Drills
Drills
Drills
Raphael Football
Drill Book
Dog Drill .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Monkey Rolls ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Four Corners ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Running Back Zigzag Drill ................................................................................................................... 9 Linebacker Drill ..................................................................................................................................... 10 T Board Blocking Drill ......................................................................................................................... 11
Contact Drills ............................................................................................................................................... 12
King of the Dummy ............................................................................................................................... 12 Oklahoma Drill (3 on 3) ....................................................................................................................... 13 King of the Line (one on one) ............................................................................................................. 14 Triangle Tackling Drill......................................................................................................................... 15 Fumble Drill............................................................................................................................................ 16 Get up Drill .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Nebraska 1 Man Drill ........................................................................................................................... 18 Nebraska 2 Man Drill ........................................................................................................................... 19
Skills Drills ................................................................................................................................................... 20
Quarterback Passing Drill ................................................................................................................... 20 Quarterback Lateral Drill .................................................................................................................... 21 Receiver Drill .......................................................................................................................................... 22
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Form Drills
Stance Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper stance and explosiveness off the ball. Also to enable players to follow directions. Description: Player forms hand if he is changing a light bulb. Player starts with his feet shoulder width apart either foot may be dropped back. The foot that is dropped back should drop back no further than the heel of the opposite foot. This will enable the lineman to step with either foot. The feet should be pointing to the line of scrimmage. The hand that corresponds to the foot that is dropped back should be placed 6 to 8 inches in front of the shoulder of the foot that is dropped back. The player should bend at the knees so that his back is straight parallel to the ground with his head up looking down field. Coaches Comments:
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Tackling Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper, safe, tackling form and technique. Description: HIT, WRAP, DRIVE and ROLL. Head up looking at the ball. Feet shoulder width apart. Drive head toward the ball that way the tackle will be made with the shoulder and not an arm tackle. HEAD UP (If the player doesnt follow this direction make him sit out) Hit wrap the arms around the ball carrier drive through the ball carrier and roll. Coaches Comments:
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Handoff Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper form for receiving a handoff Description: 1 Player plays QB, others line up to receive handoff. Proper form should be taught when receiving handoff from right side and left side. When ball carrier is receiving ball from right side, right elbow is up with palm down, left arm is down with palm up to form a slot for quarterback to handoff ball. When ball carrier is receiving ball from left side, left elbow is up with palm down, right arm is down with palm up form a slot for quarterback to handoff ball. Coaches Comments:
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Agility Drills
Dog Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper body positioning while moving laterally from side to side. Purpose is also to evaluate kids on speed and agility combined and competitive desire (when mirrored races are done). Description: Five cones are placed in a line approximately 1-11/2 yards apart. The player starts facing the middle cone in a good football stance. On the coaches go the player moves laterally to his right the next cone touching it he then moves laterally to his left touching the next cone past the middle cone, then back to the right touching the last cone on the right, then left to the last cone on the left and then back to the middle cone. The coach can also time the players to see who is the fastest. When this drill is done mirrored the player will face each other on opposite sides of the cones. Can also be done with seven cones. Coaches Comments:
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Monkey Rolls
Purpose: Purpose is also to evaluate kids on agility, teamwork and listening (learning) skills. Description: Three (A, B, C) players start facing a coach. The player in the middle is on all fours. On the coaches go the middle player (A) rolls to his right while the player (B) on that end jumps over the middle player (A) and lands in a roll towards his left. The middle player (A) is in the mean time getting up into a standing position. The player on the left (C) will then jump over the player from the right (B) and go into a roll. This will continue until the coach has an ending command either a whistle or stop. Coaches Comments:
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Four Corners
Purpose: To teach kids agility and change of direction. Purpose is also to evaluate kids on speed and agility combined and competitive desire (when mirrored races are done). Description: Four cones are place in a ten by ten yard square. The player starts at cone one on the coaches go the player backpedals to the next cone. When he reaches that cone he sprints diagonally to the far cone. He then backpedals straight back the next cone and when he reaches that cone he sprints diagonally to were he began. This drill can also be done incorporating a carioche instead of the back pedal. Coaches Comments:
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Linebacker Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper pursuit down the line of scrimmage for the ball. Purpose is also to evaluate kids on lateral agility, tackling form and competitive desire. Description: Player starts facing two or three coaches with hand pads. The coaches are standing side by side a few feet between them. On the coaches go the player hand chucks the first hand pad and then slides down the line of scrimmage hand chucking each coach. After the final one he then pursue the tackling dummy and makes a proper form tackle. Coaches Comments:
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Contact Drills
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Blocking Dummy
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Oklahoma Drill (3 on 3)
Purpose: To teach kids proper body positioning and use of leg strength when engaging an opposing player (at close range). Form tackling and running the football. Purpose is also to evaluate kids on comfort in contact, and competitive desire. Description: Two cones are placed approximately three yards apart. Two players line up as offensive lineman with a running back behind them. On defense two-player line up as defensive linemen with a linebacker behind them. On the snap count given to the offense by the coach the running back runs through the cones and the hole opened up by the linemen while the defense tries to tackle the running back. The players rotate: player one goes to position two, player two goes to position three and player three goes out replaced by a new player in position one. Coaches Comments:
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1 2 3
Defense
X
3 1 2
X
Offense
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(ball or tackling dummy)
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Fumble Drill
Purpose: To teach kids proper pursuit for the ball. Purpose is also to evaluate kids on comfort in contact, and competitive desire. Description: Two players start on either side of the coach, either from a set position or lying on their backs. The coach rolls out the ball and the players try on recover it. Coaches Comments:
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Get up Drill
Purpose: Get kids used to quickly getting up and making a tackle. Description: 2 players lie on their back (running back v. tackler) facing each other and on the count they rise and tackler must use correct form. The distance between the two players can vary depending on skill level and aggressiveness. MM & JP might want to start very close together in order to reduce impact speeds. Coaches Comments:
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Skills Drills
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Receiver Drill
Purpose: Teaches and evaluates potential receivers on running correct routes, footwork, and catching ability Description: Coach takes simulated snap from center, drops, and passes to receivers running various routes Coaches Comments:
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