Coach's Guide Drills and Games

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1 Wild Horses PURPOSE: To provide a fun activity in which players will develop elusive running techniques cones, enough balls for the entire group of offensive players (indicated by the gold helmets). Cone out a rectangular grid. Have the players (each with a ball) line up on one side of the field, these guys are the "horses". Have three players (cowboys) facing the horses near the halfway point of the channel. The objective is for the horses to carry the ball to the other side without having thier flag pulled by the cowboys. If a horse has their flag pulled, he/she goes to the stable, until there is 1 player standing. That person is the winner! 1. Adjust the size of the channel. Making the width smaller will make it more difficult for the horses to make it through to the other side without their flag being pulled. 2. Instead of sending the caught horse to the stable, have them switch to defense to help the cowboys catch the remaining horses. Page 1 of 12

2 The Gauntlet PURPOSE: To provide an activity to increase elusive running ability by the offensive players as well as providing an exercise to enhance the defending ability of the defensive players cones, one ball for each offensive player. Cone out a rectangular playing area (depending on space available). Have the player with the ball start between the initial set of cones. Have one defensive player set up at each interval facing the ball carrier. The objective is for the offensive player to run through each defender without stopping and without having their flag pulled. The defender cannot move forwards or backwards, onlly latteraaly on their line. 1. Adjust the width of the channel, making it more or less difficult for the ball carrier. Page 2 of 12

3 Micro Flag Football PURPOSE: To provide the players an opportunity to practice the skills they have acquired in a minature game setting. 10 cones, a football, and training bibs for one team. Cone out a 30 x15 yard field including 5 yard end zones. Split your group in teams or 3 or 4 depending on group size. The game will follow normal Flag Football rules, however, there will be no 1st downs. Teams only have 4 downs to score a touchdown! 1. Adjust the number of players on the field, according to age or skill level. You may be able to have a larger amount of younger age players on a team because they typically do not need as much playing space. 2. Allow only running plays if you are working on running or only passing plays on the days when you are working on the pass! Page 3 of 12

4 Snapping Turtle PURPOSE: To provide a fun activity teaching the fundamentals of the snap, while increasing accuracy and distance cones, a football for each player snapping the ball. Align cones two yards apart from each other in a vertical line. Have each player snapping the ball line up two yards in front of the first cone facing the opposite way of the cones. Have each player participating in the "snapping" of the ball paired up with another player to be their partner. The partner will line up on the first cone line facing the backside of thier partner who will be snapping the ball between thier legs to the awaiting partner lined up on the cone line. ACTION: After each successful snap, (which is a snap that does not hit the ground and is caught by the partner) have the partner who is catching the snaps move back to the next cone. The team that makes it the farthest back without the ball hitting the ground is the winner. The coach will have everyone snap at the same time, time is not a factor and each team must wait for the coach to tell them when to snap the ball. 1. Start with the cones farther apart, this will make it more difficult for the player snapping the ball. Page 4 of 12

5 QB Challenge PURPOSE: To provide a game to showcase throwing mechanics, accuracy, and arm strength cones and 6-8 footballs. Arrange 6 to 10 cones strategically across the field, increasing the length from the initial cone as shown. These cones will be targets for a quarterback to throw to. Have a player stand at each cone. ACTION: Have a Quarterback step out with a football to the inital cone you set down. The objective of the game is to have the quarterback throw a pass to the player standing at the cones, the player trying to catch the pass must have one foot right next to the cone at all times. If the quarterback throws an accurate pass (one that does not hit the ground or make the receiver move his pivot foot next to the cone), the quarterback gets a point. After the quarterback attempts to throw to all of the cones on the coarse, count the number of total points received for accurate passes. The player with the most points wins. Note: If a player throws an accurate pass that is dropped, it still counts as a point. A receiver may move only one foot in an attempt to catch a pass, if the reciever moves both feet, then the pass receives zero points for being inaccurate. 1. Move the cones farther back to make it more difficult for the passer. 2. Do not allow the receiver to move either foot, make them stand perfectly still, making the target smaller for the quarterback. Page 5 of 12

6 Ultimate Flag Football PUPOSE: To develop passing and receiving skills cones, training bibs for one team, and a football. Set up a 30 x 40 yard field (including endzones). Split the group up into teams of 5 to 7 players. Teams are attempting to move the ball by throwing the ball only. There is no running with the ball. When a player catches a pass they may only take two steps before having to throw it to another team member. Players may throw the ball forward or backward. Change of posession occurs when a team scores, ball is intercepted, or the ball hits the ground. If the ball hits the ground, the other team picks it up and starts from that point. The player with the ball can only hold it for 6 seconds before having to throw a pass. Failure to obey the time limit will result in a loss of possession. 1. Increase or decrease the number of participants depending on flow of the game. 2. Allow only forward passes and backwards laterals. Page 6 of 12

7 Rapid Fire PURPOSE: To develop passing and receiving skills at the same time cones, multiple footballs (more than 6). Cone out a rectangular grid for the receivers to run through, it does not need to be very wide (shown in diagram). Place three cones down in a horizontal line across the front of the rectangular grid (like shown). Have one quarterback stand at each cone with a football in hand. Have the receivers stand on the left side of the rectangular grid, between the two cones. Have one receiver at a time run across the grid, catching a pass from each quarterback on his way to the other side. When the receiver runs in front of the quarterback, the quarterback throws him a pass. After catching the pass, the receiver drops it to the ground, continues to run and catches the next ball from the next quarterback. When the first receiver reaches the other side, after attempting to catch one ball from each of the three quarterbacks, the next receiver in line is up. Divide the kids into two teams, let them decide who is going to be a quarterback and who is going to be a receiver. Keep track of the number of completed passes by each team. The team with the most completions is the winner! 1. Place the middle quarterback on the other side, making the receivers turn their heads back and forth. Page 7 of 12

8 Numbers PURPOSE: To enhance reception skills on the run. A few cones and a football. Number the players and have them stand in a line to the left or right of the person throwing the passes. Have the quarterback call out the number, the player that was assigned that particular number runs across the field and attempts to catch the pass from the quarterback while running. 1. Have the players run farther across the field to increase the difficulty of the catch. 2. Call out two different numbers. The first one will go for the pass and the second one will try to defend it! Page 8 of 12

9 Get Open PURPOSE: To enhance the receivers ability to get open for a pass from the quarterback. 4 cones, 2 footballs, and flag belts. Send one quarterback to each of the four cones. Have a receiver and a defensive player in the middle of the square. ACTION: The players on the outside of the square pass the balls between each other. No player should have both balls at the same time. The QBs will pass the ball until their is a clear path to make a pass to the the receiver. While this is happening, the receiver trys to free themselves to be able to receive a pass from one of the four QBs on the outside. The defender trys to defend the pass from being completed. 1. Add an extra defender to make it more difficult for the offense. 2. Use only one ball on the outside instead of two. Page 9 of 12

10 Mirror Game PURPOSE: To develop lateral quickness, footwork, and agility. 4 cones Set cones out for each group as shown. The middle cones should be 6-8 yards apart with the wide cone 1 yard from the middle cone. Have your pairs face each other, standing 1-2 yards off of the cone line. One player will start as the attacker and the other will be the defender. On the coach's command, the attacker will juke back and forth in an attempt to off balance the defender. Once he/she feels they have a step on the defender, they will break the line of the middle cone and attempt to touch the wide cone before the defender is able to touch the middle cone on the same side. If the attacker is successful, they receive a point. If not, they start over again from the center point. Please note, that once the attacker crosses the line of the middle cone on either side, they are obligated to touch the wide cone. They cannot go back to the opposite cone! Play this game for 30 seconds and switch roles. I am sure that you will see some tired players! 1. On the coach's command, have the players switch roles on the fly. This will take a lot of concentration. Page 10 of 12

11 Stampede PURPOSE: To provide an activity in which players will enhance their ability to evade defenders. 8 to 10 cones, flag belts, and a football. Arrange the field with cones lining the left and right sidelines. The field should be wide enough for players to run into between, approximately yards. ACTION: Overload the number of players running through the channel, there should be more players running through than defenders at the beginning. Each time a player is caught (flag pulled), he or she then becomes a defender. The last player on offense is the winner. 1. Adjust the width of the channel that the players are running through. Page 11 of 12

12 King of the Hill PURPOSE: To develop the defenders ability to pull the offensive player's flag. 4-6 cones and flag belts. Set up the cones in a square or circle, a small confined area will work best. ACTION: The players will be attempting to pull each others flag before the other player pulls their flag. The first player to pull the opponents flag wins. 1. Have the players play with one hand behind their back. Page 12 of 12