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Spartans’ RB“Daily Must” Intensity Drills
Brian SimmonsHead Coach
Hazelwood East High [email protected]
(314) 303-4802
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Spartans RB PlayPHILOSOPHY
STANCE/START
FOOTWORK
BLOCKING
BALL SECURITY
RECEIVING
FRAMES JET/TRAP/ROCKET
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Spartans RB philosophyUNSELFISH!Decoy (Three ball on play … Jet/Trap/Navy)
GREAT STARTShot out of a cannon on every play … ball or no ball!
BLOCK FIRST, FAKE SECOND, RUN/CATCH THIRDTies into unselfish play
BALL SECURITYDon’t fumble … badge of honor … three pressure points
CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINYFind daylight or create it!
POSITIVE YARDSAlways fall forward
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Stance/Start
Power position
Outside foot forward, chest over toes (Need to really coach this up)
Leverage/push off outside foot
Eliminate false steps
Shot out of a cannon
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Footwork Drills
5-yard cut drill
Cross-face cutback drill
Positive yards drill
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RB DRILLS-FOOTWORK5-YARD CUT DRILL
-THIS IS A FOOTWORK DRILL!
-At half speed, start on line and make 45-degree cuts, switching the ball in arms
-Sharp 45-degree cuts. Lower hips and pad level with cut
-Switch ball accordingly, securing three pressure points
RB
5 yards
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RB DRILLS-FOOTWORKCROSS-FACE CUTBACK DRILL
-THIS IS A FOOTWORK DRILL!
-Send defender at an angle
-RB will run full speed downfield and cut back across closing angle of the defender
-Keep ball in arm … minimize possibility of turnover
-Get north/south and find the end zone directly after cut
RB
10- 15 yards
FS
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RB DRILLS-FOOTWORKPOSITIVE YARDS DRILL
-THIS IS A FOOTWORK DRILL!
-Perform on a line
-Left hand down on ground, right arm holds ball; secure three pressure points
-Balance drill … keep balance while falling forward for positive yards
RB
10 yards
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BlockingStrike progression
Reach/arc drill
Isolation drill
Power/kick-out drill
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RB DRILLS-BLOCKINGSTRIKE PROGRESSION
-Start on knees; loaded position (cocked and rocked)
-Roll hips, punch bag with thumbs up, finish with belt buckle and belly on ground!
-Advance to two-point, and 5 yards apart
-Pad level, helmet fit low, fast feet through contact
-Hands inside, drive legs and lock out/finish the drill in Phases 2 and 3
-Must stay locked on!
LBRB
Phase 1: knees
LB
RB
Phase 2: two-point stance Phase 3: 5 yards apart
LBBAG BAG BAGRB
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RB DRILLS-BLOCKINGREACH/ARC DRILL
-Primarily used in the wing position on jet/navy
-Take proper “J” angle and seal the defender
-Proper helmet/pad-level fit
-Run legs through contact and look to lock out/finish
-Stay locked on and turn butt/hips to sidelines
RB
LB
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RB DRILLS-BLOCKINGISOLATION DRILL
-Use agile bag for landmark
-Take proper insert/isolation angle
-Proper helmet/pad-level fit
-Run legs through contact and look to lock out/finish
-Stay locked on!
RB
LB
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RB DRILLS-BLOCKINGPOWER/KICK-OUT DRILL
-Take proper power angle
-Proper helmet/pad-level fit
-Run legs through contact and look to lock out/finish
-Head inside; turn butt/hips to interior
-Stay locked on!
RB
LB
5 yards
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Ball Security
Machine-gun drill
Gauntlet drill
Spin drill
Punisher/sideline drill
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RB DRILLS-BALL SECURITYMACHINE-GUN DRILL
-Rapid-fire drill … half speed run
-Form pocket, inside elbow up, palm toward goal post
-Accept ball, place in basket
-Don’t reach, let it be placed
-Roll shoulder over and take away number
RB RB
5 yards
RBRB RBRB
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RB DRILLS-BALL SECURITYGAUNTLET DRILL
-RB 3 yards away
-Full-speed sprint through gauntlet (shot out of cannon)
-Two hands on ball; pad level low
-Knees and elbows, finish drill through 5-7 yard sprint burst
-Bags should give shots through gauntlet, try to knock off course and cause turnover
RB
3 yds
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
BAGS
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RB DRILLS-BALL SECURITYSPIN DRILL
-RB 2 yards away from other RB …. 3/4 speed drill
-RB tries to strip from behind other RB with ball
-RB with ball spins ferociously (torque) out of the strip, keeping full momentum forward
-Two hands on ball
-Finish drill with 5-7 yard sprint burst
RB
RB WITH BALL
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RB DRILLS-BALL SECURITYPUNISHER/SIDELINE DRILL
-RB 5 yards away from gauntlet
-Full-speed sprint down sideline (shot out of cannon)
-Ball in outside hand, inside hand rips through bag and punishes defender
-Scrape paint with the bags, delivering the rip while keeping in bounds
-Can combine drills at end (cutback, etc.)
-5-7 yard sprint burst at end of drill
RB
RB
RB
RB
BAGS
SIDELINE
5 yards
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Receiving
Bubble drill
Now drill
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RB DRILLS-RECEIVINGBUBBLE DRILL
-RB at wing/slot alignment
-Coach throws bubble pass to RB
-RB no false steps and releases on a bubble path and looks right away for football
-Focus on catching with diamonds, momentum going toward line of scrimmage
-Finish drill with 5-10 yard sprint burst downfield
-Similar to a swing-pass drill
COACHRB
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RB DRILLS-RECEIVINGNOW DRILL
-RB at wing/slot alignment
-Coach throws NOW pass to RB
-RB no false steps and turns toward coach/fade back steps and looks right away for football
-Focus on catching with diamonds, look right away
-Finish drill with 5-10 yard sprint burst downfield
COACHRB
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NONE OF THIS MATTERS UNLESS…
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As a coach you…• Develop relationships and earn the trust of
players, coaches and parents in the school community.
• Bring passion and energy to every situation within the program.
• Make the players believe that what you are teaching them is important!