Category: Football Practice

Football Training Drills – Progression Tackling Drill

For years, I have struggled to teach tackling. Because breakdown is such a huge part of tackling, it’s tough to get the athletes to associate the marriage between breakdown, momentum, control, and form. Here is a drill i started doing and has huge impact on how we approach ball carriers.

Football Training Drill – Thunder Ball

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We call this training drill – “THUNDER BALL”. It’s like a good old fashion game of touch football but with a little twist. It’s almost like half court basketball because we try to run the game very quickly and don’t give the boys any rest in between plays. It’s fast paced and the boys love it.

Football Tackling Drill

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Here is an advanced tackling drill that I actually learned from my high school coach! This drill places a premium on sound tackling fundamentals but also instills toughness.

Football Practice Drill – Big Man Duel

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The players love doing this drill that we call the Big Man Duel. It is a great way to improve both the offensive and defensive line players and at the same time, incorporating a competitive influence.

Youth Football Practice Drills – Team Challenges

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I have started doing what I call “Team Challenges” to keep practice fun. My focus is to keep practice fun. I believe if it’s fun the boys will work harder and I want football to be a positive experience. Team Challenges Challenge 1: Split the team into two teams.Give them a practice dummy and a [...]