USA Football’s Tackleticians

TECHNIQUE OVER SCHEME

Teaching athletes the principles of contact and tackling properly at a high level is a skill every coach must master. It’s extremely technical and requires a lot of work. There’s no secret it’s physical, but there’s a lot more to it. Use these resources to help create the top-level blockers and defenders for seasons to come.

THE TACKLETICIANS

We’ve created a new free video series called, The Tackleticians. Our coaching experts take a topic voted on by our Twitter followers, break down the problem and provide some actionable answers. Below we listed the episodes we’ve done so far.

 

 

 

Episode 1: Shying Away From Contact >>

 

 

 

Episode 2: How to Coach Tackling Without Tackling >>

 

 

 

Episode 3: Leaving Your Feet >>

 

 

Episode 4: Film Tips >>

 

 

 

Episode 5: What to Notice on Offense >>

 

 

Episode 6: Old Football Terms vs. New Football Terms >>

Advanced Tackling System, Key Performance Indicators and Penalty Avoidance As part of USA Football’s Advanced Tackling System, we introduced coaches to the 5 Fights and provided further depth through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each of the fights. Learn More >>

Being 16, Drivers Education and the Road to Elite Performance This analogy has a lot to do with football. Read more about the importance of designing practice plans that mimic what’s experienced on gameday. Read More >>

Advanced Tackling System Preview – The Band Tackle Drill The Band Tackle drill is part of the Fight to Connect series. Take a sneak peek into USA Football’s Advanced Tackling System, led by Andy Ryland and Richie Gray. Learn More >>

Teaching a Physically Dominant Down Block As the game continues to evolve and we become acutely aware of player safety and methods to create a better, safer game, we must evaluate our teaching of the down block. Read More >>