WIDE RECEIVER DRILLS

WIDE RECEIVER DRILL ORGANIZATION

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WIDE RECEIVER DRILLS ORGANIZATION

WR Pre-Practice drills WR Ball drills   Alignments and formations 1. Ball-Handling drills   Splits and spacing 2. Jugs with breaks   Motions 3. Partner catch with feet buzzing   Individual route teaching concepts 4. Thru Its   Agilities and warm-up drills 5. High ball

Jugs machine and ball-handling drills 6. Low bal 7. Ball in Pocket

WR Agility drills 8. Ball behind   Stick DTL (both legs) 9. Turn and locate   Hip warm-up 10. Fade and adjust   Z-DRILL 11. 45/90 degree to ball   5-10-5 Shuttle (summer camp) 12. Centerfield drill

13. Distraction WR Stance and start drills 14. Hard to head   Stance on air (both feet) 15. Back shoulder   Stance and start DTL 16. Tight rope sideline   Slant burst 17. Sideline foot drag   Stance and start with ball key 18. Dive and catch on knees   Chase drill 19. Blaster catch   20. Elevator 20. Elevator   WR Release drills 21. Catch on the line (dig)   Bags 22. End routes   Partner releases (hand fights) 23. One hand catch   Hoops 24. Catch and hit with bag

25. Goal Post Catch 26. Head Whip Catch

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WIDE RECEIVER DRILL ORGANIZATION

WR Blocking progression drills   Stalk fit/Cut block fit   Stalk fit and drive   Mirror stalk fit WR Ball security drills   Open field (3 steps) stalk (5 and 10 yards) 1. Blaster   Open field stalk at 45 degree 2. Catch and rip   MDM (most dangerous man) 3. High and tight (strip drill)   Shuffle, punch, and drive 4. High knees with tuck   Live stalk with DB’s   Screen drill WR Route fundamental drills   Crack drill 1. Shoulder to shoulder   Sled 2. Cushion eat verses zone turn

3. Cushion eat versus BP race WR Footwork drills 4. Trail   STEELER DRILL 5. Break away (club and lean)   Box drill 6. Throw by   Star drill   M drill WR Post-Practice drills   Plant and break 90 degree/45 degree 1. Deep balls   Curl, out, dig, corner with cones 2. Route of the day   Site adjust off coach with bag 3. Red zone concepts   Site adjust to coach 4. Corrections and adjustments   5. Goal Post Dril

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WR DRILLS COACHING POINTS

  HOLD PLAYERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL DROPS. 10 PUSH –UPS / 10 UP DOWNS. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.

  ON ALL PLANT AND BREAK DRILLS YOU CAN ADD A TENNIS BALL AT THE POINT OF THE BREAK. HAVE THEN PICK UP THE TENNIS BALL AND THEN TOSS IT. THIS HELPS THE WR KEEP HIPS AND PADS DOWN WHILE COMING OUT OF THE BREAK.

  EMPHASIZE PUPMING ARMS THROUGH THE CUT AND KEEPING YOUR FEET IN THE FRAMEWORK. DON’T REACK FOR THE CUT. BE SUDDEN AND EXPLOSIVE.

  HAVE PLAYERS COMPETE IN ALL OF THE DRILLS. PLAY WITH AND ATTITUDE WHICH STARTS IN PRACTICE.

WIDE RECEIVER DRILL DIAGRAMS

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WR DRILLS STEELER DRILL

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WR DRILLS MOUNTAINEER DRILL

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WR DRILLS BOX DRILL

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WR DRILLS CLEMSON DRILL

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WR DRILLS STAR DRILL

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WR DRILLS M-DRILL

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WR DRILLS Z-DRILL

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WR DRILLS ONE-TIME DRILL

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WR DRILLS WILDCAT DRILL

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WR - END ROUTES SPEED CUT DRILL

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WR - END ROUTES 45’ ANGLE CUT

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WR - END ROUTES 90 ANGLE CUT