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Playbooks and Gamefilm -
You’ve got to know
what you’re doing as well as what the opponents
will be doing.
Bag Drills -
Practice running through traffic…
get your knees up!
Gauntlet -
With this drill, you run through tackling
dummies and defenders.
Quick Feet/Block Recognition -
You gotta learn to
protect the QB.
Linebacker Awareness -
If you don’t know where the
LB’s are, the QB will take a pounding.
Patterns -
Here you learn how to get open and catch
the ball.
One on One (WR’s) -
Receivers need to be able to block
and run routes.
Sled Training (TE’s) -
TE’s work down in the trenches as
well. Helps you work on your blocking technique.
6 on 7 -
This drill helps the O-line block as one.
High Knees -
Offensive linemen need to step on people.
DEFENSIVE DRILLS
High Knees -
Bodies fly all over in the trenches.
This drill helps the D-Line step over the pile.
One on One (Def Line) -
You against him. Practice
getting around the blocker.
6 on 7 -
It’s all about the D-Line and LB’s working
together, and here’s where we get on the same page.
Tackle Drills -
Practice blasting the pretty-boy ball
carriers…and it’s fun too!
Weight Room -
More muscle = more mass, more mass
= harder tackles…that’s why you play defense.
Conditioning -
If your offense is turning over the ball,
you need to be in shape.
Playbooks and Gamefilm -
You can’t just be fast and
strong, you’ve got to be smart. This is where we’ll get
an extra step on the offense.
Zig Zags -
Since DB’s are chasing receivers all game,
you need to be agile.
One on One (DB’s) -
With this drill everyone gets
the chance to be out on an island... being CB isn’t
so easy, is it?
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