react to the off…
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Teaching Football Offense – Duck Walk for Offense
This idea on teaching football offense comes courtesy of one of my high school football coach subscribers.
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Teaching The Most Effective Defensive Line Move
As a defensive lineman, the ability to create separation, getting away from your blocker and freeing you up to attack the ball, is crucial to success. One of th…
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Team Catch Drill for Wide Receivers
Developing reliable pass-catching hands is one of the most important skills a wide receiver can possess. This fun drill will help your players focus on seeing t…
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Texas Football Coach
John got the inspiration for this coaching tip from Texas football coach Mack Brown. It includes a fresh idea for a goal line drill. Try it out and let me know…
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Texas High School Football Coach
Take a look at this submission from Dan, a Texas high school football coach. A great line of scrimmage football drill that can work with all age groups.
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Football Drills
A football drills library organizes practice work by position and skill so coaches can build purposeful periods instead of random cone drills.
797 football drills with purpose, setup, instructions, and coaching tips.
How to install a youth playbook
- Start with a Beginner workflow or Easy plays.
- Add position drills from the drills library.
- Align language with Football Guides.
- Export a share graphic for your staff chat.