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At the end of each football practice we try and run a “fun” drill for the team. These youth football practice drills are usually fun but definitely competitive. One such drill we call 4 Square. It also reinforces the footwork needed in football.

4 Square
Setup:
8 cones (4 per square)

2 squares separated 5 yards apart.
Distance between cones is the coaches choice.
For younger kids we set at 10 yards square, 15 yards square for older, and 20 yards square for the oldest.

Divide the team up into two as evenly as possible keeping in mind to mix the starters and the non-starters as well as even amounts of your big guys on each team. Remember you want an EVEN competition.

One player at a time for each team starts.

The start point is 5 yards off the center point of your two squares. One team will go left, the other right.

  • From the first cone to the second the player must backpedal.
  • From the 2nd to the 3rd cone he will carioca,
  • From third to fourth he will shuffle, and
  • From the 4th cone to the start line (1st cone) he will sprint forward. He must tag the hand of his next teammate before the teammate can begin (just like a relay race).

First team that has all their players finish wins!

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