Read and Go Drill
Purpose To improve ball carrier’s vision, agility, and reaction time Drill Setup Running backs all grab a football and form a line Coach stands behind tackling...
Running Back Drills
Bags & Cans Drill
Purpose This drill teaches agility and demeanor in traffic. In particular, it teaches running backs to move their hips once they get through the line of scrimmage and into the...
Settle and Noose Drill
Purpose This drill is designed to help running backs find the space between the linebackers. Set Up Set two bags five yards apart. Coach, quarterback, or another player,...
Zone Mesh Drill
Drill Type: Defensive Back Drill Set Up Have your quarterback line up with the runner in the backfield waiting on his signal. On the right side on the other side of...
Sideline Catch Drill
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about an excellent sideline catch drill for running backs. In this running back drill, we are going to focus on...
Cutback Drill
Purpose If you find that your players are constantly overcommitting and allowing large cutback lanes, this is a great drill to teach them how to stop and contain the ball...
Wave Drill
Play Type: Linebacker Drill Purpose Teach runners to attack the hole and drive hard, and teach tackling positions to read a ball carrier and stop the attack. Setup Players...
The Single-Barrel Drill
Drill Type: Running Back Drill Purpose In this youth football drill, the barrel serves as an offensive lineman or an offensive blocker. And we’re running right behind the...
The “Score” Drill
Drill Type: Running Back Drill Purpose This running back drill focuses on playing close to the goal line, as 4 defenders try to hit and knock the runner to the outside. Set...
“Double Barrel” Running Back Drill
Drill Type: Agility Drill Set Up Create 2 lines of barrels with 3 barrels per line, approximately 5 yards apart. Place an additional barrel in the middle of both lines about...
Pitch Drill
Play Type: Quarterback Drill / Running Back Drill Purpose A good team drill for getting both the quarterback and running back reps throwing and receiving the pitch. Setup...
5 Drills for Running Back Footwork and Agility!
Agility is a skill every athlete needs, but in football, training for agility is position specific. When working with your running back, you want to incorporate drills that...
Eliminate False Steps with The Read Step Drill
Many youth football players are slow to the point of attack because they make a simple mistake–they false step. False stepping is taking a wasted step away from the...
Running Back Pass Protection & “The Mirror Drill”
Pass protection is one of the most important skills that you need to emphasize to your running backs, and one of the greatest drills that you can do to work on pass protection...
The “Figure 8” Circle Footwork Drill
The “Figure 8” Circle Footwork Drill The Figure 8 is something that you should incorporate into your practice plan every day. It is fantastic drill for quick footwork, that...
The Popcorn Agility Drill
This is a fantastic warm up and agility drill that we like to do to get the eyes and hands ready to go. This agility drill allows players to work on both agility and catching...
More Awesome Run Play Drills for Explosive Power!
In today’s video blog post, we are continuing to talk about more awesome run play drills for explosive power! Included in this video are demonstrations of the...
3 Awesome Run Play Drills for Explosive Power!
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about 3 excellent run play drill sets that will add explosion to your players moves – the “Sled Punch”, the...