"Toughness" Drill

We use the Oklahoma drill as well. Great drill, especially if you run an odd front defense.

Coaches I had posted on this topic the minute it came up on the board this morning, do not know why it didn't go through. Bull in the Ring is great, I usually confine it to football moves only, (collision, shedding, etc.) UNLESS IT HAS BEEN A SLOW PACED DRAGGY PRACTICE TO THAT POINT. THEN, I TURN THEM LOOSE WITH STRENGTH AGAINST STRENGTH, IN ANY FASHION THEY CHOOSE, USUALLY ONLY DISALLOWED MOVE IS OUT RIGHT BODY SLAMMING! TALK ABOUT PICKING UP THE PACE!!! I also run middle drill every day without fail, QB+ Backs facing DLM from T to T. Great work accomplished here on our inside running game! We get some bumps and bruises, of course, but thats the nature of the game. We build mental toughness by doing lots of grass drills, tackeling drills, when ever it is pouring rain!!! Football is a tough man's game, not for a bunch of pansies! Hit and hit and hit some more! Some on here would say there is no such thing as " getting in hitting shape" and to that I say baloney. Go out and see how beat up your kids get on game night, how many tackles they miss, how many of their arm tackles get run through, how sore they are if they haven't gotten their bodies accustomed to being pummeled on a regular basis. Oh, I'm sure it does not fit with the new school of pampering the athletes as a lot of coaches do today, but I'll guarantee you you will have a bunch of tough kids that fall out on the field for you on game night! Just my way, as always.

Coach Easton

Coach,

I have some guys that if you hit them in the head with it, the wrench would probably break!

Coach Easton

Rush,

I coach ex-NFL,CFL,Arena, NFL Europe and college players, as well as, those striving to get to those leagues. I don't think they would meet your elgibility requirements anymore! HAHA

Coach Easton

Hey Scott,
That's a good drill to see who the strongest might be, but to my notion a "tough" drill is where they bash each other! Strength and toughness are two different animals in my book. Just my opinion, as always. Are you still snowed under, or is it far enough along in the Spring to be heading for the thaw? Sure would love to have some of that maple syrup Y'all make up your way this time of year! WE make cane syrup out of sugar cane and it is great too! I'll send you a fresh bottle if you'll send me one of the maple?

JC

Hi JC;

Still snow here - some flurries falling right now. We're in the slush and mush phase of winter mostly - where it'll snow for a while, then melt... probably the WORST time of winter.

Actually there is an old sugarbush operation just a teeny bit out of the way on my commute home. I'll see when they start tapping the trees - it's usually in the next few weeks. Maple syrup is best when they boil it down anyways and you're left with a sugary goop that still has the maple flavoring in it... - yummy!

Sugar cane is great - I once had a piece cut straight from a field on a holiday to the Islands when I was young... amazing. Right up there with a fresh piece of honeycomb.