Football - Angle Tackle Drill

Purpose: Combines tackling skills with proper pursuit and leverage and position.

Procedure: Align two cones five yards apart. Divide defenders into two single file lines five yards apart facing one another and designate one group as the ball carriers and the other group as the defenders. The coach stands behind the first defender and signals the direction to the ball carrier. On the coach's cadence, the ball carrier takes off the designated cone. The defender closes the distance and executes a proper angle tackle. The drill should be conducted so that all defenders work angle tackling to both the right and left sides.

Football - Bag Drill

Purpose: Teach players how to receive a proper handoff and keep the head up to make the proper read and cut.

Procedure: This drill involves the center, quarterback and running backs. The quarterback takes the snap from the center and hands the football to the running back. The running back has his eyes upfield running towards a dummy, (the defender), held three yards away by a coach. As the player approaches the dummy, the coach will move it to the right or the left, indicating that the back should cut in the opposite direction. Players should be running at full speed.