I received this suggestion for football tackling exercises from George in Apollo Beach, Florida.
From George…
This is a football drill for new youth football coaches.
My kids are ages 9 and 10. We’re 26 –0 over the last two years and have given up less than 6 point per game over those two years. I’ve coached at most levels.
I’m a defensive coordinator and the heartbeat of good defense is pursuit and solid tackling. Our team has 20 minutes of tackling every football practice (even on offensive practice days). One of the mistakes that new coaches make is that in head-up tackling football drills the lines are too long. They invariably put 6 or 7 guys behind the north and south cones and no one gets more than 2 or 3 tackles. Shorten the lines to 3 or 4 and watch the difference.
The players get a lot more work and you can just feel the rhythm develop. It moves a lot faster. Also, every 5 minutes shift one of the lines in each football drill group to the neighboring group. By doing that they will line up in front of a variety of kids and their overall technique will benefit as they make related adjustments. The kids love the action, tempo and hitting.
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