Category: Linebacker Drills
Football Linebacker Drill
Our philosophy of defense is to pressure the QB. We run a 4-4 defense and this is one of our favorite linebacker drills because all the linebackers get to try offense and defense.
Linebacker Tackling Drills – Reading The Ball Carrier
As a linebacker, your ability to read the ball carrier’s path and wrap him up safely may be your most important task – you need to be able to see the hole as the runner sees it, and hit it before they have a chance to get out and into the secondary. This is especially [...]
The Art Of The Turnover – Fumble Recovery Secrets
While it’s not something you would think you need to drill very often, working on fumble recovery can have game changing results – for your defense and your offense. Missing the opportunity to scooped up a fumble can be demoralizing for your defense, and getting that second chance as an offense will allow everyone – [...]
Linebacker Tackle Drills – Fundamental Focus
There may be no skill more important to a linebacker than his tackling ability. No matter how good they are at recognizing plays and beating blocks, it’s all for nought if they can’t bring the ball handler down. That’s why you need to work on the fundamentals of tackling, making sure players focus on proper [...]
Key Linebacker Skills – Beating The Cut Block
If you want a strong run defense, you need to have strong linebackers. And that doesn’t mean they have to be superstars, flying over the offensive line for a sack every play, but they do need to be ready to contain and attack the ballcarrier every single down. And while most linebackers are well versed [...]
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