Football Coaching – Angle of Attack

Players don’t always get a straight-on attack at a player when they try to tackle. In football coaching, this drill is a good one for perfecting tackling technique.

What you need – Have a linebacker face a RB in this drill, about 10 yards apart. 10 yards to the right or left, you will also have cone.

How this drill works – The RB will already have the ball, so upon the snap he takes off toward the outside of the cone and the linebacker will need to pick an angle of pursuit to make the tackle.

Proper angle tackling technique should be taught to players (helmet across, in front), and coaches should go over how a player should approach a player when then are trying to tackle at angle (pick good angles).

Result – The football players will have a greater understanding of angle pursuit.

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