Monday, January 27, 2014

Youth Football Training Exercises And Drills

By Nelda Powers


In the world of sports, football is one of the sports that is extremely rough and would require a really strong body that can adapt to many types of physical situations. In order for the bodies of the players to become really strong, the coach would have to come up with some drills and exercises. Just to give beginner coaches an idea of some good drills, here are some youth football training exercises.

The first drill up on the list would actually already be the simplest and is known as the jump squat. When it comes to football, do take note that leg strength is very important because the legs will be used heavily during the games. It is essential that one would have the capability to run really fast and jump high.

To start the jump squat exercise, one has to first get down on a squatting position and start squatting down. From that position, he then has to jump as high as he can and bend his legs in the air. Just repeat this exercise a couple of times and the legs will be having a real workout.

The second drill that would be very beneficial to the players is known as the recovery exercise. This is the exercise that is specially designed for football and would help the player with hand balance. In a nutshell, this is training so that one will be able to balance his running and will also be able to get used to catching and passing the ball while he is sprinting.

To do this, the coach has to set up a cone in front of the player to the right side, set up another cone five yards away on the left side, then set up a third one another five yards forward to the right side. The players would have to run around each cone and touch the ground after. While doing that, he have to switch the hand wherein they are holding the ball.

Of course if one would want to increase his running speed, then he has to do the over speed exercise. Now this would only work if the coach is able to find a steep hill to train on. Basically, the players have to run down the hill and try not to fall down.

Lastly, dummy tackling is one of the best exercises that would be used for the overall body conditioning of the players. Basically, the coach will have to set up a tackling dummy on the field. After doing that, the players must be able to push that dummy to a certain part of the field.

So those are actually some of the most common youth football training drills that many coaches are supposed to use. In order to be able to strengthen every part of their bodies of each player, doing these drills are very important. It is essential that their bodies and minds are already ready during game time and these drills will definitely help them be able to achieve that great physical level.




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