Defensive Football Drills – Against the Blocks

For the defense, fighting off blocks is the key to making plays.   This [tag]defensive football drill[/tag] focuses on going against the blocks.    

What you need – Coaches on tackling dummies, and then when the offense and defense are brought together, they can each work on their respective skills.

How this drill works – The [tag]coach[/tag] will pretend that he is an offensive lineman and trying to make a block on the defensive lineman.   The player should attempt to make contact and then shed the block once he knows which direction the blocker is trying to push him.   Or, they should use their arms to try and fend off a block to get in better position.

Defensive [tag]football[/tag]  players should be taught to go against the flow of the block – not the flow of the play.   If the offensive lineman is pushing them to the right, they need to fight left, and vice versa.

Result – Learning to fight off the block of offensive players will increase a defensive player’s chance of making a play on the ball.