Heads-Up Tackling - The Shoot Drill

This drill is designed to teach the player the fourth step in heads up tackling--the Shoot Position

• • Players learn to make the explosive motion of opening their hips and thrusting their arms in making a tackle.

• 5 Flat Dummies

• This drill can use a flat dummy or use cones instead of a dummy.

Form players into multiple groups with two lines of three players each behind sets of cones set on a marked yard line:

1. This drill will use the same dummy configuration as the Feet Drill. 

2. A player kneels in a position at the end of the flat bag.  Feet should be extended back (not on the toes). 

3. On the coach’s Shoot command the player thrusts his body forward with an explosive opening of his hips at the same time throwing his arms to finish in a position lying on top of the flat bag.