Linebacker Baseball Drill – One Favorite Linebacker Youth Football Drills

This is the Linebacker Baseball Drill. It is one of my favorite linebacker youth football drills. I installed the LB drill to get my youth football linebackers reacting, moving and attacking the hole quicker.

1. Coach with a baseball stands at tailback depth behind rings set up like an offensive line
2. Linebacker or defensive back aligns at a MLB position or other DB position
3. Coach rolls baseball to simulate path of running back
4. LB or DB moves laterally and low to cut off the baseball and scoop the ball similar to short stop
5. LB or DB should scoop ball and run 3 to 5 yards to simulate driving through the running back

This defensive youth football drill is a great movement and footwork drill for your young defensive backs.  It also teaches them to stay low because they must scoop the ball.    I hope you enjoy the football drill.  I introduced the drill to a few of my linebackers last week and they loved it.  We started grading them on a 1 to 3 scale on 5 reps and whoever had highest score won the game.  They loved it.

other Linebacker Youth Football Drills

• Contain Pod
• Bingo Break Drill
• Big Oklahoma Drill
• Hot Pursuit Tackle Drill

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More Youth Football Drills

For more youth football drills check out my Drills page 1 and Drills page 2. You can also check out my Drills eBook and O-Line Drills eBook. Or better yet get the Drill Bundle below and Save!

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What is your favorite linebacker drill or youth football drills?  Did my like this cool linebacker youth football drills? Let me know, I would love to hear from you. Contact me anytime. I love to talk coaching youth football and and new drills you might like to share.

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Be Safe,
Coach Parker
Keller, Texas / Ft. Worth TX