What Field Equipment do you have and actually use

The off season i plan on making the hoops, we have equipment but i am always looking to improve . I plan on working on more feet and hand coordination .I am also trying to figure out a source to purchase equipment.

step over bags, hand shields, fore-arm pads (I think they're called lobster pads or something like that), sled, chute are used everyday..

we have a big bag that looks like a high jump landing mat- might actually be what it is- that we use practically everyday for blocking..Really helps the kids stay low and drive their feet.. Anything that gets them used to playing low is worth a shot in my book- and as far as I'm concerned, this has been the #1 thing we do to get our kids used to playing low.. We make competitions out of it- 2 guys line up and drive it for 5 seconds or so..Maybe left side of the line vs right, or juniors vs seniors- whatever, we just want to make a competition out of it.. That idea came from Tim Murphy at Clovis East- regardless of opinions on scheme- he gets his boys to play low & fast and I really think this is a contributing factor.. His boys always seem comfortable playing with their pads darn near the dirt..LOL

Hoops are giant hula-hoops that you use to practice an edge rush.

the only field equipment we use is the Rae Crowther 2 man pan sled.

Hoops are a large circle made of pvc or rubber/vinyl hose.

Hoops, Line chutes and step over (Agile) bags. That's about all we have/use frequently. We occasionally use: the two man sled and a big exercise ball for LBs.

As an OL coach I use the chutes and sometimes trash cans for spacers in pulling drills. We also have a chute without dividers and we use it sometimes, too.

Defensively, as the DB coach, I use the open chute for back-pedal drills and the trash cans as spacers for perimeter run drills and 7-on-7.

Is it freshman linemen for step over bags and wr's as hand shields?

We use the fire hose, chutes, and 5 man sled daily.

5 man lev sled, hoops, rounds, half rounds, shields....

Chutes daily, Gauntlet 2 x a week, Conditioning wooden sled 1 x week, low pad sled 1/2 x week...

easier way to make hoops - garden hose with proper diameter. Safer - cuz if the kids step on they won't twist an ankle -and a little easier to store...

best equipment (IMO) is trash cans.

You can stack them for skelly to represent defenders / DEs in the passing lane

You can use them to represent OL to rep strength rec / formation rec / alignment / run-throughs (for defense)

You can use them for front 7 rec / BPU (on offense)





The last program was at, I brought 5 trash cans for drill work and recognition.....they ended up using them as trash cans and laundry baskets......(bullocks!)

Agile bags are a close 2nd because you can do the same thing with them, use them as hand shields, etc.....

Trash cans are very useful- but you really do have to watch as they'll get appropriated for other uses if you are not careful.

There great to use for backs to cut off, you can do d-line punch drills (with the heavy duty ones) as they promote a low pad level- literally 100's of uses for them.