| oning: Quick step crossing | | | | Every football team will have certain plays. It will be |
| Conditioning in football is meant to help you react | | | | essential to learn your part in that play to benefit |
| quickly on the field moving in a variety of directions. | | | | yourself, and the whole team. Rule number one in |
| The point to this drill is having players practice quick | | | | starting out a new play is following your coach's |
| directional changes on the field. The drill takes place in | | | | instructions. A lot of habits can form in the first couple |
| small four corner area that you can draw out or use | | | | of practice plays, for this sake it is a good idea to take |
| the lines of the field. Then the player will proceed to | | | | them slow at the start. As always, when learning a |
| jump from on area or box to another, thus forcing the | | | | new play don't hesitate to ask for individual help to |
| player to jump laterally, diagonally, frontwards, and | | | | master the techniques needed. The last helpful hint that |
| backwards. Some of the variations can be on legged; | | | | we want you to learn is the power of visualization. Go |
| either right or left, or changing the order those players | | | | over the plays in your mind, over and over again. Make |
| will perform the drill. | | | | your mind work them out and your muscles memorize |
| Traditional Driving Block | | | | them even when you sleep |
| When talking about the fundamentals of a great | | | | Angle tackling |
| offense or defense, you have to know what a good | | | | It is a great idea to practice angle tackles with your |
| driving and blocking techniques are. The drive block is | | | | defense because not all tackles are made with the |
| the most fundamental and should be practiced often. | | | | opponent right in front of you. Set up a simple drill with |
| When you want to remove an opponent effectively | | | | two players, on as the offense with the ball running in a |
| you will use the drive block again and again. The first | | | | straight line, the other as the defender running towards |
| step of this block is the scrimmage alignment, in order | | | | him at some angle. It is great to take this in slow steps |
| to drive to the right or left this basic block will push | | | | to show the defender in a fluid motion how to the |
| your opponent in the way that they are aligned, so if | | | | quickest angle to take towards the ball carrier, plant his |
| they are aligned to the right the drive will push them to | | | | cleats squarely in the middle of the ball carrier, and to |
| the right. Execute the drive by bolting off the line with | | | | always remember safety and effectiveness by |
| your play side foot; again if the play is happening on | | | | placing the head in front of the offensive player. A |
| the left side then you will use your left foot. Move | | | | good tackle is now executed as the defender lunges |
| quickly and in a speed bursting motion, make solid | | | | at the opponent wrapping his arms around his |
| contact with your opponent to drive them off in the | | | | opponent grabbing cloth and completing the tackle by |
| direction that you want. | | | | pulling him down or pushing him off sides. |
| The importance of learning the Playbook | | | | |