http://newarkjrreds.com/ Home of the Newark Jr. Reds Youth Football and Cheerleading Association Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:34:30 GMT Feeds Panel http://newarkjrreds.com/images/rss.gif http://newarkjrreds.com/ 36 13 Newark Jr Reds http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> Great drill to teach linemen and blocking backs to keep their feet apart and keep their bodies from being pushed, pulled or tipped from side to side. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:49:45 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong>Great drill to teach proper body position for pass blocking. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:45:18 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> The M drill is primarily a defensive drill. You will need 5 cones to set this up. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:41:14 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> Great drill to teach good fundamentals of blocking, holding the block, and fighting through the block.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Procedure:</strong> Set-up bags or cones on both sides of the players 5-6 feet apart. This limits the lateral distance each player can move. The coach stands behind the defensive player and assigns the direction he wants the blocker to take the defender. The defender needs to read the block and fight through the pressure to the hole. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:50:07 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> Great drill to teach players how to receive a proper handoff and keep their heads up to make the proper read and cut.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Procedure:</strong> This drill involves the center, quarterback and running backs. The quarterback takes the snap from the center and hands the football to the running back. The running back has his eyes upfield running towards a dummy, (the defender), held three yards away by a coach. As the player approaches the dummy, the coach will move it to the right or the left, indicating that the back should cut in the opposite direction. Players should be running at full speed. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:48:14 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> Great drill for combining tackling skills with proper pursuit and leverage and position.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Procedure:</strong> Align two cones five yards apart. Divide defenders into two single file lines five yards apart facing one another and designate one group as the ball carriers and the other group as the defenders. The coach stands behind the first defender and signals the direction to the ball carrier. On the coach's cadence, the ball carrier takes off the designated cone. The defender closes the distance and executes a proper angle tackle. The drill should be conducted so that all defenders work angle tackling to both the right and left sides. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:46:08 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong> <br /> <br /> Great drill to teach offensive linemen to thrust the hips and to build endurance in their legs.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Procedure:</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Position One:</strong> Begin with the feet shoulder width apart and slightly staggered (either one foot slightly further back than the other).<br /> <br /> <strong>Position Two:</strong> Bend the knees, not the back, to a 90 degree angle so that hips are parallel with their knees. This is a weightlifting squatting technique.<br /> <br /> <strong>Position Three:</strong> Bend at the waist setting belly on the thighs. This will naturally bring their hips up slightly. Their back should be as flat as a table.<br /> <br /> <strong>Position Four:</strong> With a flat back, do not let them pick their bellies up from their thighs, roll their neck back so that their eyes are looking forward.<br /> <br /> <strong>Coaching Point:</strong> Necks rolled back and bellies on thighs try this for five yards. http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:38:16 GMT http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 <strong>Purpose:</strong>Great drill to teach the defensive lineman to read and recognize the type of block of the opposing offensive lineman by the first head movement.<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Procedure:</strong> This is a progressive drill:<br /> <br /> First have 3 defensive linemen at a time lineup and face the coach, who will do the head motions. The defensive line man must react quickly to the head movements.<br /> <br /> Next pair up the defensive linemen, and a coach standing behind the designated defensive lineman signaling the kind of block and snap count to the designated offensive lineman. Have the defensive lineman react to the movement of the opposing offensive lineman.<br /> <br /> Finally, lineup one defensive lineman against three offensive linemen to work on correct reactions to away and combination blocks. Again the coach will stand behind the defensive lineman and signal block and snap count . http://newarkjrreds.com/articles.php?article_id=1 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:30:59 GMT