Out in the Open - Live tackling drills can improve your team’s open field tackling.

by Drew Christ
Former Defensive Coordinator, University at Albany
American Football Monthly February 2014 Issue Online

As today’s game stretches laterally to encompass the entire width of the field, the ability to open-field tackle is at a premium. One of the most difficult skills to acquire as a defensive player is the art of open-field tackling. Even elite athletes need to improve and sharpen their skill sets.

How do you enhance those abilities and replicate them at game speed? The answer is simple – live tackling, offensive skill vs. defensive skill. At the University at Albany, Head Coach Bo...Login to Read More

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