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Agility Drills for the Defensive Line
In today’s video blog post, I am sharing some excellent defensive line agility drills. Incorporate these drills into your practice plan, and watch your defensiv…
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Agility and Speed Drills for Youth Football
Being a coach for youth football is much harder than being a coach for teenage or adult teams. Agility and speed drills for youth football must be more specifi…
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All American Youth Football
Take a look at these submissions from Bob and Andy. These are great examples of all american youth football drills that can work with all age groups.
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American Football Coach – Tennis Ball Block
Blocking according to the reaction of the linebacker is an essential skill for offensive lineman to learn. As an American football coach, try this drill to fin…
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American Football Coaching – Break the Double Team
Often times your best defensive lineman will be double-teamed by opposing offensive lineman. American football coaching plans for this action and uses this prac…
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American Football Drills – Camera on Your Back
American football drills include a technique used to help lineman understand how far their blocking assignment should be taken.
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American Youth Football – Sideline Running
Gaining a few extra yards down the sideline without being pushed out is a great skill to develop when coaching your American youth football team.
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Assistant Football Coach
I received this suggestion on linemen drills from Andrew. You’ll need all the help you can get from your assistant football coach to keep things moving on this…
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Awesome Football Drills for a Killer Passing Attack : Part 1
In today’s video blog post, I am going to share some awesome football drills for a killer passing attack! I recommend doing these football drills on a daily b…
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Balance Drill for Agility & Footwork
Purpose To improve balance, agility and footwork Drill Setup All players grab a football and spread out so they have plenty of space around them How it Works Pl…
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Barrell Drills
Use these barrel drills to teach your lineman how to fire out and drive low and in control.
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Base Coverage Drill
Drill Type: Quarterback/Receiver Drill Purpose This drill is set up to give an impression of base coverages. Set Up Set up a two-high coverage using the barre…
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Basic Flag Football Plays
When you are first starting out with your team you should teach them basic flag football plays. Many plays that are more complicated stem off of the basics. T…
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Basic Football Plays – 10 Perfect Plays
Looking for basic football plays? You’ve come to the right place! Try out this idea below at your next football practice and let me know how it goes for you…
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Basic Football Plays – Block the Backer
When a lineman doesn’t have a blocking assignment on a defensive lineman, he often takes on a linebacker using basic football plays.
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Becoming a Football Coach
Take a look at these submissions from Kevin and from Derrick. These are great ideas to add to your files if you’re just becoming a football coach. They can work…
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Best Youth Football
Take a look at this submission from Chad. A great example of of how to select the best youth football players on your team. This works with all age groups.
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Best Youth Football Drills
I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for some of my best youth football drills over the past few days. Here’s an idea that Kenneth sent to me that you’ll …
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Breakthrough Drill
Purpose Teaching runners to stay low, run with power and be decisive Drill Setup Have two defensive players line up side by side with blocking bags Have a third…
- Catching Drills for Football – How to Catch a Poor Pass My assistant coaches and I made the observation that especially young players (10 to 14 year old guys) have real big problems with catching footballs if the thr…
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Catching Drills for Football – The Noose
This is one of the catching drills for football called the “NOOSE”. It helps the receiver get off press coverage, stick a good route and catch the football in c…
- Catching Drills for Football – Wide Receiver Drill This is one of the classic but effective catching drills for football we use. It is excellent for your wide receivers; we call it the Adjust Drill.
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Check Out These Awesome Defensive Back Drills!
Today, we’re focusing on football drills ideal for helping your defensive backs improve and become more skilled. Three Weave Drill Working against a receiver, w…
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Clockwork Drill
Purpose To teach and reinforce the ability to catch the football away from the body with the hands isolated Drill Setup Players pair off, grab a football, and s…
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Coach for Football – Pocket Pressure
A quarterback needs to learn to feel the pressure in the pocket, and release the ball, or eat it when the pressure arrives. As a coach for football, use this f…
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Coaching American Football – Running Hand-Off
These ideas on coaching American football come courtesy of two of my newsletter subscribers. Great tips that all levels can benefit from!
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Coaching Defense Football
I received these tips on coaching defense football from Steve.
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Coaching Defensive Backs – Teaching The Fundamentals
I have long held the belief that in professional sports, there is no athlete more impressive than the cornerback. They’re almost like secret agents – swift, wit…
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Coaching Defensive Football – Backpedal and Change Direction
Backpedaling is important for defensive players to get adequate coverage on pass plays, and to drop into zones. Use this drill when coaching defensive football…
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Coaching Drills for Football
Special thanks to Phil for sending this one in. If you’ve every searched for some fresh ideas for coaching drills for football, you MUST try these out!
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Coaching Drills for Youth Football
These ideas on coaching drills for football come courtesy of Donald and Rich. They’ve had great success using these with their teams. Give them a try!
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Coaching Flag Football – Bengal-in-the-Middle
Thanks to Chris, one of my subscribers, for sending this one in. If you’re looking for drills for coaching flag football, you should try this out!
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Coaching Football Defense
Last week, I sent out a request for my newsletter subscribers to send in a favorite coaching football defense drill. Check out this one below sent in by Jim (v…
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Coaching Football Defense – 8 Cone Drill
When my focus is on coaching football defense I use the following football drill. It is good as a conditioning drill as well as a tackling/blocking football dri…
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Coaching Football Defense – Hold the Line
When coaching football defense, try this football drill with your team. It gives everyone a chance to play the line.
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Coaching Football Information
One of the biggest areas that coaches neglect is football coaching psychology. Read below for great suggestions from Aaron and Christopher for coaching footbal…
Guide · Football Coaching
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.