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WarriorEdge:Teaching
ConfidenceandAggressiveness
JackGregory2011
AllRightsReserved
Formoreinformaonseewww.gregorydoublewing.com
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ThesinglemostimportantthingIteachmyplayersisthattheyarepartofaWarrior
Societyandonthepraccefieldtheylearnthe
lessonsoftheWarriorCode.
Thispraccefieldwillmakeyoucry,makeyou
bleed,anditwillbringpainbutinturnitwill
providethelessonsthatyouneedtonotonly
survivebutthriveintheworldwelivein.
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FootballisaCombatSport
mar$alarts noun:anyofthetradionalformsofOrientalself-defenseorcombatthat
ulizephysicalskillandcoordinaonwithoutweapons,askarate,aikido,judo,orkungfu,oenpraccedassport.
Thereisnoothersportlikefootball.ItisaTEAMCOMBATSPORTthatrequireselevenplayerstoaYacktheotherteamselevenplayersinacoordinatedassault.
ouplayitwithahelmetandpadssoyouarenotinjuredbecauseitisafullspeedviolentgame.
Everyplayeronthefieldisviolentlyhi\nganotherplayerorbeinghitbyanotherplayer.
Learninghowtoplaythisgamerequiresyoutolearnspecificskills:blocking,tackling,hi\ng,andavoidinghowtobehitwhilealsolearningskillslikehandingoff,carrying,catching,andpassingthefootball.
Footballisamaralarts.
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AMaralArtsRequiresAWarrior
Wecoachacombatsport! Weteachamaralarts! Wetrainplayerstobewarriors! Wetrainthemtoplaythroughpain,control
theiremoons,andfocusonthetaskathand
sothatallelevenplayersaccomplishasingle
task!
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WarriorCode
WarriorIdeals:teachingkidsfootball,ofanyage,tobelieveinthemselvesandtheteamtheyplayforisanimportantconcept.
IwasaMarinefortwelveyearsandIamluckytobeapartofthatwonderfulbrotherhood.Itreinforcedidealsthatmyfather,uncles,andmycoachestaughtmeasayoungplayerandathlete.TheyareengrainedinmybeliefstructureandwhenIcoachtheyareanexpressionandanextensionofhowIcoach.Itruly
believethatfootballisoneofthelastplacesinoursocietythatyoungmencanbetaughttheseideals.
Becausethissportissoviolentitrequiresalevelofcourageandcommitmentnotoenfoundinkidsnowadays.Everyyoungmanatsomepointdreamsofbeingawarrior,aknight,aSpartan,aTrojan,ahero.Itisineveryyoungman'sDNAandtappingintothatcanbeaveryposivetoolforyouasacoach.ourcoachingstaffneedstounderstandthisandformeitisreflecveinthenatureofmycoachingandhowIapproachplayers.Everyplayerwillbetreatedasayoungmanonthefield.Inturntheyrespectandtrustmeasacoachandamentor.
Evenfiveyearoldswillappreciatethisandyousimplyneedtoputitincontexttotheirage.Wewillbetough,fair,andunyieldinginpraccebutwewillhavefunasateamandwewilllearnhowtobesuccessfulasateamofwarriors.
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WarriorCode1. PhysicalDiscipline:confident,aggressive,violent,abletoovercomepaintoachieveourobjecveasaplayerandateam.
Ourphysicalcondioningwillpushourplayerstotheedgesothattheyphysical,mentally,andemoonallytough.They
willunderstandthatthisisateamcombatsportandtheymustbefinallytunedfootballplayersabletoexecutetheirrole
asquicklyandasviolentlyaspossible.
2. MentalDiscipline:focusedonourposive,stance,assignments,andtechniqueaswellasourroleeacheveryplaynomaYerthefieldcondions,physicalcondions,emoonalcondions,orwhatishappeningoffthefield.Iwanteveryone
ofmyplayerstounderstandthatiftheyinvestanysortofmeinsomething,anythingthentogive100%oftheireffort
duringthosemoments.Thatmeansonthefield,intheclassroom,andathome.Becompeve;strivetobethebestat
everythingyoudonomaYerwhatitis.Learninghowtocompeteandwinareimportantcomponentstobeasuccessful
athleteandperson.3. EmoonalDiscipline:thisisprobablythetoughestpartofbeingafootballplayer.Itiseasytoletexternalissuesaffect
yourplayandwemustgeteachofourplayerstofocusontheirduesandassignmentsduringeverypraccesothatit
becomesahabitthatwhentheysteponthefieldeverythingelsefadesawayforthosetwohourssothatallthatmaYers
isbeingthebestfootballplayerpossible.Failureispartofbeingafootballplayereveryplayerneedstolearnhowtodeal
withfailureinaposivemannersotheycanharnessitinameaningfulway.Everyplayerneedstolearnhowtodealwith
successaswellbothasaplayerandasateam.Eachplayisanewbeginningandtheymustprovethemselvesonceagain.
Eachgameisanewseasonandwemuststartagaintoproveourworthandvalueasplayersandasateam.
4. CharacterDiscipline:GeneralRobertH.Barrowsaid,SuccessinbaYleisnotafunconofhowmanyshowup,butwhotheyare.Todevelopandreinforcecharacterwemustsettheexampleascoaches.Wemustpushplayerstomakegood
choicesonthefieldanoffthefield.Followtherulesonthefield,intheclassroom,insociety,andbegoodplayers,
students,andsons.Berespecultothosearoundthematallmes.Strivetobethebeststudent,bestplayer,best
persontheycanbe.Developingasenseofpurposeandmission,maturity,responsibilitytotheteamandcommunity,and
self-discipline.Characterdevelopmentmightbethemostcricalcomponentthatweteacheachoftheseplayersasit
providesthemwithtoolsthatarenecessarytobesuccessfulinlifelikematurity,judgment,andmoralcharacter.
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Honor,Courage,CommitmentHonor,Courage,Commitment(CoreValuesofourteam):
Playersmustunderstandthattobeafootballplayeronthisteamyoumustdowhatisrightinthefaceofoverwhelmingadversity.Tounderstandhowtodowhatisrighttheyaretaughtaboutethicsandourcorevaluesduringpracceusingthesituaonsthatcomeup.
ThesevaluesmakeupthebedrockofawhatIexpectfrommyplayers.Duringoff-seasoncamps,pre-season,andseasontheyaretaught
thesecorevaluesandtheplethoraofotherstraits,suchasintegrity,discipline,teamwork,dutyandespritdecorps.
Honor:Ourplayersareheldtothehigheststandards,ethically,andmorally.Respectforothersisessenal.Ourplayersareexpectedtoactresponsiblyinamannerbefi\ngthetletheyhaveearnedasfootballplayers.Thisisapartofthewarriorcode.Honorrequires
eachplayertoexemplifytheulmatestandardinethicalandmoralconduct.Honorismanythings;honorrequiresmanythings.ou
mustexpecteveryplayertoneverlie,nevercheat,neversteal,butthatisnotenough.Muchmoreisrequiredaswemustkeepthe
standardhighinawarriorsociety.Eachplayermustclingtoanuncompromisingcodeofpersonalintegrity,accountableforhisacons
andholdinghisteammatesaccountablefortheirs.And,aboveall,honormandatesthataplayerneversullythereputaonofhisteam
orteammates.Thisispowerfultoolforusasastaffasitcreatesafoundaonfortradionwithintheteam.Theabilityfortheplayers
toself-policethemselvesonandoffthefield;whenyourteamcanself-policeandstarttotakethereinsofleadershipfromthecoaching
staffyouknowyouareontherighttrack.Ihaveseeneightyearoldssteptothefrontandcommandrespectfromtheirteam.
Courage:Simplystated,courageishonorinacon--andmore.Courageismoralstrength,thewilltoheedtheinnervoiceofconscience,thewilltodowhatisrightregardlessoftheconductofothers.Itismentaldiscipline,anadherencetoahigherstandard.
Couragemeanswillingnesstotakeastandforwhatisrightinspiteofadverseconsequences.Thiscourage,throughouthistoryiswhat
hassustainedsomeofthegreatestwarriorsduringthechaos,perils,andhardshipsofcombat.Andeachday,itenablesawarriorto
lookinthemirror--andsmile.Thatisourgoalwithouryoungplayersisforthemtolookinthemirrorsasfiedwithwhattheyhave
learnedandwhattheyhavebecomesothatwhentheysayIplayfootballfor"yourteam"theybeamwithprideknowingwhatitmeans
tosaythat.
Commitment:TotaldedicaontoGod,Family,School,andTeam.Teamworkforthesakeoftheteam.Allforone,oneforall.Bywhatevernameorclich,commitmentisacombinaonof(1)selflessdeterminaonand(2)arelentlessdedicaontoexcellence.Our
playersnevergiveup,nevergivein,neverwillinglyacceptsecondbest.Excellenceisalwaysthegoal.And,whentheirfootballdaysare
over,Ourplayerswillrememberthesecorevaluesthatareengrainedinthem.Commitmentneverdies
(ThevastmajorityoftheWarriorIdealswastakenfromseveralMarineCorpsManualsonLeadershipandnotesImadefromvariousspeakersatMessNights,andCareerCourseswhileintheMarineCorpsandIsimplyrewrotethematerialformyfootballteamswhenI
wasyoungman.)
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ThePathforourTeam
Tomakeyourplayersstronger! Physicallystronger Emoonallystronger Mentallystronger Spirituallystronger
Beingatruewarrior,orchampion,requiresanunderstandingandappreciaonoftheconnecvitybetweenourphysical,mental,emoonalandspiritualcommitment.
Wearepreparingourplayerstosucceedonthefieldandhandlethephysical,mental,andemoonalrigorsofthissport.
Wearepreparingourplayersfortheverysamelessonsinlifeaswell. oungmenwanttobeheldtoahigherstandard.Theywanttobepushed.
Theywanttobeimportantintheeyesoftheirseniors.
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ourStaffGuidelinesForthePlayers
Itistheplayer'steamnotthecoaches.Wearementorsandteachers;theteamistheirstheyownitweguidethem. Everyplayerwillhaveaposionandroleonthisteam.Itisourjobtofindoutwhateverykidisgoodatandamplifythat
strengthasaposiveforourteam.Findthatonethingheisgoodatandnurtureit!
Playingmeisearnednotgiven.Evenwhenwehaveminimumplayrulesthatsllapplies.Ifaplayerisnotshowinguptopracce,notgivinghisbesteffort,isdisrupvehelosestherighttoplay.Beingafootballplayerisnotarightitisaprivilege
onourteam.
Wepusheverykidmentally,emoonally,andphysicallyonthisteam.Everyplayermustbechallengedtoimprove. Praccesmustbeintense.Don'twastepraccemechaYeringorexplaining.Teachit,showit,repitandrepitalotinthe
alloYedmegiven.CorrectmistakesontheflywithspecificposiveinstruconbutexpectthemtogetbeYer.No
exceponstothis.
Whenwecondionwecondionwiththemindsettonotonlyphysicallypushthembuttomentallyandemoonallypushthem.Wepushthemhardsothatpraccesaremuchmoreintensethenthegameseverwillbesothatcomegamemetheexerciseofplayingagameiseasy.Theymustfailonthepraccefieldandlearnhowtodealwithitonthepraccefieldso
thattheyknowhowtodealwithitonthegamefield.Successisoensomethingplayerswillneedtolearnhowtodealwith
haswell(respectandhonor).
Weexpectourplayerstogive100%wemustgive100%aswelltosettheexample. Playerwelfare/GoalAccomplishmentaretheprioriesofthecoachingstaff!
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Safety&Contact
Itiseverycoaches'jobtoensuretheirplayersareassafeasrealiscallypossibleonthefootballfieldatallmes! Propertraininginwearingprotecveequipment.(helmetfit,shoulderpadfit,lowerbody
pads)
Propertraininginkeepingtheheadoutofcontact.(concussioninjury) Propertraininginkeepingtheheadup/eyesup.(spinalinjury) Propercareandupkeepofmouthguards.(concussioninjury/dental/tongue) Protecngplayersjoints.(keepthembent/dontlockout) CompliancewithSafetyRulesandSportsmanshiponthefield
Coachescancontrolamountofforceanddangerofadrillby: Makingsureyoupairupplayersevenlyconsideringbiologicalmaturity,experience,athlec
ability,size,andaggressiveness.
Thecloserthedistancethesaferthedrill.Thefartheraparttheplayersarethemoreforcetheycanbothgenerate(acceleraon).
Ifyouincreasedistanceuseobstaclesandstart/stopsituaonstoreduceforce. Whendoinggangtacklingdrillsandturnoverdrillsusecloseproximity. Fastwhistlewhenyouneedto. Keepplayersabovethewaist.Notacklingourplayersbelowthewaist.BittheHipon
dummiesonlyandinscrimmagesagainstotherteamsonly.
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MakePracceFun!
ThatdoesntmeanpanderingtoeverychildsdesiretobeingthecenterofaYenon.
Thatdoesntmeanyoushouldplayfungamesthatoffernothingtothedevelopmentofyourplayers,team,orschemesyouteach.
Itmeansthatyourpracceshouldbefastpaced.
Itmeansthateverythingyoudoshouldhavemeaningfulvaluetothedevelopmentofyourplayersasaperson,athlete,andfootballplayer.
ItmeansthevastmajorityofyourpracceshouldbecompeveandallowyourplayerstobeaggressiveandviolentinthecontextofyourdrillstofostercompeonandadesiretosucceedandbecomebeYerplayers!
Playerswilladapttothenatureofthepracceaslongasyoumakeitupbeat,posive,andgetthebestoutofthemwhilefosteringanatmosphereofsportsmanshipandteamwork.
Giveposivefeedbacktoallofyourplayerswhentheydosomethingright. Whentheydosomethingwrongexplainwhattheydidwrong,explainhowthey
needtodoitright,repitagain.Beposiveposive/negave/posivewhenyoucan!
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DevelopofSenseofKnowing
Thefrontsideofyourpraccesshouldalwaysbethesame.Thisallowsplayerstoknowexactlywhatwilloccurwhentheygettopracce.ItgivesthemtheabilitytofocusonbecomingbeYerathletesandfootballplayers.Itallowsthemtoemoonallyandmentallywarmupastheyphysicallywarmupforpracce.
Varythebackendofyourpraccebutusedrillsandvariaonsofdrillsthattheplayersalreadyknow.
Pushthemtotheedgeatvariouspointsinyourpraccementally,emoonally,andphysically.Oncetheyrealizethateverypraccewillbetoughtheywillstarttoadaptandtheywillstarttohavefun.
Maketheeasyseemhardandthehardseemeasy:DavePoYer. Usedrillsthatarebothcompeveandaggressiveinnature.
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Confidence+Compeveness+Experience=
Aggressiveness Playersneedtohavefun.Itpromotesaposive
experienceandthatpromotesaposivea\tude.
Makebeingcompeveandaggressivefunandimportantasplayer!
Everythingyoudoshouldhaveacompevecomponentbuiltintoitorshouldprogressintoa
compevephaseastechnicalmasteryoccurs. Mental+Emoonal+PhysicalToughnessare
essenaltobeingawarrior/footballplayer.
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TheChainofConfidence
DevelopConfidenceinthecoachingstaff.(Trustinabilitytoteachthegameandkeepthemsafe)
DevelopConfidenceintheirequipmenttoprotectthem.
DevelopConfidenceintheirteammatesandtheteamtoachievesuccessonthefield.
DevelopConfidenceinthemselvestoachieveanythingonthefield.
Theisformsthenucleusofprideandselfworthinafootballplayerandtheteam.
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TheChainofSuccess
DevelopmentofConfidence Onceyouachieveaconfidentplayerhisdesiretocompetewill
grow.Encouragecompeonatallmeswithinyourteam.
Theuseofcompevedrillsisimportanttofosterthisgrowthateverypracce.
Setthemuptosucceedandtodealwithsuccessandfailure.Thepraccefieldisusedtodevelopexperiencethattheycanuseonthegamefield.Everypracceshouldbringaposiveexperiencethattheycanlearnfrom.
Thatdoesntmeantheyhavetosucceeditsimplymeanstheyhavetolearnsomethingposivefromit.Whetheritbesuccessorfailure.
Confidence+Compeon+Experience(Posive)=Aggressiveness
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CompeveSpiritBreeds
Aggressiveness ShowmeaplayerthatwantstosucceedandIwill
showyouaplayerthatisaggressive.
AplayerthatwantstobesuccessfulwillaYackadrillwithallouteffort.Thatisthenaturalaggressivenesswearelookingforinourplayers.
Teachaplayerthathisequipmentkeepshimsafeandthetechniquesyouareteachinghimwillkeephimsafeandhewillstopthinkingabouthissafetyandstartthinkingaboutsucceedingandhewillstart
compeng. Passiveplayershaveagreaterchanceofge\nghurt. Aggressiveplayershavelesschanceofge\nghurt.
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FourPhasesofContact
(SafetyInstrucon) 1stWeektoendofseason SafetyBriefs(connuousreminders)
Instructplayersonhowtowearequipmentandmaintainequipmentsothatitkeepsthemsafe;helmet,shoulderpads,
bodypads,andshoesaswellasmouthpieces. Instructplayersonkeepingalltheirjointsbentsothatifcontact
ismadetheywillbendnaturallyandreducethechanceofinjury.
Instructplayerstokeeptheirheadsupandoutofcontacttoreduceconcussioninjuriesandspinalinjures.Theremustnot
beanyallowancefortheheaddroppingorbeingpartofcontact.Pullplayersfromdrillsandprovideaddionalreinforcement.Dontbeafraidtosendaplayerhomefordisobeyingthisrule.
Thisisongoingandtheseremindersshouldbegivenateverydrillandateveryphaseofteaching.
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FourPhasesofContact
(TechnicalInstrucon) Week1(2to6pracces) Teachingbasictechniquesofblockingandtackling(LEG
progressionforus).
Closequarterstoreduceforceoncontact. Walkthroughtospeedwhendoingplayeronplayer. tofullspeedwhendoingplayerondummy. Achieveasmanywellexecutedrepsaspossible. Atfirstrepswilllookugly.Keepfixingthebiggestproblems
first.(stance,getoff,LEGtechnique,allouteffort)
Dolotsofnon-contactaggressiondrillstofosterconfidenceandposiveexperienceswhilebeingaggressive.
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FourPhasesofContact
(TechnicalMastery) Week2(3to10pracces) Finetuningbasictechniquesofblockingandtackling(LEG
progressionforus).
Increasedistancetoincreaseforceoncontact. speedtofullspeedwhendoingplayeronplayer.
Workingontechniquesllsoshortwhistletocontroldrill.
Fullspeedwhendoingplayerondummy. Achieveasmanywellexecutedrepsaspossible. Techniqueforthevastmajorityofplayersshouldlook
clean.Keepfixingtheminormistakesandworkonplayersthatarenotuptospeed.
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FourPhasesofContact
UnleashingtheHorde Week3(6to15pracces) Alwaysreviewstanceandprogressionpriortofull
contact/fullspeedreps.
Allplayersareexpectedtohitatfullspeed,violentlyaspossiblesothattheydefeattheplayerinfrontofthem.Whetheryouareatackler,blocker,orballcarrier.
Controlthedrillswiththewhistle.
Constantlycheckforproperstance,formandexecuon.
PlayerSafetyis#1Priority!
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Non-ContactCompeon/Aggression
Drills TireWar TugofWar DummyFlipCompeon DummyLateralPursuitDrill DummyTacklingCompeon
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TireWar
5yds
5yds
Why:Toteachplayershowtousetheiraggressionandcompeteagainstotherplayersinanon-
contactdrill.
How:Placefourconesfarenoughapartinsquaresothatwhenyoulaya13to15redownin
thecenterthateachplayerwiththeirheadnearthereandhandsonrethattheirfeetareatleastoneyardapart.OnthecoachesGOtheyallaYempttopulltheretowardstheirconeso
theycantouchtheirconewithanypartoftheirbody.Firstonetotouchwins.
oucanhavethewinnerofeachcompeonsquareoffinaplayoff.oucanalsoaddsome
addionalpressuretoeachplayerbyhavingtheviewingplayerspickwhowillwinandtheones
thatlosetheirbetmustdo10pushups.
Varia$ons:3and2manvariaons(3cones/2cones)
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TugofWar
Why:Toteachplayershowtousetheiraggressionandcompeteagainstotherplayersina
non-contactteamorienteddrill.
How:Takearopethatis1.5to2.5inchesthickandlongenoughsothatithasatleastsixextra
feetaeryouhavefiveplayersdoublearmslengthapartoneachsideand6feetbetweenthe
twoteams.Placetwoconesoneachendofthesixfootbarrierandplaceamarkerontherope
inthedeadcenter.Everyplayerwillplacetheirfeetneartheropeandfaceoutboardontheir
chest.OnGOeveryplayerwillspinaroundandgrabtheropeandpull.Thefastertheyspinaroundandpullthequickertheycanwinthegame.Oncetheygetaroundandgrabeachside
shouldquicklycoordinatethemselvestopullandreset/pullandresetunleithersidepullsthe
markeracrosstheircone.Theywin.Winnersofeachcompeonwillgointoaplayoff.
oucanalsoaddsomeaddionalpressuretoeachplayerbyhavingtheviewingplayerspick
whowillwinandtheonesthatlosetheirbetmustdo10pushups.
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DummyFlipCompeon
Why:Toteachplayershowtousetheiraggressionandcompeteagainstotherplayersinanon-contactdrillthat
allowsthemtousetheirLEGprogressionandexplodethroughatarget.Itisagreatcondioningtoolaswell
(mental/physical/emoonal).
How:Take5to10heavydummies(25lbsorheavier).FirstsetistheLEG-BLOCK,secondsetistheLEG-ROLL,third
setistheLEG-DRIVE,fourthsetistheBEARHUG,FihsetistheBEARTHROW.oucanreplaceonofthesetor
addaLEG-TACKLEset.OnGOtheyallexecutethefirstrepgoingthesetdistanceandback(20/50/100).When
theyfinishthefirstsettheystartthenextsetandkeepgoingunltheyaredone.Thisisacompevedrilland
oenthefirstandsecondplaceplayerscandropout.Theremainingplayersmustrepeatthesequence.Great
waytopushplayersmentallywhilealsodevelopingtheiraggressioneveninastateoffague.
Varia$ons:oucandorelayswitheachplayerintheteamdoingaspecificSET.
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SingleSideLateralPursuitDrill
Why:TeachthedefenderhowtotakeaproperangleontherunnerasheaYacktheperimeterandtomakeasafeandaggressivetacklepriortoorashepassesthedummy.
How:Thecoachwillusetwodummiesandtwocones.OnedummywillbeplacedontheLOSasabarrierbetweentherunnerandthedefenderwithaconetwotofouryardsfromthebarrierdummyandadummy(simulangarunner)sixto
tenyardsaway.Therunnerconewillbefivetosevenyardsfromthebarrierdummy.OnGOtherunnerwillcrossoverstep
andsprintpasttherunnerdummyandgovercalupfieldandthedefendermustmaintaininsideleverageandstaysquare
andmirrorthedepthoftherunner.Thetacklemusttacklethedummybeforetherunnergetsbyit. Note:ThisdrillissetuptoteachanaggressiveinsideleveragepursuittoourMIKEbackerandtodefendcomingdownhill
fromtheinsidetoaYacktheball.ItisagreatlateralpursuitdrillthatteachesdefenderstoaYackdownhillandmakeagood
BITTHEPIT/HIPtackle.oucanimmediatelyseewhowillmakethattackleontheball.
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Read&LateralPursuitDrill
Why:TeachthedefenderhowtoreadtheballandtakeaproperangleontherunnerasheaYackstheperimeterandtomakeasafeandaggressivetacklepriortoorastherunnerpassesthedummy.
How:Thecoachwillusethreedummiesandfourcones.TwodummieswillbeplacedontheLOSasabarrierbetweentherunnerandthedefenderwithaconetwotofouryardsfromthebarrierdummyoneachsideandadummy(simulanga
runner)sixtotenyardsawayoneachsideTherunnerconewillbefivetosevenyardsfromthebarrierdummy.OnGOthe
runnerwillcrossoverstepandsprintpasttherunnerdummyoneithersideandgovercalupfieldandthedefendermust
maintaininsideleverageandstaysquareandmirrorthedepthoftherunner.Thetacklermustreadandflowdownhillandtacklethedummybeforetherunnergetsbyit.
Note:ThisdrillissetuptoteachanaggressiveinsideleveragepursuittoourMIKEbackeroncehedeterminesflowandtodefendtheperimetercomingdownhillfromtheinsidetoaYacktheball.Itisagreatlateralpursuitdrillthatteaches
defenderstoaYackdownhillandmakeagoodBITTHEPIT/HIPtackle.oucanimmediatelyseewhowillmakethattackle
ontheball.
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DummyTacklingCompeon
Why:toreinforcegoodBGOandTacklingtechniquesaswellasbeingabletochangedirecons,buzzfeet,andmakeagoodaggressivetackle.Thisisverycompevedrillthatallowsplayerstobeaggressiveaswellagainstbags.
How:Coachesaligntwoplayersfacingtwobagseachthatare5yardsapartandbeingheldbyplayers.Thereisoneaddionalbagbehindeachpairthatis10yardsdeep.OnGOfroma3pointstancebothplayerswillBGOandattheplayersapproachthebagsthecoachwillpointleorrighttoindicatewhichbagtheplayerswillbreaktowards,buzzfeet,andtackle.Theywillimmediatelyrecover,getup,andaYackthelastbagandmakeatackle.Firsttogettobothbagswins.
Varia$ons:oucando3bagsonthefirstlevel.oucanaddanobstaclecourseofconesandbagstogetoverandaroundbeforeapproachingfirsttackletarget.oucanaddaobstaclecourseonthebackside.oucanaddashedcomponentforeachofthemwithaplayerusingashieldthattheplayermustrip/swimthroughfirst.
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Contact/AggressionDrills
WithorWithoutGear: WhosBallisIt(2and3manvariaons) Push/PullCompeon TheFightCircleDrill
FullGear BlockingFitLive TackleFitLive DefensiveShedFitLive DoubleTeamShedDrill HalfLinePull/WallSideDrills GangTacklingDummyDrillProgression TacklingDrills TurnoverDrills
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NoGear/FullGear
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WhosBallisIt
(DavePoYer)
Why:Toteachthementalandphysicalaspectoffootball.Toteacheachplayerthatthefootballistheirsatallmesonthefieldandtoteachplayershowtobephysicalunltheechoofthewhistle.
How:Thefirstmethecoachrunsthisplayheshouldexplainthatatallmestheballistobeconsiderours.WhenevertheballleavestheopponentshandsasanenreteamwemustaYempttorecover,protect,andretainpossessionofthatball.
ThedrillisintendedtoteachplayersthatitdoesntmaYerwhogetstheirhandsonitfirstitmaYerswhohasitattheecho
ofthewhistle.Theplayersmustnothit,punch,scratch,claw,pinch,bite,orkicktheopposingplayer.HemustaYemptto
gettheballoutoftheotherplayershandsbypulling,tugging,andge\ngposionontheball.Thecoachwillstand
betweenthetwoplayersandaskthemifeachwhosballitisbyname;theyshouldsayitistheirball.Thenthecoachwill
walkbehindthemandthentosstheballupintheairabout5yardsinfrontofthem.Assoonastheyseetheballthey
shouldaYackitandtheotherplayershouldmakeeveryaYempttoregainpossessionoftheball.Thecoachorapairof
coacheswilltrailtheplayerstellingeachplayertogettheballandencouragingtheplayersinanywaytheycanthatthey
mustrecoverthatfootball.Atanymeeitherplayercantapoutifitbecomestoophysical.Onceoneplayerhaspossession
anditisobvioustheotherplayerwillnotregainpossessionorifbothplayersareedandthereisnomovementforasmall
amountofmecallit.Makesureyouacknowledgethegoodjobtheydidandrepeatwiththenextgroup.Aerawhileyou
canletwinnersorevenspecificplayerscalloutotherplayersandputthoseplayersonthespot.
Thisissupposedtobeaphysicaldrillandiniallyyoushouldmatchupplayersbysize.oucanalsodothreemanaswellasplaceobstacleslikedummiestheyhavetogoovertogettheball(RobertFerre).
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Push/PullContest Why:toteachtheDL(anyplayer)howtoexecuteapush/pullinacompevearena How:TwodefenderswillgraspeachothersarmpitsandonGObothDLmenwillaYempttopush/pull
theiropponentontotheground.Firstdefendertoputtheiropponentonthegroundwins.
oucanhaveseveralpairsgoingatameaslongasyouhaveonecoachmanagingeachpair.
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TheFightCircle Why:toteachplayershowtobeaggressiveandtoworktowardsacommoncauseasteam. How:Twogroupsofplayerswillfaceoffinacircleorsquarebigenoughsothattheyhavelimitedamount
ofroomtomaneuverin.OnthecoachesGObothgroupswillaYempttodrag,push,toss,orforcethe
otherteamsplayersoutofthearea.Anypartofanyplayerthattouchesoutsideoftheareaisout.Iftwo
opponentsfallouttheonethatfallsoutfirstisoutandtheotheronecangobackin.
Varia$on:Iftwoormorepeoplefalloutandtouchtheyareallout.Uselandscapepainttomarktheareaifyoucanitmakesiteasiertoidenfywhogoesout.Nopunching/kicking/bing/scratchingremoved.
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FullGear
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BlockingFits
Coach Coach
1) STANCE/LOAD/LOADEXPLODEbythenumbers2)
STANCE/LEGspeed/LEGfullspeed3) Fullspeed+violentcontact+aggressivedrive
4) Matchupsizeandabilityalongthelineforpairs.Oddmancanalternateinwithonepair.
5) Canbeasinglecoachorstaffcanbreakintoseconsof3to6pairscorrecngonemistakequicklypriortonextrep.
2ndPhaseof
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TacklingDrill#4
TackleFit Why:Toteachthedefenderhowtofitintotheballcarrierandtoaimhisfacemaskatthelandmarktoprotecthishead. How:Pairupallplayersintoevenpairs.Oddmanwillpairupwithasimilarpairofplayers.Onesidewillbedefendersand
theothersidewillbeballcarriersandtheywillswitchroleseveryotherrep.OnDOWNtheballcarrierswillgrabclothand
getreadytorunthroughthedefender.Thedefenderwillgetintohisposionstance.Whenthecoachsaysgoandtheball
carriermovesthedefenderwillBGO,buzzfeet,andLEGtackletheballcarrieranddrivehimback.CheckforFIT.
NOTE:ExplaintotheplayersthattheymustBITthefararmpitorinthecaseofaheaduptackletheballsidearmpit.ThenFITonesideintotheballcarriertoexplainwhatbingthepitmeans.Dobothsidestwiceandcheckthemanddothiseach
daythefirstweekofpraccepriortostarngtheFITS.
Note:ThisispartofourDynamicWarmUproune.AthlecMovements,BlockFit,TackleFit,DefensiveShedFit Notes:Oncetheplayersaregoodattacklingaheadupballcarrierlettheballcarrierjuketotheimmediateleorright(stay
inaspacenobiggerthanonearmlengthaway)sothatthedefendermustbuzz,mirror,andaYack.LaYeryoucanhavethe
ballcarrierspinaswellinthesamespace.SPEED(THUD)atfirstandthengotofullspeedbothsidesshouldbeviolent.
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BallCarriergrabjerseywith
eitherhandtosimulatetheball
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DefensiveShedFit Why:Toteachthedefenderhowtoshedablockerusingtheprescribedtechniques. How:Pairupallplayersintoevenpairs.Oddmanwillpairupwithasimilarpairofplayers.Onesidewillbedefendersand
theothersidewillbeblockerandtheywillswitchroleseveryotherrep.OnDOWNtheblockerwillgetintoa3pointstance
(OL)andthedefenderwillgetintohisbasestance.OnGOtheblockerswillexecuteanaggressiveandviolentLEGblock
andthedefendermustexecuteadefensiveshed.(Iniallytheblockerwillbestacasweteachthetech).
NOTE:1stSPEEDRIP,RIP/CLUB(wrist/elbow/shoulder),PULL/SWIM,BULLRUSH,BULL&SPIN, Note:ThisispartofourDynamicWarmUproune.AthlecMovements,BlockFit,TackleFit,DefensiveShedFit Notes:OncetheplayersaregoodatsheddingaLEGblockeryoucanaddpassproteconandLEG-TURN(PIN).
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SplittheDouble
Why:toteachourdefensivelinemenhowtosplitadoubleteamandpenetratebeyondtheirheelsordropthedoubleteamattheLOSiftheygetcontact.TheOLBmustrealizethatheisfreemanandmustget
throughhisgapandlocatethenearhipoftheQB.
How:CoachwillsignalaIN/OUT/SPLITandonhissnapcounttheTE/TwilldoubleteamtheDTandtheOG/CTRwilldoubleteamtheDG.TheymustBGOandaYempttogetbehindtheheelsoftheoline,square
theirshoulder,andlocatetheball.Iftheygetcaughtbythedoubleteamtheymustlatchontothenear
armpit(clothunderarmpit)orlockbothblockerstricepin(armlock)intoyourchestanddriveonekneedownastheypulldownonbotharmpits/armsanddrivethedoubleteamintothegroundattheLOS
creangabarrier.Theymustdothisassoonastheyrealizetheywillnotpenetratepasttheheels.The
OLBmustquicklygetintohisgapbeforetheOLINEcancomeofftheirblockandmakeaplayandgettothe
coach.
Notes:youcanuseadvancedcallsaswellinthisdrillasyoumoveonintotheseason.
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WallSide
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ODDBEARorEAGLE
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WBSealHalfLine(Pullers)
SEAL
PSWB:FBI
Ignoreif:
FILLIN
FLOWOUTWalloffif:
SIT/READ
BB:KOFDO
QB:KOFDABB
BSG:KOFDAQB
BST:VERTUPWALL
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WBKickHalfLine(Pullers)
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TacklingDrill#11
GangTackling
Why:Toteachplayershowtoworktogethertogangtackleaballcarrier.
How:Thecoachwillplacethreedummiesthatare3yardsapartfromeachotherinastraightline.oucanhaveplayersholdthedummiesinplaceifyouneedtoo.Havethedefenderformthreelinesbehindthedummiesfiveyardsapart.OnGOfromahi\ngposion(orthreepointstance)thedefenderswillaYackthedummythecoachpointstoandgangtackleit.Thefirstdefenderwillalwaysmakeaformtackle,theseconddefenderwillmakecontactwiththedefenderjustoutsideofthe
shoulderoftheformtacklewhilethelastdefenderwillclosedownonthedummyandmakethetacklehoweverhecan(drivehisteammates,gohigh,golow,meshwiththenexttackle).Theyneedtolearnhowtoworkasaunitanddrivetherunnertothegroundasquicklyaspossible.Ifyouarehavingaplayerholdthedummyhavehimoffersomeresistanceasfirstcontacthismade.Assoonastheseconddefendermakescontacttheholdershouldreleasethedummy.
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