This is a great time for your players to learn the discipline of contain on their side. Use these football coaching tips to hone this skill.
What you need – Line up the defensive line on the ball. You can also add linebackers into this drill, especially if you are running a 3-4 defense. Have a tackling dummy as a barrier for where a defensive end can go.
How this drill works – An eager defensive end can get burned to the outside (or a linebacker) if they do not remember their contain responsibilities. This football drill reminds them of that.
A tackling dummy has been placed perpendicular to the LOS at the outside of the tackle. If the defensive end has contain responsibility, he cannot go inside this area or get blocked into this area or otherwise the contain is lost and the team can run the ball outside. The same applies for a linebacker.
Result – Once a player gets burned on their contain coverage a few times, they will learn the importance of discipline in that position.
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