2 on 1 Challenge

This drill gives players the opportunity to hone their blocking skills and adds a running back to the mix.

• Stress Heads Up “See What you Hit” and to stay low “Low Man Wins as well as the importance of occupying the defender even if block cannot drive the defender out of the hole.

• 1 Football

• 2 Cones

• Setup cones as indicated below

• Line up players behind Running Back

• Blocker (Green) 

• Defensive Player (Yellow)

• Next player in line becomes RB

• Players Rotate from RB, to Blocker, to Defender

• Defender goes to back of line

1. The coach stands behind the defensive player and indicates the snap count and the direction to block the defender. 

2. Blocker fires out using The “Power Step”, “Quick Step”  and “Hand Attack” technique, aiming at the defender’s number. 

3. Runner must stay inside the cones.