spring practice-drill explenation-

ok watching the video of the first day of practice, from mgoblue... i thought id take you through the drills we are watching in order that they are apearing, what is being worked on, and what fundamentals are being emphasised.

3/14

http://mgoblue.com/multimedia/multimediacenter.aspx

starting from the first drill..

15 secs......dline board drill. (done here with a pad) punch and attack.. sometimes done with boards, and often times later in shoulder pads will be done against a live body... empahsis is on stance, and start, proper foot placement and step, proper weight distribution and wieght transfer, proper hand punch low elbow...... feet stay under arm pits straddling something to keep players from getting to narrow...

18 secs.... wr drill, catching the flair pass.. the maintstay andmost important route in a zone read offense.. proper stance and start, proper angle on release, proper hand placement on catch, seeing the ball in, tucking and get eyes up field and vertical after the catch...

21 secs... wr getting off press, proper stance tighten up stagger when defense shows press, proper foot attack, set up for the slap and rip, or slap and swim...

40 sec.....qb zone read play action.. proper footwork, hand placement on ball for the play fake, proper get away step, elbow tech. and release point on throw...

51 sec.... fumble recovery drill..... emphasis, getting down...surrounding the ball with body and arms, tuck to the side... DO NOT JUMP ON TOP OF THE BALL, surround the ball and attack and pull in...roll over it if neccesary under the pile, but do not jump on top of the ball..

53 sec... repeat of 15 sec drill

55.. oline block step technique... drive block, zone block... proper helment placement foot steps and hand attack placement..

110..... w drill... backpeddle, low arms pump off at 45 angles, dont hammer and nail your arms... shoulders over knees, do not lean back... eyes ahead, when you see the cone in your periphial vission, quick chop your feet to gear your momentum into a forward motion, like pushing in the clutch, quick hard chops, then drive out, drop your hips to stop, drive lead foot towards the target...sprint through target, or form tackle...

120.... stalk block drill... db has attack your stalk block, proper hand placement is acheived... stop backwards momentum, sink hips, drive forward on the block.... low man wins...roll hips towards defender...

207.... pursuit drill.. up down on snap... find the ball, follow proper pursuit angles on the sweep...

230 dline, stance start drill... on the ball, move on movement, attack proper shoulder depending on technique gap control.... watching stance, foot work hand placement.. see ball out of corner of eye, eyes on target... attack the shoulder of the gap blocker, turn his shoulders..

240... qb zone read play action drill again... same as earlier...

248 under center. play action waggle pass.. proper get away steps, proper play fake, proper arc angle on the waggle, get shoulders square and up field... release point...

300 3 step drop passes... throwing mechanics.... ball placement... foot work..

340 zone read... eye placement, readding the backside de for give or keep... carring out fakes...

408 under center, zone stretch. proper get out... putting the ball in the belly carring out fakes...

424 more quick step drop stuff... same as before...

502... drive block drill.. low hips, quick steps, hands low, elbows low... driving till the whistle...

515 oline chute drill, zone blocks.. keeping low, low legs, getting to the proper level, attacking the defender... with proper hands and steps...

535 stance and start, proper first step, hand placement, and elbow level... punch...

545 w drill again.. drop hips when moving forward to stop quick...

hope this helps you understand what you are looking at a little better...

Later

G