Football Training Drills

Many coaches struggle with fresh ideas for [tag]football training drills[/tag]. Here are a couple of [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drills[/tag] sent to me by two of my readers that work well!

From Billy,
FUMBLE RECOVERY DRILL (Beginner)
Have a group of kids line up directly in front of you. Toss the ball to one side or the other. Instruct the kids to recover the fumble and to always put their back to their opponents and in the tuck position when [tag]recovering fumbles[/tag]. This teaches proper technique when falling on the ball.

Other variations are have another player to try to wrestle the ball from the recoverer to ensure the player is in deed holding on to the ball with everything he has. (Do not allow them to pile on, just one other player to try at a time.)

From Troy,
One player stands 20 yards away with his back to the rest of the players. The rest are in three lines facing the lone player. One [tag]coach[/tag] stands with the lone player, facing the rest. He gives reminders,instruction, and encouragement to the lone player. A second coach hands the football to one of the players standing in line (3 options of players, each line 10-15 yards apart, mix it up!). The coach with the lone player blows a
whistle. All 3 players in front of each line [tag]sprint[/tag] forward 20 yards. The lone player spins around when the whistle blows. He must recognize which of the three players has the football and make the [tag]tackle[/tag].

It is a great way for the kids to learn how to “find the ball.” You can observe tackling form and pursuit technique. And everyone does sprints!