Explosive Drills for Running Backs

Here are three running back drills that will help players’ overall agility and increase their explosiveness. Each one should be practiced daily throughout the season.1.  Jump Cut/Spin DrillI love a running back that has the ability to flow into a jump cut at top speed, or at a dead stop jump laterally from one side to the other to make a defender wrap up air. Here is one of my favorite jump cut drills that also use a spin move (Diagram 1). 2.  Reaction DrillNot only is this drill fun, it helps improve reaction time and uses explosive movement to avoid a defender. The defender in this case is a bag that is tossed toward the running back after he clears his first reaction test. The drill starts out with a spin move as your running back comes out of his spin and then attacks the next two bags in front of him. You need to have two coaches/players holding both bags. The two bag