We'll start by breaking down 19 simple, fun and effective football drills to help you build a championship defense.
The focus is on the fundamentals - agility, pass rush, coverage, pursuit, and tackling. Everything you need to boost the skill level of your defensive linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs... and start winning more games.
Each drill is broken down with step by step instructions, diagrams, and coaching tips. So they're easy to use - even if you're brand new to coaching.
You'll also get 5 pre-designed defense-themed practice plans to help you run the most efficient, most effective, and most stress-free practice you can.
Each practice includes a dynamic warm-up, station-based skill development, and game-like drills to rapidly improve your players.
You can break out into position groups and customize the plans for your needs, or run your entire team through the same drills to help them master the fundamentals.
Just print out the plan (or save it to your phone), head to the field, and get ready to run a killer practice!
To reduce the risk of injury, USA Football recommends no more than 90 minutes per week of full-contact drills (or 120 minutes during the pre-season).
So, to make it easy on you and your coaching staff, we marked each drill with a "Level of Contact" icon, ranging from "Air" to "Live."
So you can introduce skills in a safe, progressive way before advancing to full-contact drills, spend the right amount of time in helmets and pads, and help your kids master the fundamentals more quickly.
Drill is run unopposed and without contact
Drill is run against a bag or soft-contact surface
Drill is run at an assigned speed until the moment of contact with one player as the predetermined winner. Contact is above the waist, and players stay on their feet.
Drill is run at competitive speed through the moment of contact. There is no predetermined winner. Contact is above the waist, players stay on their feet, and a quick whistle ends the drill.
Drill is run in game-like conditions. This is the only time players are taken to the ground.
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Our plans improve player confidence & performance. Thousands of players, coaches & parents report back with more wins while doing less work.
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
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
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