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Practice drills to help you
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We all know that practice makes perfect -- but what makes for perfect practice drills?

New coaches often struggle to find that right mix of keeping kids entertained, while teaching them the proper techniques of the game. But, eventually, every veteran coach finds that one special exercise, pattern or technique that players really latch onto.

If you have a drill or exercise that's had a big effect on how you coach, we'd love to hear about it!

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football practice drill  Not rated yet
This football practice drill pits a lone defender against a lone blocker. The object of the drill is quite simple, yet the lessons learned go far beyond ...

defensive football drill  Not rated yet

The “M Drill” is primarily a defensive football drill. Using five cones form the shape of an “M”, locating each at an endpoint of the “M”. Number each ...

football pursuit drill  Not rated yet
From the "Football Pursuit" drill, to the "Murderer's Row" football drill, all over the United States kids in first grade through high school will be practicing ...

basketball help  Not rated yet
If wanting a little basketball help, this practice drill can help you go a long way.

Start by marking a line two and a half feet from a wall at least ...

soccer training game  Not rated yet
I have a soccer training game that helps players become comfortable with their teammates and understand how they should move on and off the soccer ball....

increase your jumping ability  Not rated yet
 
When wanting to increase your jumping ability, I know a little bit about how to do it. I am an absolute basketball fiend and love the feeling ...

traveling violations  Not rated yet
For some players, committing basketball traveling violations are difficult to avoid. Growing up I often struggled with this and I tried to figure a way ...

effective basketball drill  Not rated yet
 
An effective basketball drill for in game like situation skill building is the UCLA drill. This basketball drill starts off with 4 players ...

high school baseball  Not rated yet
I’ve been coaching high school baseball for many years and would like to offer my favorite baseball drill. This drill is for relays coming in from ...

bust your butt  Not rated yet
I like to call this basketball drill, "Bust Your Butt!"

Part 1 -- Works best with an even number of players so they can partner up.

Two lines are ...

football drill  Not rated yet
Here is a good football drill for a quarterback/wide receiver combo trying to improve on their timing, trust and overall feel for each other. Usually the ...

hockey speed drill  Not rated yet
This hockey speed drill is called the Lightning Run. It is very useful for working on increasing a skater's speed, power stroking and stamina.

The ...

contact drill  Not rated yet
This is a contact drill I used to work on and it helped me greatly on making solid contact off the pitcher.

Here's how it works. Grab an old baseball ...

passing triangle  Not rated yet
A passing triangle is a good drill for soccer players above about age twelve.

In this drill players learn to trap a passed soccer ball and send ...

soccer passing drill  Not rated yet
This soccer passing drill was first introduced to me by my former soccer coach; Ladd W. Ladd was quite the soccer coach, as he came to the states from ...

basketball drill   Not rated yet
We call this the Poltergeist Basketball Drill.

Break your team into pairs. Send each pair to a hoop. One player does a wall-sit (a squat against the ...

coaching young kids  Not rated yet
I currently coach young kids, ages 7 and eight. We hold practices for 90 minutes two to three times a week.

With children this age it is most important ...

practice with wiffleball bats   Not rated yet
This is a drill primarily for younger baseball players. It's something I like to do to keep them all engaged at the same time, while attempting to teach ...