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!
From Phil…
Two football drills I use for the defense is the Bone and Monster drill. I have a piece of wood (but it could be a thick piece of rope like a dog rope toy). Two players lie face down helmet to helmet gripping one end of the rope or stick that we call the Bone and they fight for possession of the bone hitting or using any tactics to win possession. It is a great drill to get the defensive or offensive line fired up.
The monster drill you probably use or have heard about already. About 15 yards away,I place one cone and my designated player becomes Monster. The other 12-15 players go rapid succession to run and block monster before He hits the last player whom has the ball.
Monster has to form tackle the ball carrier. After doing this drill the first day and teaching the proper form of a running block and staying low, hitting with the shoulder on the up and running right through everyone. Our team learned not only how to take a hit but how to give a hit.
If they can do this all at once with 15 people and survive then they can get through an entire game. Our defense is now hitting harder then any other team and I give the results to the above mentioned drills and the confidence the drills have instilled in our team.
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