Defensive Drills for Football – Linebacker Drills

Try these two [tag]defensive drills for football[/tag] with your team.   These [tag]football drills[/tag] are fast moving and are valuable training tools for your defensive backs and linemen.

Drill 1:   Defensive Backs

Set up cones to simulate drop points based on:
a. Front side Roll Out (i.e. Halfback in the flats 8 yards deep)
b. Straight Drop Back (Half Back hug seam 10 yards deep)
c: Front Side Sprint Out (Half Back attack line of Scrimmage outside Shoulder)
d: Back Side Roll Out (Half Back rolls to Safety Zone and releases Safety to Pressure Deep Flats on Roll Side)

The [tag]football coach[/tag] then simulates snap and various roll out steps in sequence. DB must read the coach and go to proper cone. After 3 or 4 switches from cone to cone the coach calls ball and throws the [tag]football[/tag]. The DB must then attack the flight path and intercept.

Drill 2: Linemen

Set up 3 large tackling bags in a line 12 yards apart.
In front of each bag a Offensive Lineman or Running Back is in a Pass Block Stance.   Defensive Linemen and Linebackers then must attack each bag in succession and defeat the Pass Block.   Offensive Linemen and RB’s must keep the D player from Tagging the Bag.   After the D player tags the first bag he immediately attacks the next bag.     D players have 20 or 25 seconds to tag each bag in succession.