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Youth Football Drills – Modified Sumo Drill
We call this drill the Modified Sumo drill due to the similarity with sumo wrestling of trying to get the opposition out of the ring. It swrks great for coachin…
- Youth Football Drills – Offensive Line When I help coach youth football , I use these simple youth football drills. I’ve found that they work well with offensive line.
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Youth Football Drills – Open Field and Lineman Duties
Looking for youth football drills? You’ve come to the right place! Try out this idea below and let me know how it goes for you.
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Youth Football Drills – Run the Gauntlet
This is one of the better youth football drills for running backs and wide receivers. Preventing fumbles by protecting the ball is important for players of all…
- Youth Football Drills – Statue of Liberty While I was coaching the little guys, kids 9-10 years old, and I found that mixing teaching with a game is a good way to end your football practice. Of all the …
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Youth Football Drills – Tackle Monster
If you are looking for youth football drills give this one a try. It is a simple and effective open field tackling football drill that we call “Tackle Monster”…
- Youth Football Drills – The Circle Drill When coaching at the youth level–4th,5th, and 6th grade, this is one of the youth football drills I use each and every year. The kids absolutely love it and be…
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Youth Football Drills – The Tornado
We had many youth football drills that we practiced with our tiny mite football team, but if I had to pick one that works on almost everything, it would be the …
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Youth Football Drills – Tunnel Football
If you’re looking for ideas for youth football drills, this football drill is one we call Tunnel Football and it gives you an overall perspective of all your pl…
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Youth Football Drills – “3 seconds” One on One Pass Drill
This is one of my favorite youth football drills. We call it the “3 seconds” one on one pass drill. I have 1 defensive player and 1 offensive player. One of the…
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Youth Football Equipment
I received this suggestion on youth football equipment from Dean. Creative and effective for skills and cost–a double winner!
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Youth Football League
One of my readers who coaches a youth football league team suggested this drill. I’ve included this football drill for you below. Give it a try at your next…
- Youth Football Lineman Drills – Low Quick and Downfield Looking for ideas for youth football lineman drills? You’ve come to the right place! Try out this idea below and let me know how it goes for you.
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Youth Football Offensive Line Drills – Hula Hoop Drill & Angle Drill
Try these two youth football offensive line drills with your team. Both of these result in quick improvements!
- Youth Football Offensive Line Drills – Quick Release Drill At the middle school level of play, we see quarterbacks struggle getting the pass off either in time, or in proper throwing motion. So, we have developed some o…
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Youth Football Players
Bill and William, two of my readers, came up with some great suggestions covering football drills for youth football players. Keep ‘em coming!
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Youth Football Plays
This idea for youth football plays was sent in by Doug. This game of Sharks and Minnows will grab the attention of your youth football team and hone their skil…
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Youth Football Practice Drills
Special thanks to Mike for sending this one in. If you’ve every struggled with youth football practice drills, you MUST try this out!
- Youth Football Practice Drills – Football Skill Game Here is an idea for fun youth football practice drills. We do this football drill at the end of practices to have some fun, but at the same time they are improv…
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Youth Football Practice – Shed the Blocker and Tackle
Linebackers and defensive lineman will often have to shed several blocks to try and string a play out to the sideline and then make the tackle. This is a drill…
- Youth Football Practice – Sprint Tackle Here is an idea for a youth football practice. If you are coaching 8-9 year olds, keeping their attention is sometimes a challenge. Here is a football drill t…
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Youth Football Speed Drills
Take a look at these football drills from Kim and from Mark. Two great examples of youth football speed drills that can work with all age groups.
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Youth Football Tackling Drills – The Gauntlet
Coming up with new ideas for youth football tackling drills can sometimes be a challenge. Here’s a tip that Derrick, one of my subscribers, sent in. Give th…
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Youth Football Tackling Drills – “A” Game
I’ve gotten a lot of requests for youth football tackling drills. Here’s an idea that works well. Give this a try with your team.
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Youth Football Team
Last week, I sent out a request for my newsletter subscribers to send in their favorite youth football team drills. Check out this one below (very creative!).
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Youth Football Teams
Many coaches struggle with ways to motivate their youth football teams. Here is one suggestion from Tom that works well for his team. Give it a try!
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Youth Football Training
I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for drills for youth football training over the past few days. Here are a couple of ideas that coaches have sent in. C…
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Youth Football Wide Receiver Drills – The M Drill
I have a footwork drill, the M Drill, that is useful to your WR’s and DB’s (all positions for little league) at any level. It’s one of youth football wide rece…
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Youth Football – Catching Triangle
When coaching youth football, try this drill called catching triangle. This is the basic way for kids to learn to catch a ball.
- Youth Lineman Football Drill Here is one drill we have used with our youth football team specifically for our lineman, both offensive lineman and defensive lineman.
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Zone Mesh Drill
Drill Type: Defensive Back Drill Set Up Have your quarterback line up with the runner in the backfield waiting on his signal. On the right side on the other…
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“14 Cones” Linebacker Drill for Fumble Recovery
Drill Type: Linebacker Drill Purpose This linebacker drill teaches players to maintain a good hitting position, bending at the knees and staying in that prope…
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“2 Step High Knee” Football Agility Drill
2 Step High Knee – Football Agility Drill In this agility drill, we are using na Agility Ladder. This is a great piece of equipment to have in your training ars…
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“Around The Corner” Defensive Line Drill
Purpose This drill focuses on the lineman’s footwork, and their ability to explode not only off the line, but through the quarterback. Set Up Set up a tackle du…
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“Back to the Wall” Drill
Drill Type: Wide Receiver Drill Purpose This basic wide receiver drill for kids emphasizes good technique of good base, good reach, catch, and tuck. Diagram E…
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“Cup-It” Tackling Drill
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about the “Cup-It Drill”, which is a great football drill for incorporating “team-ness”. This is a great team tackl…
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.