Football Practice Plan – Sudden Change, Iron Man, & LIVE Drill
When you are making your football practice plan, try the drills below to liven things up. These are three of my favorite football drills. Sudden Change This is a drill we
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Youth Football Practice Drills – 4 Square
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
Football Linebacker Drills – Contact Drill & Back Pedal Drill
Here are two football linebacker drills. The first drill is for offensive and defensive linemen. It is great for younger players especially to get them used to contact.
Football Practice – Agility Drills
We did something during spring football practice that we hadn't tried before. It proved to be quite successful in getting our kids loose, motivated, and focused for the next
Line Backer Football Drills – 4 on 4 Drill
About twice a week we use these line backer football drills. This is a great drill to see blocking, DL and LB techniques, and tackling. We call it the
Football Training Drills – The Gauntlet
This is one of the football training drills we have started using;we call it the gauntlet. It may not be original but it is a great one to incorporate
Football Basic Drills – Sharks & Minnows
I transformed a soccer drill into a tackle football drill. The soccer drill is called Shark and Minnows. To save time explaining, here is how I intend to
Running Back Practice Drills – The Gauntlet
One of my favorite running back practice drills is the gauntlet. This drill emphasizes proper technique for transitioning the ball as well as protecting it. The Gauntlet I have everyone except
Youth Football Offensive Line Drills – Quick Release Drill
At the middle school level of play, we see quarterbacks struggle getting the pass off either in time, or in proper throwing motion. So, we have developed some of our own youth football offensive line drills to address this.
Youth Football Drills – End of Practice Drill
One of the youth football drills (if you can call it a drill) that I like to do with my players is at the end of practice, after we do
Football Defense – Team Run Pursuit Drill
I coach a 3-3-5 or 3-5-3 football defense. This is the Run pursuit drill I like to use.
Football Strength and Speed Workouts
In this video, we review several strength and speed exercises you can add to your football conditioning workouts. Bench press, power cleans and agility ladder drills are demonstrated. If you enjoy
Tackling Drills Football – Conditioning & Proper Tackling
Here are two tackling drills football that also work on conditioning and competition. These give you the chance to reinforce correct tackling procedures. Only use the second drill after the correct tackling procedure has been taught, and once the staff is convinced the tackling procedure is correct.
Football Conditioning Drills – Fatigue Fighter
I attempt to be creative when planning my practice plans for the week. I try to change things up frequently, make the drills fun, competitive in position and team drills. This is one of the football conditioning drills I enjoy AND so do my players.
Line Backer Football Drills – Position vs. Position Drill
These are line backer football drills which I have used in several practices. The first one is a position vs. position drill which works with wide receiver vs. defensive back and running back vs linebacker. The other is for hand eye/reaction.
Coaching Football – Practice Strategy
This is more of a practice strategy I use often. During all the years coaching football, I have found it is good to mix things up to keep the players on their toes.
Conditioning Drills for Football – 4 Conditioning Stations
One thing that we do for conditioning drills for football practice are 3-4 stationed drills after warm up. My goal in setting up these stations to increase speed, strength and agility while being efficient.
Football Practice Plans – Circle of Life & Tulsa Drill
During our spring practices, right after our initial stretching/warm-up period at the beginning of practice we have a 5 minute period we call the "Circle of Life" that we got from watching the Florida Gator football practices.