Tackling Circuit Drills

We feel that one of the most important fundamentals is the ability to tackle and tackle well. As a staff, we try to emphasize the proper tackling techniques through a tackling circuit. The ability to tackle well shouldn’t ever be taken for granted. We use a four station circuit that touches on four key points that we must emphasize in order to be a good tackling unit. Although each position coach works tackling techniques into their individual periods, we use the tackling circuit to further emphasize the importance of proper tackling techniques to our players. Depending on the size of your groups, we try to make the stations three to four minutes long. There is a whistle to signal the change of stations. All players are encouraged to sprint to the next station. There are several different ways to conduct such a circuit with the addition of other drills and longer stations. The four