WR Footwork Drill
Purpose To improve agility and footwork on the most common and useful cuts WRs will be using in their route tree. Set Up You will need 6 cones. Set the first one
Football Drills
Pocket Presence Drill
Purpose To work on movement and footwork in the pocket while keeping the eyes downfield. Set Up Place 2 hula hoops 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and 2 yards apart.
Cone Agility Drill
Purpose To work on speed, agility, and acceleration. Set Up Place 4 cones in a box shape 5 yards apart and line up at bottom right cone. Instructions Start off by sprinting up
Goalie Drill
Purpose To work on catching difficult passes. Set Up Grab a partner to act as passer, get into the stance on the LOS, and place net or some other object (a wall,
Follow Through Drill
Purpose To develop natural, reliable kick mechanics and improve both accuracy and power. Set Up Place a football with a tee at an intersection between the sideline and the endzone. The goalline
Karate
Purpose To teach defensive players how to control the hand fight between them and an offensive lineman. Set Up Have players pair off with teammates of similar size and strength, and stand
Ball Wrestling
Purpose To warm players up while also improving their ability to protect the ball while running down field. Set Up Have the players pair off with teammates of similar speed and size.
Stretch and Break Drill
Purpose To work on a defensive back’s awareness, recognition, and ballhawking instincts. Set Up You’ll need a passer on the LOS, and a WR on either side of him, about 10 yards
Screen Reaction Drill
Purpose To teach defensive lineman how to react to and pursue the ball on a screen pass. Set Up Have four defensive linemen lay down on their backs,with their heads on the
Block Recognition Drill
Purpose To get defenders reps reacting to and dealing with a variety of blocks in a game-like situation. Drill Setup Have three offensive linemen get down in stance, with a defensive lineman
X Drill
Purpose To work on agility, balance and improve a runner’s ability to recover after a stumble. Drill Setup Setup 4 flat agility bags, pool noodles, gym bags or other soft objects into
Jump Cut Drill
Purpose To work on jump cut footwork, balance, acceleration and deceleration. Drill Setup You will need at least 4 cones, but ideally 6-7. Place one cone to begin from and another 5
Match Hips Drill
Purpose To teach defensive players how to sink their hips and react to a WR. Drill Setup Have players pair off with players of similar speed and size, and have the defensive
Gamewinner
Purpose To get players used to getting set quickly and getting off the FG in a hurry-up situation. Drill Setup Have you’re entire offense out on the field, and one ball. How it
Side to Side
Purpose To get players loose and comfortable catching the ball on the move. Drill Setup Have the players separate and form two lines about 5 yards apart, facing each other at the
Ring Drills
Purpose To work on agility and flexibility while getting the players loose. Drill Setup You’ll need 3-4 hula hoops. You can set them all up separately, or have a two hoop circuit. How
Shed Block Drill
Purpose To work on defeating blocks, pursuit, and tackling. Drill Setup You’ll need a coach with a blocking shield, and a tackling dummy. The defensive players should form a line about 5-7
Strip The Catch Drill
Purpose To teach defenders how to attack the ball as they make the tackle. Drill Setup Have players break off into groups of 3 – a passer, a receiver, and a defender.