Tag: "defensive football drills"

Draw and Screen Drill

2 Killer Ways to Improve Pass Rushes

Today, I’m going to share with you a number of youth football defensive drills that are perfect for pass rush situations. Draw and Screen Drill We do this youth football defensive drill with the pop-up dummies. As you know, in planning practice it’s very hard in your team period to get many screens involved. The [...]

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6 Defensive Line Drills to Improve Your Players’ Skills

6 Defensive Line Drills to Improve Your Players’ Skills

Today we’re going to talk about various types of defensive line football drills to help enhance the athlete’s performance throughout the season. Defensive Line Wave Drill During this drill, your player will pop up, do a lateral shuffle, and burst past you, the coach, five yards. The commands are “up” – he’s going to come [...]

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Side Steps Football Drill

Defensive Football Drills Using Bags

Today, we’re going to focus on a series of defensive football drills that utilize bags. These drills are sure to get your defensive players ready for game time! Defensive Football Drills Bag Series The important thing with all of these drills is that your players are always moving. Once in a while, the coach will [...]

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Over Rush Counter Drill

How D-Linemen Can Recover From Early Mistakes

As a defensive lineman, getting a good jump on the football can be a huge boost – or bane. If they fly past the defensive lineman and the ball ends up going in a different direction than they thought, it can be very easy for an offensive lineman to keep the d-lineman out of the [...]

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Counter Rip

The Difference Between Good and Great – Defensive Line Tips

Once you’ve got your basic defensive line moves down, the next thing you’re going to want to work on is the counter step.  Eventually the offensive lineman is going to see your devastating rip move coming, so you’re going to have to learn how to step with the right foot and counter back to their [...]

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