"Skelly" Drill
Purpose
Defensive Secondary Drill to work on and improve the different coverages vs different pass patterns. Also helps to give the Cornerbacks and Safeties a better understanding how the covering players have to work together and to build trust into the other zones and cover players.
Description and Coaching Points
- Coach signals routes to 1/2 of receivers
- Receivers run routes and 1/2 secondary covers
- Coach then signals other 1/2 of receivers their routes
- Receivers run their routes and secondary covers.
Equipment
- Football(s)
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).






