I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for drills for coaching youth football over the past few days. Here are two drills sent to me by some of my readers. Give these a try!
From Calvin,
The All In One football drill I found on the Internet-Kids love it.
Have players get in single file behind tackling dummy. On whistle have them pick up dummy and chop their feet. On next whistle (at coach’s pace) have player drop bag and run over 3 bags set about 3yrds apart.
Then have 2 coaches or players 5 yards apart with hand held shields give pop to player running. Then have tackling dummy with football on top. Have player make form tackle which should make football become a fumble and make player then recover fumble by wrapping his body around the football on the ground. Next have player put football back on top of tackling dummy for next player.
From Raul,
I like to use this for a Quickness Drill.
The drill starts out with 2 players 5-6 yds apart. 1st Player takes off and the 2nd chases in a figure 8 pattern covering 20 yds total. Partner players of equal speed, backs with backs, linemen with linemen.
You can run the pattern until the 2nd player catches the first; or run the sequence once and they get back in line.
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