Youth Football Tackling Drills :: USA Football Shoulder Tackling Practice

[@M_S_F_8400]

Im about to use this drill with my 6 u team. Thanks coach

[@coachtappa4228]

Good luck!

[@M_S_F_8400]

@@coachtappa4228 thank you Coach

[@markregister5152]

Great drill. Question: are cargo shorts the preferred attire to enhance the drill? Lol

[@coachtappa4228]

Yes they are, required coaches clinic equipment!

[@havocblue5101]

Should be same foot same shoulder that’s how you keep from arm tackling. Same foot same shoulder gives you more power

[@torchtrain90]

Are you teaching not to put the head in front of the ball when you tackle?

[@coachtappa4228]

That's correct! For a lot of coaches this feels really strange. Almost like we're encouraging arm tackling. But it's a sound, and more importantly safer, way to teach that we see more and more people going with at all levels of the game.

[@thomashicklin1207]

Takes the head out of a lot of tackles, hit solid with shoulder not just arms. Much safer for the head and neck of the tackler

[@doubledeeeeez7021]

It is the new way to teach it, which is why when you see a defender on any level, even on tv, making a goal line tackle to the outside, the running back always falls forward and wins

[@FrankCarolei-lv6rb]

Stop trying to reinvent the wheel

[@dustinlove8177]

I coach 4th grade tackle and yeah, we coach them to put their head on the rear end side of the ball carrier to keep the neck and head out of the way.

[@robertkelly3421]

So how do we dislodge the ball?

[@anciloliver1728]

The goal should be the tackle but if you place that shoulder correctly, With enough force the ball will dislodge instantly. Replacing your head with your shoulder

[@mikebearup4379]

Its called the peanut punch

[@dawg9]

He's not teaching same foot, same shoulder

[@McDamaged]

Isn’t he supposed to be teaching near foot forward?

[@chadyoung5716]

Arm tackles do not work????

[@coachtappa4228]

It may at first glance look like arm tackling (most of the coaches who went through this clinic responded that way), but if you think about it, it's really not. Just another step aimed at keeping the head out of the tackle.

[@youngking4982]

Arm tackling dislocated my shoulder & ended football for me in high school

[@kevinwayne9578]

You probably wasn’t strong enough anyway and arm tackle the legs fundamental tackling is a must

[@eliguevara7882]

some of these coaches forms lol

[@coachtappa4228]

True! But someday you'll get old too, Eli!

[@eliguevara7882]

@@coachtappa4228 very true