Linebacker Drills

[BROKEDOWN]

Hey coaches,

Please share some of your favorite Linebacker Drills. I am running out of new ones and the players are starting to get bored with the same ones everyday. Would prefer drills that work on hands and leverage. Thanks

[TRIBE1]

Don't know if this is exactly what your looking for but I know of a pretty decent tackling drill that teaches leverage and forming up. Have the tackler line up with another player about 2 feet in front of him standing straight up, and at the same have someone hold the tacklers ankles firmly. The the tackler will not be able to move his feet when tackling and must learn to form up and explode their hips through whoever they are tackling. Also, we used to run a very simple drill that teaches linebackers how to use their arms and hands to get off blocks. Simply line up the tackler and then have two other kids on on either shoulder of him about 5 yards away and have them come at him. If the kid doesn't learn to throw a forearm to get off the block then they will learn very quickly at this drill.

Edited July 5, 2003 by TRIBE1

[FBALLER]

I dont know if you do... But... Try a strip the ball drill! Its very usefull and practical.

 

 

Tackle @ Angle/ Straight Ahead/ Chasing Down the runner

 

 

If I think of more I will share...

[JeffCountyPatriot]

hold the tacklers ankles firmly.

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that's a good way to mess someone's back up

[TRIBE1]

By saying "hold their ankles firmly," it's not as if I mean to park a truck on them. Use your head man, and maybe if the Patriots tried that drill then they could have tackled a DB running back in the last 10 years. Sorry, it was just too easy to sneak that in there.

[JeffCountyPatriot]

if you hold a kids feet down and dont let him move them when he makes contact then how is he supposed to get leverage? granted it comes from the hips, but when you explode and rap up you have to buzz your feet. cheap shot on the tackling gimmic