LB Drill Book

BASE SHIMMY
Purpose: Drill the eyes keying the shoulders and tracking LB track. Equipment: None
Shimmy Finish

Emphasis:
Everyday Drill L B L B

Emphasis on buzz feet and having

a high leg to the ball carrier
Read step and read of RB
shoulders
Shimmy out !
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 STEER SHIMMY
Equipment: None
Purpose: Short jab shuffle step in different direction. Accelerating to the
POC

Emphasis:
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Progression
Emphasis: Shuffle steps to
acceleration to shimmy
Read, React, Go
HIGH LEG SHIMMY !

L B L B
 ANGLE SHIMMY L B L B
Equipment: 4 Cones
Purpose: Understand that the near leg changes
based on leverage

Emphasis:
Leverage and Shimmy Progression L B L B

Emphasis: Flipping hips, changing high leg,

change of leverage

L B L B

L B L B
 LEVELS OF READS
Purpose: Drill the eyes on RB, fit to gap and shimmy Equipment: Cans

Emphasis:
Run fits
•Based off of RB shoulders
•Finish in gap and in
shimmy

QB RB QB RB
QB RB
 LEVELS OF READS: LEVEL 1
Interior Flow Read Technique:
Rb shoulders are square/slant to the line of scrimmage
Your gap, Next gap over - Pull the trigger
Plays that hit B gap to B gap
Spill a lead blocker → Fit inside
Types of Plays: Notes:
IZ,Power, ISO, etc QB RB Be aware of D-line movement.
Your initial gap may close, play
the next gap over
 LEVELS OF READS: LEVEL 2
Exterior Flow Reads Technique:

Rb shoulders are perpendicular to line of scrimmage Get over blocks

Plays hit to the C+
Backside Scrape
Types of Plays: Notes:
Oz, sweep,invert, etc Do not go under a block!
QB RB Hero on a run through success,
wrong on run through failure.
 LEVELS OF READS: LEVEL 3
Fast Reads Technique:

Play Goes Out Now Get over blocks

Plays hit fast in the D+
Backside Scrape (Like level two just happens quicker_
Types of Plays: Notes:
Jet, Speed opt, etc Do not go under a block!
Hero on a run through success,
QB RB wrong on run through failure.
 APPROACH →EXTENSION N/F
Purpose: Block destruction angels. Working to and working over a block Equipment: Two square stand ups, (6) Cones until not necessary
knowing that the near leg may have to switch based on leverage.

Emphasis;
● Block destruction approach
● Accelerate to shimmy
● Near leg - half a man punch extend
● Far leg - half a man punch extend LB
● Shimmy on last cone
 BOX REACT
Purpose: Have the ability to react and change direction in various movements Equipment: 4 cones

Emphasis:
Reaction drill
Shuffle, back, down, drop
LB must see and hear a
list of commands
Change direction

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 STRIKE RIP STACK
Purpose: Base block destruction. Focus on hand placement and stacking. Equipment: None

Emphasis: STACK

Hit - punch half a shade aiming for breastplate BLOCKER

and shoulder RIP

Hit 2 - Throw a low to high rip bringing near arm STRIKE

through
L B

Hit 3- Stack - get square

 AVOID DIP RIP
Purpose: Outside run and working avoiding a blocker on a downhill path. Equipment: Shield, Tackling ring
Collision and spill defender on inside run read. Blitz vs downblock on outside run

Emphasis:

Play recognition

Using speed to avoid

block “Dip Rip”
“Dip Rip” “Dip Rip” Spill !
Low to high rip

Interior Blitz vs Down Block Level 2 Read vs Reach Lev 1 Read vs Iso block
 PUSH PULL L B L B

Purpose: Simulate hand placement on Equipment: 2 Pop Ups

the push pull and feel the weight of the
Pop up Pop up

pop up on the pull

Emphasis:
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Block destruction
Push – create extension
Pull and throw to back L B L B
pocket
Lineman head snap
Pop Pop

Throw to back leg up up

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 STEP DROP DRIVE
Purpose: Warm up fundamental drop - Step read - Drop drive -Eyes to hook then to QB - Equipment: None
-Break on hands off

Emphasis

Warm up fundamental drop

Step read

Drop drive

Eyes to hook then to QB

Break on hands off

L B L B

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 X-BOX Equipment: 6 Cones
Purpose: Pass dropping to a spot then breaking and being able to change
direction. Compete within the positional group.

Emphasis:
Work on cross over run having vision driving
to the cone

Plant and accelerate out of break

Compete !

L B L B
 Club Bend & Head Fake Dip
Purpose: After move be able to flip hips then bend down the line. Build an Equipment: 4 Pop Ups
arsenal of moves

Emphasis:
•Blitzing
•Bending down the line then
working to get hips square
•Working various blitzing
moves on pop up

LBL B
LB
L B
L

Pop up Pop up
 V-HANDS PLACEMENT
Purpose: Hands placement while moving to different shades Equipment: None

Emphasis:

shuffle back and forth

BLOCKER
Shoot and place hands when LB is on a shade

Breastplate and shoulder

L B
 SPOT DROP
Purpose: Dropping to a spot and breaking Equipment: Ball

Emphasis:

Drop on an angle to spot

Get eyes to spot then look back for react

Drive and react on front hand off

LB LB
L B L B

LB LB
L B L B
 RABBIT DRILL RB
RB

Purpose: Sideline track of back hip to give Equipment: 4 cones

RB
no cut back

RB
Emphasis:
Leverage
Track back hip
Shimmy on cut back

RB
Finish on back hip

RB
L B
RB
RB
 STAMP #’S
Purpose: Accelerating to POC and running feet, grab cloth Equipment: Crashmat, 2 Squares

Emphasis:
Non padded tackle
Shuffle and approach
Split crouch, stamp #’s on #’s
How many steps?

LBL B
 LOW TACKLE ROLL
Purpose: Accelerating to POC and low tackle roll. Pin near shoulders and take Equipment: Crashmat, 2 Squares
the ball carrier back

Emphasis:
Non Padded Tackle
Shoulder is the first point of contact
Pin shoulder
Roll tackle taking the running back BACK
 DIAMOND LEVERAGE
Purpose: Taking a good path to the ball carrier when he is running on an angle Equipment: 6 Cones
to not allow a cut back

Emphasis:
Leverage
LBB
L

Press the cone and take a clean banana path tracking the back hip

of the ball carrier

RB
 6 POINT HIP
Purpose: Simulate brining hips through on the point of contact of taking on a Equipment: Agiles Cones
block

Emphasis:
Block destruction LB LB LB LBB
LLBB LLBB LBB
L L

•Hands and hips on a string

•Three whistles
 TOM AND JERRY
Purpose: Blitzing off the edge and leaning to bend Equipment: two hoops

Emphasis:
Run the hoop
Lean and bend
Work to chase the runner in front of you
 FLIP HIPS LADDER
Purpose: Taking a pass drop and breaking at 90. Learn how to flip hips and Equipment: Ball
chance direction.

Emphasis:

Cross over run, Break on whistle

Break and be able to flip hips to come to balance

Accelerate

Break at 90

LB
LB
LB
LB
L B
 CUT DRILL
Purpose: Emphasize putting weight down on defender and staying off the Equipment: Cut Ball
linebackers legs

Emphasis:
Hand Placement
Top of the helmet and back of your shade
shoulder plate
Kick legs back LB
L B

RB
 FRONT SHOULDER READ
Purpose: Transitioning from a shuffle to a pass drop with having a focus of Equipment: two hoops
eyes on the QB

Emphasis:

Have eyes on QB

Shuffle laterally, plant change direction

Drop and cross over run with vision

Flip hips and break

LB
LB
LB
LB
L B

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 OVER THE TOP
Purpose: Getting an exterior run read and working over blockers trying to pin Equipment: Two shields
the LB in

Emphasis:

Strike with a far leg

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C
Steer the bag away from where you are
going

Get over and downhill

LB L B
 COMMAND DRILL
Purpose: Reaction and braking using different movements. Pass drop with a Q Equipment:Ball
scramble to reading the ball

Emphasis:

Shuffle → Down→ Back → Drop → Flip

→ Ball

L B

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