Drills Report – The Run-Up Escape Drill

The Run-Up Escape Drill which teaches our QBs three important fundamentals – ball security, downfield vision and launching the ball while trying to escape or avoid pressure. The drills we practice are the drills that we witness our players performing as we watch game tape  The Run-Up Escape Drill is one drill which we see over and over as we view our game film. We can incorporate under-center drops (5-step/7-step) or gun drops (3-step/5-quick) into the drill. We start by placing targets downfield (you can use your favorite pattern progressions as you can see in – Diagram 1). Diagram 1.Sometimes I will grab a kicker or manager to help if we are low on numbers. We also place two edge rushers on each edge of the pocket. If the rushers contain, we simply run-up and throw to whichever target the coach points to pre-snap (Diagram 2). Diagram 2.The target is to raise his hand when the