Drill needs a 6 people. 1 Feeder, preferably a coach that can monitor the attack. His role will be to feed ball carrier. 2 Defenders, which will be players, will line up on the other end of grid. They will move up in a defensive line to make the tackle ONLY WHEN FEEDER HAS GIVEN THE PASS. 3 attackers, numbered 1-3. They will setup facing the oppossite direction to the ball. When a number is called, that player will turn around, take the pass & carry ball into contact. Meanwhile, the remaining attackers will perform an up/down and become the cleaner & sealer.
Attack: Want ball carriers carrying hard (by this I mean, accellerating into the contact) Low body positions, straight back, bend at the knee & leg drive Footwaork is acceptable also rather than a carry, however, still need to pin point the leg drive & good body positions in the contact Defense: Looking for line speed & coordination between 2 defenders. Need defenders to be at least meeting attackers on gain line (blue cones) Need defenders to be in a flat defensive line.
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