I like to use quick football lineman drills to warm up the linemen before doing an individual football drill.

The players line up in two lines (more if you have a large team).

When the football coach yells “ready”, the front guy in each line starts chopping his feet.
The coach will yell “Right” and the guys drop their right hand to the ground and run in a circle around it, then stand up and keep chopping their feet.
The coach will then yell “Left” and the guys drop their left hand to the ground and run in a circle.  After they stand up, feet still chopping, the coach yells “go” and the guys sprint 5 yards.

This is a good football warm-up drill for footwork, hip flexibility, and movement.  Look for the players to run controlled in a circle, and keep a base (2 point stance i.e. hips bent, head up) while chopping.  The little spin helps with coordination.

You can run this drill fairly quick with each guy doing it 2 times.  You might need to start with 4 reps with young players or those new to football.  It sounds simple to do, but you would be surprised at how uncoordinated some players will be.

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