Post by Coach Campbell on Jul 3, 2011 21:25:55 GMT
DEVELOPING YOUR DEFENSIVE LINE DRILL
As you prepare your defensive line drills, you must keep a certain mentality in mind while conducting the drill. Defensive linemen have one of the most important assignments in football, and is predicated on their ability to rush the passer, or get to the ball carrier.
Main ingredients for a good defensive lineman, is the need for quickness and determination. Area of consideration when conducting your drills:
1. Speed: A defensive lineman must have excellent foot speed. He must always keep his feet alive and moving.
2. Acceleration: Initial quickness must always be emphasized. The desire to accelerate on movement of the football is the principle athletic trait a defensive lineman needs. Areas of concentration will be to accelerate, react quickly, and develop good physical coordination. If a blocker is quick enough to get his hands inside the frame work of the defensive lineman's numbers, and get his elbows locked on him, forget it; the defender will not get the passer.
3. Coordination: A defensive lineman must be able to coordinate the action of his hands, fee, and body, as he rushes the passer. When rushing the passer, or playing the run, a defensive lineman must keep his feet moving. As a defensive lineman engages, and fights, to get the passer or runner, he must keep his feet moving; remember this point with your drills.
4. Competitiveness: Attitude is one of the most important football qualities that a defensive lineman should have. A defensive lineman gets more sacks when he just keeps coming, and never gives up. A defensive lineman needs to have a mean streak, meaning they want to get after people, even on the practice field. Make your drill tough and demanding.
5. Toughness: A defensive lineman must not be denied. How will he react when playing against a bigger, and stronger, opponent?
As you prepare your defensive line drills, you must keep a certain mentality in mind while conducting the drill. Defensive linemen have one of the most important assignments in football, and is predicated on their ability to rush the passer, or get to the ball carrier.
Main ingredients for a good defensive lineman, is the need for quickness and determination. Area of consideration when conducting your drills:
1. Speed: A defensive lineman must have excellent foot speed. He must always keep his feet alive and moving.
2. Acceleration: Initial quickness must always be emphasized. The desire to accelerate on movement of the football is the principle athletic trait a defensive lineman needs. Areas of concentration will be to accelerate, react quickly, and develop good physical coordination. If a blocker is quick enough to get his hands inside the frame work of the defensive lineman's numbers, and get his elbows locked on him, forget it; the defender will not get the passer.
3. Coordination: A defensive lineman must be able to coordinate the action of his hands, fee, and body, as he rushes the passer. When rushing the passer, or playing the run, a defensive lineman must keep his feet moving. As a defensive lineman engages, and fights, to get the passer or runner, he must keep his feet moving; remember this point with your drills.
4. Competitiveness: Attitude is one of the most important football qualities that a defensive lineman should have. A defensive lineman gets more sacks when he just keeps coming, and never gives up. A defensive lineman needs to have a mean streak, meaning they want to get after people, even on the practice field. Make your drill tough and demanding.
5. Toughness: A defensive lineman must not be denied. How will he react when playing against a bigger, and stronger, opponent?