Some Youth Football Training Drills

By Nelda Powers


Football is known to be a very hardcore sport that requires a lot of training and a lot of body conditioning so that one can be big and strong. Of course if that were to happen, then the coach would have to come up with a training routine and some drills that would definitely help. For coaches, here are some tips for some youth football training drills.

One of the first drills that one would be doing would be the jump squat. In this sport, leg power is extremely important because one will need to be jumping really high and running really fast. Sometimes he will be bursting into a sprint when he sees the opponent coming over to tackle him.

To do this exercise, one just simply has to squat down low in to the ground. From there, then he would have to jump really high into the air and then bend his legs while jumping. Of course he would have to repeat this exercise as many times as his coach tells him to.

The recovery drill is yet another really good drill that a lot of top players do. Basically, this drill is needed for those who would need to be able to gain a sense of balance on the field. Since this drill would involve getting down on the ground and switching hands that will hold the ball, then this training will tackle the muscle memory of the player.

To do this, one must first put a cone in front of the player followed by another one five yards from the first one and a last one ten yards from the first one. Now the catch here would be to simply run around the cone and touch the ground beside each of the cones there. While running around, make sure to switch the ball from the right hand to the left and from the left to the right after running each cone.

Then there would be the over speed drill which would increase the running speed of the player. Basically, the coach would have to find a rather steep hill wherein the players can run down fast. The catch here is that the players have to run down without falling on the ground.

Of course everyone knows about the dummy tackling drill. Known to be one of the most common, it is a drill wherein one would increase his overall body strength. In a nutshell, the coach has to put a few dummies on the field and let each player push his own respective dummy to a far end.

So as one can see, the youth football training drills are not easy and would require a lot of time and effort before one would perfect them. However, after doing these drills, one will definitely expect his body to get stronger. That way, he will be ready to face his opponents when he goes out with his other teammates to the field.




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