Football Defensive Drills – Read, React, Pursuit
These are good football defensive drills to work on reading and reacting while at the same time being good conditioning drills for all players.
Football Coaching
Ideas on Coaching Football – Conditioning, Leadership, Mental Toughness
These ideas on coaching football are really for older players, like high school and up. This is a combination football conditioning drill but also a drill that develops leadership on your team and mental toughness.
Conditioning Drills for Football – Backpedal Drill
This is a drill that I initially used for my secondary team but transitioned for use as conditioning drills for football for all the teams.
Football Coaching Tips – Equipment and Team Building
These are a couple of football coaching tips that can be used with all ages. One is a low cost alternative to step-over curbs and the other tip focuses on player/coach interaction.
Youth Football Practice – End of Practice Equipment Race
Here are my youth football practice drills. You know when you get to the end of football practice and you have tackling dummies, bags, and arm shields all over the field?
Coaching Football – Hand Off Drill
As you are coaching football you are always searching for good general practice drills for any size team. Here is a great hand off drill that will allow 1 coach to keep 9 to 25 players busy!
Football Conditioning Drills – Equilibrium Challenge
Here is one of the football conditioning drills we do that is not only good for conditioning but also concentration, not to mention camaraderie.
Football Defense – Pursuit Tackling Drill
Pursuit and gang tackling is something I like to encourage from the entire football defense unit. I recently saw examples of this pursuit drill that I believe could be used in a youth organization. Besides the focus on pursuit, it is also an excellent conditioning drill.
Offensive Football Plays – Triple Option Play
I believe the future of offense is with the spread offense. With the right personnel you can use a new type of triple option play as one of your offensive football plays.
Football Defensive Drills – The Circle of Fun
If you're looking for football defensive drills for your football team try this drill. We call it the circle of fun. It helps to teach taking the proper angles and using the proper form when tackling.
Coaching Youth Football – Coaching Philosophy
When I'm coaching youth football I like to focus on skill development and sportsmanship. This philosophy worked with a 5-man non-contact [no blocking] coed flag football team but the principles apply to all youth football.
Football Training Drills – Lone Ranger Drill
As a coach, I often turn to the classic but effective football training drills. This drill teaches hand-eye coordination and basic receiving skills.
Ideas on Coaching Football – Running from the Spread
This is one of my favorite ideas on coaching football. Never underestimate the power of running from the spread. Here are a few tips for doing so effectively.
Youth Football Conditioning Drills – Smash Ball
Here is one of the youth football conditioning drills we have to improve punch power and add some competitive fun into practice. Good inside gym exercise in the winter/rain days as well. We call this drill "Smash Ball".
Football Basic Drills – Drill from Down Under
Here’s one of the football basic drills that was sent to me recently from a coach in Australia. Yes, they do play in football there too!
Football Offensive Line Drills – Catch It One-Handed Drill
The objective of these football offensive line drills is to teach better concentration by forcing wide receivers to catch with one hand.
Ideas on Coaching Football – Monday Senior Meeting
When working with high school football teams, here are ideas on coaching football that work well. They all begin with a Monday afternoon Senior Meeting.
Football Coaching Drills – Stance & Start
One of the football coaching drills that I would like to share is called Stance and Start. It is the very first drill I have players do after stretches.