Hit Progression Drills

Hit Progression Drills

Defensive Line Hit Progression Drills - Overview

Purpose

These Drills for Defensive Linemen help to teach and work on taking on the contact correctly with full body control.

Description & Coaching Points

  1. Coach holds football on ground
  2. Defensive Linemen on knees and toes, hands in crotch, sitting on heels.
  3. Coach "snaps" the football
  4. Defensive Lineman gets off on snap, hand shiver pad
  5. Throws hips, arch back, head up!
  6. Hips should be end up on sled pad
  7. Knees should come off the ground
  8. Go three times

Hit, Hit, Hit

  1. Stay in hit position, cannot stand up
  2. Shiver sled pad using hands and arms only
  3. Take three good shots with locked elbows
  4. Don't take a step
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 1 - Hit, Hit, Hit

Step and Lockout

  1. Same as Hit, Hit, Hit but with a six inch step
  2. Strike the pad with locked elbows
  3. Hands and foot hit at the same time
  4. Don't stand up, take three shots
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 2 - Step and Lockout

Lockout, Hip extension

  1. Sit on heels with toes under you.
  2. Arms relaxed hands in crotch
  3. Strike pad and extend your hips to pad
  4. Force should bring knees off the ground.
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 3 - Lockout, Hip extension

Fire out with feet back

  1. Fire out from a good stance
  2. Leave feet back in starting position
  3. Face on pad and lockout arms
  4. Force will cause you to land on belly
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 4 - Fire out with feet back

Fire out and snap feet

  1. From a good stance fire out into pad
  2. At the same time you lockout, snap feet under you
  3. Don't move sled
  4. You should end up in a good hit position
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 5 - Fire out and snap feet

Fire out and snap feet, chop feet

  1. From a good stance, fire out and lock out
  2. Simultaneously snap and "chop" your feet in place
  3. Don't drive sled, stay in hit position
  4. Keep feet moving until "Break"
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 6 - Fire out and snap feet, chop feet

Fire out and snap feet, drive sled

  1. Fire out and lock out
  2. Simultaneously snap your feet under you
  3. Without stopping your feet, drive the sled
  4. Drive sled until "Break"
Defensive Line Drill - Hit Progression - 7 - Fire out and snap feet, drive sled

Equipment

  • Football
  • Blocking Sled
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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