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Post by briangilbert on Mar 18, 2009 9:39:29 GMT -6
Has anyone done something like this? I'm looking for a couple position specific drills on defense to get our players to better use their hands in the off-season and inseason. Anyone tried something like this?
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hugh
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Post by hugh on Mar 18, 2009 20:11:02 GMT -6
tennis ball catches for receivers or any others.
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Post by hsrose on Mar 19, 2009 6:31:26 GMT -6
I had the receivers get in a circle and play the game Hot Potato with bricks.
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Post by briangilbert on Mar 19, 2009 11:27:09 GMT -6
i was ref shedding defenders. We are a very aggressive defense with a lot of speed but not a lot of size.
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Post by hsrose on Mar 19, 2009 15:14:39 GMT -6
Been coaching receivers. Did a drill where I would run the receiver on a fade/streak and have the defender pick him up and try to disrupt the pass. He'd have inside or outside position, would switch off. For receivers I'd have the defender just beat snot out of him while he tried to make the catch. For defenders I'd reverse it and the receiver would clobber the defender. Anything goes so they work on keeping hands off and making the catch. Throw the ball up high so there is time for them to battle. Initial objective was concentration but found it was good for hand work as well.
I do the hand-to-hand combat with just about every position. Forehead to forehead, leaning in, hands locked on the other guy's chest. Then on "go" they try to maintain the inside hands position. They have to knock the other player's hands off/up/out/down and keep their hands in place. Then add off/def where the def tries to reach a qb or something. Also do this while moving left/right in a mirror arrangement. Do this for 2-4 seconds, 3-4 times.
An extension of this (DE's mostly) is to combat for a count or two and then say "hit" or something and they have to execute a pass rush move and attack the QB/bag. Gets them used to the combat and then making the adjustment to a move.
Use shields/small/bigger bags and throw them at the LB/DL as they weave through bags. Can use the long foam pool noodles as well, just beat the snot out of the defender so they have to use their hands to ward off the blow. Bigger bag the bigger the impact and more they have to use their hands and arms while watching a back. I've done this with weaving in bags and just going back and forth mirroring a RB. Gets them used to focusing on a back while hitting things away from them. Similar to the stiff arm drill for RB's.
DL - on go have them come out of their stance and take 1-2 steps. As soon as they move throw a small medicine ball at them so they have to get their hands/arms up and ward off a pretty decent blow. Have a couple of guys with the balls so they aren't really sure where the ball will come from. Use a small ball and two-handed chest pass so they don't get killed.
Those the kind of things you were looking for?
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Post by poorbob on Mar 19, 2009 15:38:04 GMT -6
DON'T do this drill. My coach used to have the linebackers line up shoulders across from each other and then run at each other and shed each other. Did absolutely nothing but give us very bruised and sore forearms. No big deal about the sore forearms, but it was unnecessary and useless. I wonder if anyone else teaches LBs like that. I don't have a ton of experience, but that was by far the worst drill I've ever done. A lot of bad memories of doing that for thirty minutes a day.
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mike13
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Post by mike13 on Mar 20, 2009 6:07:58 GMT -6
brian
There are a couple of videos that teach martial arts for football. Check out Coaches Choice.
Hope that helps.
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Post by eghscoach on Mar 21, 2009 11:47:11 GMT -6
Tunch Ilkin from old Steelers did a speak at C.O.O.L. clinic in late '90's. See if you cna find that video. Great for OL as well as defensive players.
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