Easy To Implement Team Drills to

Improve Your Program

By
Joe Medina – Head Football Coach
Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Tulsa, Oklahoma
jmedina@casciahall.org
 Why Team Drills?
• Time – we are all pushed to get the most done in a 2
hour practice
• Consistency – same drills run in HS / MS programs
• Player / Coach involvement – standing around by
players minimized; coaches see more than their position
players during these drills
• Tone Setters – establishes the pace of practice
• Pride – Everyone (coaches, players, fans) is watching
 Types of Team Drills
• Stretching
• Agilities
• Blocking and Tackling
• Fumble Drills
• Defense
• Special Teams
• Offense
 Team Stretching Drills
• Team Pre-Stretch
– 5 minutes
– Six lines = six exercises
– Purpose is to loosen up already warm muscles and
to have an official start of practice
• Team Post-Stretch
– 5 minutes
– Six lines = six exercises
– Purpose is to cool down, counsel players, and to
have an official end of practice
 Team Agility Drills
• County Fair
– 6 stations (football agilities, hurdles, bags, ladders,
plyometrics, cones) from 6 stretching lines
– 1.5 minutes per station = 10 minute period

Bags Plyometrics Agilities

Hurdles Cones Ladders

 Team Agility Drills (cont)
• Power Circuit
– 4 stations divided by grade at the corners of the
field
– Opposite corners run, while other corners do
movement drills (jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups,
load and explode, mountain climbers, etc)

Seniors Juniors

Freshman Sophomores
 Blocking and Tackling Drills
• 3-step tackling drill – after team agility drill
Two partners facing each other on a line
1. Face mask on the ball
2. Wrap
3. Hip roll and run
• Team Angle Tackle – after line agilities
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
BC BC BC BC BC BC

T T T T T T
 Blocking and Tackling (cont)
• One on One Drill – Best Drill in football!
• 4 players (QB / Runner / Blocker / Tackler) – 5 yards to
EZ
• Width of pit is 2 yards
• Coach gives count to offense. QB calls cadence
• 3 pits go in sequence. Great to video

BC OL DL EZ Coach
QB
 Blocking and Tackling (cont)
• Dive Drill – adds variation to practice
• 9 Offensive players / 7 defensive players
• Coach points behind defense which direction to dive
• Base blocking across the line. 5 yards to GL
RB
QB
TE OT OG C OG OT TE
OB DE N DE OB
ILB ILB
Coach
 Fumble Drills
• Fumble Circuit – 5 Stations (1.5 min / station)
1. Recover Drill
2. Scoop and Score
3. Strip the ball
4. Tomahawk Chop
5. Steal the ball

Recover Scoop / Score

Steal the ball

Tomahawk Strip
 Defensive Team Drills (cont)
• Pursuit Drills
Bag Drill – 7 Bags

$ FS

CB ILB ILB CB

OLB DE N DE OLB
Coach

Rabbit
 Defensive Team Drills
• Pursuit Drills
1. Rush lanes and zone drops – 2 ways
2. Rabbit and Fox Drill
$ FS

CB ILB ILB CB

OLB DE N DE OLB
Coach

Rabbit
 Special Teams Drills
• Kick Cover Drill
• Teaches everyone when and how to avoid block (side of
the ball) and when and how to run through a block

X X X X X

Tilt Bags
and avoid

Drive and
shed shield
Run thru
BC
 Special Teams Drills (cont)
• Punt Cover Drill
• Teaches everyone proper coverage lanes from
multiple spots
• Chance for returners to catch the ball, snappers to
snap and cover, PP to call direction of punt and fill
 Offensive Team Drills
• China Series – done in place of agilities on Wed.
• No huddle offense on air
• 5 memorized plays from the same formation
• Usually 3 pass and 2 runs
• #1 varsity, #2 varsity, JV, and Freshman all run China series during
the 5 minute period
• Two Minute Drill – everyone must know!
• Practice the situation (cadence, audibles, FG team)
• Clock stopper plays
• Use of time outs
• Screen / Draw plays
• Trick Play Period
 The End
Joe Medina – Head Football Coach
Cascia Hall – Tulsa, OK
jmedina@casciahall.org