While a lot of the time they may be the biggest, slowest players on the field, there is no denying the fact that foot quickness is a huge asset to offensive lineman – whether that’s a guard pulling for an outside run, or a tackle doing his best to keep a speedy pass rusher from [...]
As a linebacker, your ability to read the ball carrier’s path and wrap him up safely may be your most important task – you need to be able to see the hole as the runner sees it, and hit it before they have a chance to get out and into the secondary. This is especially [...]
The other day we had a look at drills to help you recover fumbles, and today we’re going to have a look at how to prevent them. There are three different stages to every run: the beginning, the middle, and the end, and they are all crucial to maintaining ball possession. Hand-off Drill The beginning [...]
As a defensive lineman, your ability to explode off the line while remaining balanced and under control is absolutely vital to your success. That can be said for almost every position in football, from halfback to corner, which is why you’re going to want to get all your players to try these out. And while [...]
Coaching youth football is a rewarding job. Watching a child have fun, work hard, and become a better athlete affirms that your coaching methods are successful. Along the way, though, there are sure to be obstacles. One of these obstacles is difficult parents. Building and maintaining a positive parent-coach relationship is hard work, but it’s [...]
When coaching pee wee football, the overall purpose of the practice is to educate the players about the game and understand the fundamental skills they’ll need to play effectively. These basics include blocking, tackling, running with the ball, catching the ball, taking a handoff and handing off, reacting to what’s happening on the field, and [...]
Special teams is one of the most commonly ignored, yet vitally important development areas for a youth or high school football team. Coach Jimmy Johnson once stated that teams need to win 2 of 3 phases of the game in order to come out with a “W” – offense, defense, or special teams. In other [...]
Here’s a great video from Coach Steve Axman discussing one offensive strategy nearly every defense hates to cover. Know what it is? I’ll give you a hint: It forces the defense to be assignment conscious It prevents them from attacking the ball And it severely limits stunts, blitzes, and coverage options Watch the video to [...]
“Practice Makes Perfect!” We have all heard that saying, and it really is true. Repetition of skills is the best way to get your players to perform better. Knowing what to do when the opportunity presents itself is one of the hallmarks of a good player. The more you practice, the more inclined your players [...]
Even at the youth football level, it’s critical to incorporate conditioning drills into your practice. Below are 2 proven exercises which will build the speed, agility, and stamina of your players. Carioca Quick Feet Purpose: This is an agility drill that will help players with their balance and their overall agility. How it’s Run: This [...]
While coaching elementary flag football one of the hardest things to get my flag football players to do was to run north and south rather than east and west.
I had racked my brain to get my backs to lead block out of the backfield and “go full speed” off the snap. Most plays at this level, I have learned, are sweeps and/or misdirection sweeps and the fastest kids around the end win. My resolves – A drill just for QB and Running Backs.
We call this training drill – “THUNDER BALL”. It’s like a good old fashion game of touch football but with a little twist. It’s almost like half court basketball because we try to run the game very quickly and don’t give the boys any rest in between plays. It’s fast paced and the boys love it.
My primary issue has been adding some excitement to the seemingly boring task of offensive blocking. Recently I achieved some moderate success taking the players through a modified version of the old plank drill.
Here is an advanced tackling drill that I actually learned from my high school coach! This drill places a premium on sound tackling fundamentals but also instills toughness.
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