Drills Report – Advanced Wide Receiver Drills, Part II

Last month’s drills for wide receivers included five different drills intended to make players concentrate on catching the ball and improve their route running. The six drills included this month are more detailed with an emphasis on proper technique (In each drill, ‘C’ refers to coach and ‘R’ for receiver).Chute DRILL (Diagram 1)Diagram 1: Chute DrillPerform curl route through the chute.1. CB route through the chute.2. Dig Route through the chute.Points of emphasis: This is a great drill to get receivers to bend over and plant their foot at the top of the route. If they don’t, they will hit the chute. Make sure the receivers are turning the plant foot and pushing off to explode out of the cut.Note:  This is a single OL chute that you can order or have your school shop classes make. It’s a great tool to emphasize the bend at the top of the route. We put the front