One on One drill in practice

[Eric the Red]

In practice today there was no Oklahoma drill, a drill that uses 7 players, but rather a very simple, yet almost archaic show of strength, balance and technique. Callahn called two players out, of similiar size and strength and lined them up facing one another. The entire team was circled around, offense on one side, defense on the other. When the offensive player wanted to go, they went. Whichever player was able to push the other backwards won. No twisting or turning the player.

 

Defense won more and thus the offense ran a gasser.

[kramer]

What was the atmoshere around the drill?? Is this one better than the Oklahoma drill?

[Blarney]

Good inside stuff man how do you know that stuff?? Keep it comin... coach Cally?!!

[rocketlb]

Another really good drill to run is the "10 yard fight" . It's just that, a ten yard fight. The basic idea is that you've got one offensive player and one defensive player (not necessarily their position), the offensive player starts of the ten yard line and the defensive player on the goaline. On the offensive player's (carries the ball like a running back) movement the drill starts. If the defensman wins when he tackles the offensive player or forces him out-of-bounds. Obviously implemented on a narrowed field of play. We did it with double elimination and you pick your own partner each time. In the end you're left with usually the most solid all-around player on the team as the winner.

[turkwilliams]

In practice today there was no Oklahoma drill, a drill that uses 7 players, but rather a very simple, yet almost archaic show of strength, balance and technique. Callahn called two players out, of similiar size and strength and lined them up facing one another. The entire team was circled around, offense on one side, defense on the other. When the offensive player wanted to go, they went. Whichever player was able to push the other backwards won. No twisting or turning the player.

 

Defense won more and thus the offense ran a gasser.

Guerilla drills are the best way to get that team comraderie going. This is the best thing I've heard Cally do since visiting HuskerBoard!!! My opinion about him is changing week by week for the better. The guy just might be getting things on the right track. Is someone in his ear or what? New advisors?

[Red November]

I read in another article on the board, something like, "Callahan gets props." In their someone cited a quote,"We learned a lot from last year." Maybe he's figuring out what works and what doesn't.

[Red November]

NU held its new one-on-one drill, which matches a defender against a member of the Husker offense, for the first time Monday. Assistant Coach Jay Norvell was pleased with what he saw from the exercise.

 

 

"I thought it was good," Norvell said. "You can’t hide in a drill like that. It’s just you and your teammates, and it’s a physical drill. We’re trying to teach guys to win one-on-one match-ups and win in pressure situations. You can’t hide from the spotlight. You’re in front of your teammates, and you have to win for your teammates. I think our kids will learn from it."

[Red November]

Butting heads

[Blackshirt34]

Not only do these types of drills strengthen the players one on one and positional skills, but they get players excited about practice, and players excited about practice are more willing to work hard and thus become better than they normally would.

[gamecocks]

It also makes most of the kids more competitive in practice. I loved when we did these kinds of drills. It showed who were the men and the mice and it also showed who would listen to the coaches as far as technique and such.

[Blackshirt34]

Yea, the coaches are getting a feel for what gets the players motivated and in what situations they learn the best... so far i think theyve got all the players excited about this year.