Receiver Drills for Football – The Distraction Drill
My idea for a practice drill is one that I call the distraction drill. It is a drill for wide receivers where there are two lines of receivers.
Football Blocking Drills for Timid or New Players
I came up with this blocking drill for my players who were (1) starting football for the 1st time or (2) were timid about hitting. Every team has players who are afraid to hit.
Coaching Youth Football – Basic Practice Tips for Youth Teams
I have had the recent opportunity to coach very young players - 7, 8 years old. The biggest mistake I saw, dealt with time management. Too many of the youth coaches are tied to the same routines they went through when they were in high school.
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. They can all be used for your various football practice drills AND they provide great results!
Youth Defensive Linemen Drill
Here is one of our favorite drills for youth defensive linemen (Ages 11-14).
Football Development Drills – Passing Drills
We work on passing skills as often as we can. These drills help younger players with ball control and more seasoned players can hone their skills. The first drill works on long and short passing and the Passing game helps you to assess abilities and quickness.
Running Back Drill
I have my running backs do this drill as often as possible. It works on several issues at the same time.
Football Training Drills – Progression Tackling Drill
For years, I have struggled to teach tackling. Because breakdown is such a huge part of tackling, it's tough to get the athletes to associate the marriage between breakdown, momentum, control, and form. Here is a drill i started doing and has huge impact on how we approach ball carriers.
Defensive Football Drills – Defensive End, Receivers and Tight Ends
Could you use some fresh ideas for defensive drills for your team? Here are two drills that you can use for all of your defensive players--defensive end and for receivers and tight ends.
Defensive Football Drills – Angle Pursuit Drill
This is one of the defensive football drills that I like to run for pursuit angles.
Flag Football Drill
While coaching elementary flag football one of the hardest things to get my flag football players to do was to run north and south rather than east and west.
Quarterback & Running Back Drill
I had racked my brain to get my backs to lead block out of the backfield and "go full speed" off the snap. Most plays at this level, I have learned, are sweeps and/or misdirection sweeps and the fastest kids around the end win. My resolves - A drill just for QB and Running Backs.
Football Training Drill – Thunder Ball
We call this training drill - "THUNDER BALL". It's like a good old fashion game of touch football but with a little twist. It's almost like half court basketball because we try to run the game very quickly and don't give the boys any rest in between plays. It's fast paced and the boys love it.
Offensive Blocking – Updated Old Plank Drill
My primary issue has been adding some excitement to the seemingly boring task of offensive blocking. Recently I achieved some moderate success taking the players through a modified version of the old plank drill.
Football Tackling Drill
Here is an advanced tackling drill that I actually learned from my high school coach! This drill places a premium on sound tackling fundamentals but also instills toughness.
Football Practice Drill – Big Man Duel
The players love doing this drill that we call the Big Man Duel. It is a great way to improve both the offensive and defensive line players and at the same time, incorporating a competitive influence.
Football Linebacker Drill
Our philosophy of defense is to pressure the QB. We run a 4-4 defense and this is one of our favorite linebacker drills because all the linebackers get to try offense and defense.
Offensive Line Progression Drill
We use this offfensive line progression drill a lot to make sure our team knows that offensive line play is very important to us as a team. Everyone understands the concept and can substitute when required–even if they are a defensive player.