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Mirror Drill
Setup Place two cones ten yards apart from each other. An offensive lineman lines up one side across from a player acting as the defender. Purpose The purpose of the mirror drill is to build the offensive lineman’s side shuffle speed in coordination with... Read More »
Trap Block Drill
Setup Two offensive lineman line up across from to players holding blocking pads where the defensive lineman would line up. Purpose The trap block requires precise footwork and perfectly synced timing in order to successfully accomplish the intended blocks. Th... Read More »
Screen Block Drill
Setup Place a series of cones on one side of the field that indicate a 10 yard wide strip of field that contains the players in the drill. A linebacker lines up inside the cones five yards away from the line of scrimmage, and a safety lines up inside the cones... Read More »
Zone Alone Drill
Setup Two receivers or tight ends line up close to the hashes in the middle of the play. A safety lines up in the middle of the field, about 12-18 yards deep. Purpose This drill focuses on a particular game situation where there are two vertical routes going d... Read More »
Double Trouble Drill
Setup The offense huddles up and the coach sends two plays into the huddle at once. Purpose In time-critical situations, coaches may need to deliver two plays into the huddle at once. This is called a double play call and requires the team to remember both pla... Read More »
Goalpost Relay
Setup Players grab a partner and position themselves on the starting line. The starting line can be determined by the yard line that provides the desired conditioning effect for the drill. Purpose A competitive way to incorporate conditioning and teamwork into... Read More »
Snake Drill
Setup Players begin the drill at the intersection of the sideline and the first yard line. Purpose This is a conditioning drill with the purpose of equipping players with better endurance. Drill Description Players trace the yard lines of the football field as... Read More »
1 Ball – 2 Ball – 3 Ball Drill
Setup Quarterbacks partner up and play catch with each other, starting close and eventually spreading out as they rotate between the different types of throws. Purpose No two throws on a football field are the same. It is important for quarterbacks to learn th... Read More »
High Point Catch Drill
Setup Receivers line up on the side of the field with a coach/quarterback ten yards behind the receivers. Purpose Very rarely will a receiver be wide open down the sideline on a play. More often than not, the receiver will have to jump up over the defender to ... Read More »
Roll & Go Drill
Setup The player sets up in a 3-point stance on the line of scrimmage. A coach stands a few yards in front of the player, and a tackle dummy is placed behind the coach at 7 yards to represent the quarterback. Purpose Players learn how to keep their eyes up in ... Read More »
Swim-Rip-Sack Drill
Setup Place a tackle dummy five yards behind the line of scrimmage, someone with a blocking pad five yards behind the first dummy, and a second dummy five yards behind the blocking pad to represent the quarterback. Purpose Combine different defensive tactics a... Read More »
Swim Move Drill
Setup Place a series of tackle dummies in a staggered line across the field in front of the player(s). Purpose Teach defensive players the technique of the swim move. Multiple repetitions of the Swim Move Drill will reinforce the muscle memory associated with ... Read More »
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