This zig zag agility drill is great to use for warm up drills. Try it out at your next practice. 
This is similar to the foot fire drill, but now this one adds a little bit of movement.
What you need – You can set up a couple of different stations for this football drill, and then divide the players in half.
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How this drill works – This drill can be done a number of ways, depending on position. Essentially it will combine the forward (or side) movement and then a backward movement.
The player will start at the right cone by shuffling, foot fire (quick feet in breakdown position) or, straight ahead sprinting. Then when a player reaches the next cone, he backpedals, shuffles backward, or in the case of offensive linemen, this is a great opportunity to have the player assume a pass blocking position and shuffle back in pass pro.
The variations that a coach can run are endless, but they will all achieve one thing – agility for your players. Try running just a straight ahead sprint and then backpedal; then you can run it with a shuffle forward and a crossover backward.
Result – Your players will develop better agility by doing this drill and drills of this sort during the season.
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