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LB Drill Book
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:
C
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
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:
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
C
STRIKE RIP STACK
Purpose: Base block destruction. Focus on hand placement and stacking. Equipment: None
Emphasis: STACK
Emphasis:
Play recognition
Interior Blitz vs Down Block Level 2 Read vs Reach Lev 1 Read vs Iso block
PUSH PULL L B L B
Emphasis:
C
Block destruction
Push – create extension
Pull and throw to back L B L B
pocket
Lineman head snap
Pop Pop
C
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
Step read
Drop drive
L B L B
C
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
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:
Emphasis:
LB LB
L B L B
LB LB
L B L B
RABBIT DRILL RB
RB
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
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
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:
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
LB
LB
LB
LB
L B
C
C
OVER THE TOP
Purpose: Getting an exterior run read and working over blockers trying to pin Equipment: Two shields
the LB in
Emphasis:
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:
L B
C
C