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Open Field Form Tackling Drill

Purpose

Defensive Backs Drill to teach and improve the open field tackling technique and abilities

Description and Coaching Points

  1. Ball carrier and Defensive Back run at 3/4 speed
  2. Ball carrier gives one or two moves
  3. Ball carrier breaks right or left at cone
  4. Defensive Backs can't "throw" and miss
  5. Defensvie Backs runs forward to the cone
  6. Defensive Backs breaks down and feet moving
  7. Defensive Backs' eyes on ball carrier's belt buckle
  8. Defensive Backs take cutoff angle to ball carrier
  9. Defensive Backs don't "flail" arms
  10. You are the last line of defense 

Equipment

  • 4 Cones
  • Football(s)
Defensive Backs Tackling Drills: Open Field Form Tackling: 1. DB and Ballcarrier run towards the pylons
Defensive Backs Tackling Drills: Open Field Form Tackling: 2. Ballcarrier makes one or two moves then breaks away to one side, DB takes the right angle and makes the tackle
Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs

This Drill is contributed by © 2007 Leon Criner, Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator and Jimmy Sims, Assistant Professor of Health & Physical Education / Head Football Coach at Los Angeles Valley College - The Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs play in the Western States Conference (COA).

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