This is a drill that is often used in college football practice. It will reward the offensive linemen who fire out of their stance and drive their block for 10 yards.
What you need – Line up all of your offensive and even defensive linemen across the 30 yard line and have them face towards the goal line.
How this drill works – As much a conditioning drill as it is a drill to get your players to learn to come off the ball quickly, this football drill starts with each player in a 3-pt stance on the 30 yard line.
When the whistle is blown, each player must burst forward and sprint for 10 yards, and then get back into a 3 point stance on the 20 yard line. The first five to complete this will get to sit out the rest of the drill. The remaining players must stay in their 3-pt stance until the next cadence and ‘snap’ of the ball.
The players burst out again, and they must drive for 10 yards. First five get to sit out the next one. And so on.
Players will soon understand that getting off the ball quickly significantly increases their chance of reaching the 10 yards before others. Coaches should emphasize this to players that are having a difficult time competing. Eventually, the idea would be to have every player participating in this drill to hit the 10 yard line at the same time.
Result – Ideally, each of the players will begin to understand the importance of firing out quickly when they have to continue running in this drill.
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