Coaching Drills for Youth Football

These ideas on [tag]coaching drills for football[/tag] come courtesy of Donald and Rich.   They’ve had great success using these with their teams. Give them a try!

From Donald,
Here is a [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drill[/tag] I like to do for linebackers.
This is within a coned area of about 5 x 10. Adjust as needed.

Have 2 ball carriers and 1 [tag]linebacker[/tag] in the drill.
The two [tag]running back[/tag]s stand about 7-10 yards away from the LB who has his back turned. Both RB’s act as though they have the ball, but only one does and they run counter action on the whistle or go. On go the LB turns and finds the ball and makes a solid [tag]tackle[/tag].

From Rich,
With the receivers’ back to me, standing 5, 10, or 15 yards in front of me, I throw the ball and then yell “Left” or “Right.”     The [tag]receiver[/tag] turns to that direction, locates the ball, and then takes whatever steps necessary to make the catch.

It has quickened their reaction times to being able to find the ball on a no-look route.