2009 June - Football Drills & Plays

June Football Drills & Plays Archives

Football Tackling Drills – The THUD Drill

One of the best football tackling drills we have done to really improve our tackling is our THUD drill.

Flag Football Tips – Teaching Player Positions

Try these flag football tips to teach your players the positions. In order to quickly teach youth flag football players positions on the field, I take old golf balls and mark them with “quarterback”, “cornerback” etc.

Football Lineman Drills – Warm-Up Drill

I like to use quick football lineman drills to warm up the linemen before doing an individual football drill.

Football Coaching Philosophy – Leadership

I am always reminded of that Garth Brooks song “We Shall Be Free”, when Warren Moon, John Elway and Troy Aikman come on to say the same thing; the three keys to success is “Education, Education, Education.” It is these three seconds that has inspired my football coaching philosophy: Teach the kids.

Youth Football Coaching – Use Varsity Playbooks

This is a good youth football coaching tip for all youth football coaches. It was taught to me by my coaches and my mentors.
We run the exact same playbook as our varsity.