Archive for June, 2010

Football Defense – Wave Drill

Steve | June 14, 2010 | Comments (0)

For our football defense, we like to use a wave drill to teach pursuit and change of direction. We didn’t feel we were “changing direction” well, so implemented this to help the players move better, keep pad level down when doing so, and coach hustle and pursuit.

Youth Football Coaching – End of Season Practice Idea

Steve | June 11, 2010 | Comments (0)

Here’s a youth football coaching tip for end of the season football practice. You can also turn this around and use it at the beginning of the season, record the results and repeat at the end! Use this to show how far the team came during the season.

Football Practice Drills – Hurdles and Tractor Pulls

Steve | June 9, 2010 | Comments (0)

Here are a couple of ideas for football practice drills to use with your teams. One helps to take the boredom out of regular football drills and the other is crucial for keeping the whole team fresh on their skills.

Football Training Drills – Pursuit Drill

Steve | June 7, 2010 | Comments (0)

We use these football training drills to teach all our defensive guys how to take good pursuit angles and that,if done right, you should have a nice straight line with players right next to each other.

Football Coaching – Tips for Footwork

Steve | June 4, 2010 | Comments (0)

This is the type of information the young players need to be shown starting in youth football. Save these tips for your football coaching files; they are simple and very effective!