Category Archives: Football Drills
Linebacker Baseball Youth Football Drill
Coach with a baseball stands at tailback depth behind rings set up like an offensive line Linebacker or defensive back aligns at a MLB position or other DB position Coach rolls baseball to simulate path of running back LB or DB moves … Continue reading
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Burst Speed Football Camp
For the last several years, I have been playing with the idea of developing a Burst Speed Football Camp for summer off-season conditioning camp. A few weeks ago I bought a great book Progressive Plyometrics for Kids by Chu, Faigenbaum and Falkel … Continue reading
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Tackling Gauntlet Youth Football Drills
I rewatched a linebacker video with Coach Paterno and his linebacker’s coach Coach Sandusky. Coach Sandusky goes over several tackling drills but one I really like is the tackling gauntlet. It teaches the tackler to wrap up and continue to … Continue reading
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Hex Blocking Drill Video Youth Football Drills
I just found this HEX Blocking youth football drills on You Tube from Coach Erik Saunders and I like it. I would probably make HEX a little smaller so the players are closer but I like this a lot. I … Continue reading
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Big OK Drill – Youth Football Drills
One of my favorite youth football drills is the Big Oklahoma Drill or the Big OK. This drill is second only to the SUMO drill that I run if we win a game. I first heard about the Big OK … Continue reading
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Angle Tackling Drill Youth Football Defense
This season I have been using this Angle Tackling drill for my youth football team at almost every practice, especially for Outside Linebackers, Defensive Ends, Corner Backs, Free Safeties and Inside Linebackers. The drill is also great for tail backs … Continue reading
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Contain Pod Defensive Football Drill
I use the Contain Pod drill to teach our defensive ends not to crash. This football drills simulates game situations. Youth Football Drills. Play for Fun and Winning is Funner!
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More Reps! No standing in line for youth players
Its football season again in Texas. The heat is melting my brain under my Dallas Coyboys Cap, the cow pastures they call practice fields are hard as concrete and my tan is better than it was in Colorado. Not that my … Continue reading
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Racquetball & Handball – Offseason for Youth Football Players
I have been playing Racquetball since I was 12. My freshman High School football coach got me a job at a Racquetball Club in Houston Tx in the early 80′s and I started playing competitively about a two years later. … Continue reading
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Youth Football Tackling Drills
Here a are two youth football tackling drills we use with our pee wee football players to learn tackling fundamentals. Tackling Fit & Form Drill Hug and Hold Drill On the first day of practice we teach proper tackling with … Continue reading
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