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Equipment needed; LB 5 cones 3 flat bags for hurdling 1 tall tackling bag 1 hand held tackling bag 2 footballs DB 15 cones 2 footballs
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LB Drill #3 Block engaging & shedding (15min) Set up; 3 cones placed where each player should start OL cone should be 5 yd in front and 2 yds to side of RB cone and LB cone should be 5 yds in front of OL cone. Equipment; 3 cones, tackle bag (for RB to hold) Drill; Coach tells RB & OL whether it will be inside or outside run. Coach says hut and OL will either attack inside or outside shoulder of LB (50% effort), LB engages block, locates the back then sheds block and makes a form tackle. Coaching points Teach and focus on engaging and escaping blocks explode hands out to inside arm pits, keep thumbs up, keep inside leverage. Teach simple escape moves grab & pull, swim move The coach should also talk about getting your eyes on the RB as soon as possible and tracking his movement making sure you do not over pursue. On inside run LB should meet RB face on whereas on outside run LB should meet RB on angle, playing inside to out.
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LB Drill #5 OL Read (10min) Set up; Cones for starting positions, (OL 3yds across from QB, LB 5 yds off OL) Equipment; 2 cones Drill; QB (coach) tells OL whether it is run or pass. QB says hut, OL will either shoot forward (imitating run block) or stand up (pass). LB will take read step as he reads OL then reacts, if RUN he will shoot down past OL and get 2 hand touch on QBs hips. If PASS, he will 45 degree zone drop to hook to curl and make play on ball once QB throws it. Coaching points Focus on OL reads, for this drill the LB should focus on the head of the OL. If first movement is forward run, if head moves up or backwards pass. Reinforce that LB always play run first and read step should always be downhill. Once again watch and give advice on stance and shuffle technique.
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LB Drill #6 Read and React (3 on 2) (20min) Set up as shown Equipment; 1 cones to symbolise C and help everyone else align off Drill Coach (QB) tells OL whether it is inside run, outside run or pass. Coach says hut and OL either take a step forward or back (to imitate pass or run, NB OL do not actually block). QB either stands up for pass or takes off on run. LBs read OL to backfield and react by either dropping to zones (middle & hook to curl) or by coming up and playing the run. On run plays LB should get in correct position for tackle, breakdown and 2h touch the backs hips. Coaching points Focus on reading OL to backfield. On run plays teach basic flow that is Inside run ILB should meet back front on, OLB should converge on run preventing cut out. Outside run OLB should attack outside shoulder of back forcing him inside. ILB should converge on run playing in to out
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DB Drill #5 1 on 1 Man coverage (10min) Same as last week, simple 1 on 1s but adding a few more routes to defend (slant, hook, in, post, streak) Coaching points emphasise inside alignment when playing man on wideout and watching the WR hips.
DB Drill #6 2 on 2 Man & Zone Cvg (20min) WR & TE on CB & S, combine both drills 3 & 5. Coach will tell DBs whether they are playing Cover 2 (S deep, CB shallow), Cover 3 (opp) or man cvg. QB Will tell WR & TE routes (3 combinations) Routes; 1 WR streak TE out 2 WR Post TE curl out 3 WR hook TE corner