*Tackling 101 for Youth Football

30 Basic Tackling Drills For Youth Football

Give Me Just 5 Minutes And I'll Show You How To Master The Fundamentals Of Safe And Effective Tackling With 100% Confidence... Even If You're Brand New To Coaching!

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What's Inside?

Inside "Tackling 101 For Youth Football," you'll learn how to introduce the fundamentals of tackling to your kids the RIGHT way..

All in a safe, risk free environment that allows them to learn the proper techniques without fear of getting hurt!

A Simple A-B-C progression That ANY Coach Can Plug Into -- FAST!

You'll begin with basic form tackling drills... then progress to learning about pursuit angles and tackling in space. Finally, we'll add in blockers to simulate a game situation and train your defenders to read keys and react to plays.

Many of the drills are designed to run at half speed with no pads. While others can be easily modified for light or full contact when your players are ready.

Here's just a LITTLE of what you'll discover...

An easy 5-step method (endorsed by USA Football)

How to help your players eliminate their fear of contact

How to teach the basics of the head-on tackle, angle tackle.

How to train your players to win the collision

A "club, wrap and grab cloth"

The "Inline Tackling" drill

How to recruit the knees, ankles and waist into the tackling motion,

The best drill

How to tackle in space like a pro -- discover a nifty "Open Field Cutback" drill that dramatically improves your defender's footwork and anticipation skills. Say goodbye to those costly missed tackles!

A fun "Swing Tackle" drill that teaches your defenders to force the ball carrier to commit, then cut him off and finish with a fundamentally sound tackle

A key read drill that helps your linebackers, corners, and safeties analyze the movement of the offensive line, sniff out plays, and get a jump on the ball-carrier with lightning quick reflexes!

A fun "4 Point Explosion Drill" that trains your players to engage the TRUE source of power in the tackling motion (HINT: it's not the legs, chest, shoulders or arms)

And a lot more!

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How to Radically Improve Your Practices

1. Download & Print

Save the PDF file directly to your computer or mobile device, you can access directly on your device or print.

2. Stress-Free Practices

Run a fun, effective and stress-free practice your players will LOVE!

3. Work Less. Win More.

Our plans improve player confidence & performance. Thousands of players, coaches & parents report back with more wins while doing less work.

Changing Coaches Lives Across the Country

My little New Braunfels Junior Ravens had an undefeated season with 6 shutouts and only 3 touchdowns scored on them the entire season. We used quite a few of the drills and such from your books this year and it really paid off. Thanks!

Rick A. Kiesling

New Braunfels Junior Ravens, Texas

As a first time youth head football coach, I was looking for a system that would help me run drills and set up practice. Your practice plans have helped me immensely. Now there is a good tempo to practice with new drills, and the kids love it!

Mike Dutra

Coastal Tritons Pee Wee, San Diego, CA

Using the practice plans, we won the WLJFL Championship this year! We got more work done in less time, which gave us more time to run plays. Thanks Coach Steve for getting all the coaches together in this form.

Eric Carrier

Livonia Orioles, WJFL 11-12 Year Old Champs

It was a huge help because it gave me tons of new drills to run throughout the year that I was not previously aware of. The program gave me drill options that I can use now when my boys are young and drills I can implement as they get older. Our record was 6-0-2 for the regular season.

Todd Kepler

McAdenville Dolphins (5-6 Yr Olds), McAdenville, NC