Stripping the ball for a turnover is an excellent skill to learn on defense. This is a great defensive football drill for your linebackers and running backs.
What you need – Set up a ‘pit’ area for this drill to take place. You will have two linebackers and one RB.
How this drill works – The RB’s are going to take a little bit of punishment here, but it will simulate game action for them. The basic idea of this football drill is for the LB’s to make contact and then strip the ball.
The drill will start with the RB carrying the ball. The coach will blow the whistle and the RB bursts forward. The first linebacker will make contact with the RB, and then the second LB will come up and attempt to strip the ball away from the runner.
The RB can choose to take on the attack, avoid it or to get as much forward progress as possible, and protect the ball. This is a great drill for the RBs to learn to hold on to the ball.
LBs should be taught to find the tip of the ball in the runners arms and then use their body as leverage to ‘rip’ it away from the runner. The runner, upon contact should learn to cover the ball with both arms for protection.
Result – LBs will learn to find the ball and pull it away from runners, and the RBs will learn a little bit better ball control.
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