Holding on to the ball upon contact, and staying on your feet are hallmarks of a good offensive football player.
What you need – You need to have 5 players holding blocking dummies (held in the hands) or they can go without.
How this drill works – This drill is to help your players learn to handle contact, stay on their feet, and maintain control of the ball.
At first, the ball carrier will start out in the middle of the five tackling players. On the coaches’ whistle, the player will run towards one of the defenders, absorb a ‘pop’ hit, then go right across to the other side for another pop hit, then down and across for another, etc.
The drill does not end for the ball carrier until they hit all five players that are standing around them. If they lose the ball, they will start again. If they get knocked down, they must get up and continue on with the last player that knocked them down.
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