Gauntlet
Purpose To emphasize ball security and running with power and balance. Set Up You’ll need 9 players to help, a QB, and a line of ball carriers. The first 4 players will all be...
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Ball Exchange Relay
Purpose To get players loose, work on conditioning and how to take a ball handoff securely. Set Up Divide the team into two groups, and have them form two single file lines....
Jump Cut Drill
Purpose To improve agility and to teach ball carriers the proper footwork for making jump cuts. Set Up You’ll need 12 cones. Place one cone down, then continue to place cones...
Inline Tackling Drill
Purpose This drill is a half speed, game-like drill that simulates shedding a block, creating a pursuit angle and stopping a ball carrier at the line of scrimmage. Set Up Set...
Angle Tackle Drill
Drill Type: Tackling Drill Set Up The cones should be set up two yards by two yards. The inside cones are two yards apart, which makes the cones that the players are at,...
Killer Base Coverage Drill for Quarterbacks and Receivers!
This is a great base coverage drill for quarterbacks and receivers that is used to simulate real game situations. We are simulating a Vertical Go Route, which stretches on the...
Effective Football Practice Drills for Catching – Part 2
In today’s video blog post, we continue our discussion on catching with 3 more highly effective football practice drills that finetune our catching mechanics. We focus today...
Effective Football Practice Drills for Catching – Part 1
In today’s video blog post, I am sharing 2 highly effective football practice drills that work on catching mechanics. We focus today on one-handed catches and twisting...
Football Stance for Defense: Breaking It Down
In today’s video blog post, we are breaking down the proper football stance for your defensive players. This is a very powerful football stance, allowing you to get...
Going Over the Basics: Stances
During today’s blog post, we’re going to talk about two different youth football stances that each of your players should be familiar with. Three-Point Stance The...
Running Backs and Ball Security
When you’re coaching football, you want to talk to your running backs about the importance of ball security. We start with the smallest fundamentals, like ball security....
Teaching Your QB & Wide Receiver to Read Coverages
There will come a time when you need to spend some of your football practice teaching the quarterback and wide receiver to read coverages. We talk about this with our...
Working on Pass Rush Fundamentals
When you’re coaching youth football defensive linemen, you want to spend a good deal of time working on improving pass rushing. Today we’re going to talk about a...
Coaching Football: Clock Management
It goes without saying: coaching football is not an easy task. There’s a lot for you to take into consideration, and today we’re going to talk about football clock...
Youth Football Drill Basics: Planning and Implementation
As a youth football coach, one of your most important responsibilities is choosing and implementing various drills. This blog post is going to discuss the best way to plan...
Coaching Philosophy – Explanations and Discipline
These are just two of my coaching philosophies that are applicable to all ages I have coached and feel should begin the first day of practice. Part of my responsibility as a...
Coaching Football – Football Equipment Ideas
What do swimming pool liners, planks and a medicine ball have in common? These are all items that are easy to come by and work very well in your football practice plans....
Ideas on Coaching Football – Conditioning is KEY
Conditioning Tip #1: It’s not just enough to have your players run during practices (or during conditioning), but they need to be doing wind sprints throughout...