Youth Football Defense – Attack the Quarterback

Defensive players love to get the chance to rush the quarterback.   This [tag]youth football defense drill[/tag] is one they can use to sharpen this skill.  

What you need – You won’t need a QB for this, but a tackling dummy will suffice as the QB for now.   Tackling dummies on the outside will act as offensive lineman for defensive lineman to execute their moves.

How this drill works – Defensive lineman should start to develop a series of moves to elude the blocking of the offensive lineman.   This is one way to do that.

Defensive lineman will lineup in their stance opposite the standing tackling dummy.   On the snap, the defensive lineman will execute a quick move around the tackling dummy (spin, swim, bull rush) and then take an angle of pursuit at the tackling dummy that is a quarterback.  

Result – As your defensive lineman start to improve their repertoire, they will be able to put even more pressure on the quarterback.   One note – as your [tag]football[/tag] players are learning these moves, they need to remember that some of the moves can put them out of position for the run.