Linebacker Drills and Techniques

1. Linebacker Drills and Techniques Jeff Reents Head Football Coach Wilmington High School

2. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One!! • Honor to Speak at the IHSFCA Clinic • Program Background • Introduction of Staff

3. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Defensive Philosophy • Keep It Simple • Communication • Play Fast • Be Physical

4. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Linebacker Qualities • Physical • Mental • Intangibles

5. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Techniques and Drills • Stance • 2 Pt Stance • Feet Shoulder Width Apart • Weight Evenly Distributed • Pads Over The Toes – Good Bend in Knees and Hips • Hands in Ready Position • Be Comfortable – Do Not Overcoach!! • Drills • Read Step • Read Step Live • Alignment • Make sure they know where to line up – Be Careful not to overlook this • Know where their teammates line up – Leadership

6. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! Hit and Shed • Next to tackling – the most important technique • Tough to Master • Good Base – Power Position • Low Pad Wins • Point of Contact • Hip Explosion • Take On Half-a-Man • Forearm/Club or Shoot the Hands • Drills • 6 pt, 2 pt • Sled Drill • Hit-n-Shed • Shed Block-n-Tackle • Downhill Shed-n-Tackle

7. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Tackling • 7 Points to Tackling • Stance • Eyes • Approach • Shoot the Hands – Eyes to the sky • Contact Point • Wrap Violently • Finish – Run the feet • Drills • Hit and Lift • Hit and Lift Down the Line • Angle Tackle • Eye Opener • Sideline Tackle • Circuit Tackling

8. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Coverage • Know Coverage and Responsibility • Know where your most dangerous rec. is • Read Step • Yell “pass” • Open to most dangerous rec. • Get hands on rec. • Settle read QB eyes • Break on the ball • Drills – • Hip Turns • Ball Drills • Line Drills • Drop – Read Eyes • Pattern Reads

9. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Man Coverage • Tighter coverage • Always get your hands on rec. • Must attack rec., but under control • 4 routes – Vert., Out, Drag, Block/Screen, • Zone Reads • Pattern Reads • Work these routes - Vert., Out, Drag

10. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Reads • Pre-Snap • Slow Reads • Fast Reads • Triangle Reads • Have Vision – Know what they are looking at • Giveaways – Linemen/Backs • Drills • Slow Read Drill • Shuffle Down the Alley

11. Wilmington FootballWe Are Wilmington, We Are One! • Practice Organization • Walk-Through • Pursuit Drills • Agilities • Ind. Time • Tackling Turnover Circuit • Team