Archive for April, 2011

Football Linemen Workouts – Leap Frog Game Concept

Football Linemen Workouts – Leap Frog Game Concept

April 22, 2011

To help our lineman pull straight down the line, we took the leap frog game concept. This is one of our favorite football linemen workouts we use to teach our linemen to pull. Leap Frog Game Concept We have all the lineman line up normally in a 3 point stance on the goal line to [...]

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Football Training Drills – Jogging Prohibited!

Football Training Drills – Jogging Prohibited!

April 20, 2011

Jogging is strictly prohibited in all phases of our conditioning and football training drills.  Our players are required to either sprint, or walk at the appropriate times. Jogging Prohibited We spend a lot of time on “Good Starts, Good Sprinting Form (staying on your toes, essentially track sprinter skills).  We have seen a significant increase [...]

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Tackling Drills Football – Shuffle-Rally-Fit Drill

April 18, 2011

One of my favorite linebacker tackling drills football is one we call the Shuffle-Rally-Fit drill. It is adopted from a high school drill (experienced MLB’s & ILB’s Full contact). Shuffle-Rally-Fit Drill 1.  Place 5 cones (LT,LG,C,RG,RT) 3 yds apart, to signify an offense line gap.  (Tackle dummies laying down work best). 2.  RB & MLB [...]

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Football Practice Plan – Sudden Change, Iron Man, & LIVE Drill

Football Practice Plan – Sudden Change, Iron Man, & LIVE Drill

April 15, 2011

When you are making your football practice plan, try the drills below to liven things up.  These are three of my favorite football drills. Sudden Change This is a drill we use a couple times a week. It’s called “sudden change” and it simulates a turnover during a game. At any point in the practice [...]

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Football Defensive Drills – Hip Strike

Football Defensive Drills – Hip Strike

April 13, 2011

Here is one of the simple football defensive drills we use. We call it the Hip Strike. The purpose is to teach defensive lineman to read the offensive lineman. The defensive linemen will shoot their hips and hands into the breastplate of the offensive lineman and get leverage underneath the lineman in the direction he [...]

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