Looking for super tough conditioning drills
coach4tl
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So I coach American football here in Prague, Czech Republic and I'm trying to find some really challenging conditioning drills for some players who decided to skip out on a practice last night. They decided an Iron Maiden concert had a little bit more priority lol. We do the usual conditioning drills but i need something to help them see the light...
Any thoughts out there?
Thanks!
Any thoughts out there?
Thanks!
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When I played football in high school a few players went out and got in trouble one night. The coaches wanted to know who was involved and no one would speak up. So he made us do what he called crabs. Crawling using only our forearms on our stomachs the width of the field. We couldn't use our legs to propel ourselves forward at all. It was torture an it didn't take long for the guilty parties to speak up. Not really conditioning, more a punishment but it definately gets the point across.
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It's interesting to coach kids who don't know they game as much as the Americans do. Some great athletes and not too many lineman type bodies to work with.
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5- ... ng-drills/
Standing half-squat, elbows out to the sides, forearms and hands pointing forwards, small alternating/hopping steps to one side and then the other until your thighs and calves are on fire. Then for 5 minutes longer.
The Mountain Climber
Hands and feet on the ground, rear end in the air (so you're at an oblique angle), back straight, bring right foot up and left foot back simultaneously, repeat until ready to pass out. Then for 5 minutes longer.
Flutter Kicks
Lay on back, hands under rear end (palms down) for support, both legs off the ground, alternate raising and lowering feet while keeping legs straight and toes pointed straight out. Repeat until crying.
The Electric Chair
Stand with back to wall, feet out from wall @ 1ft, lower body until knees are at 90 degrees, arms straight out. Hold it until body violently shakes. Then 5 minutes longer.
Stadium run: Up the steps to the top, run across the aisle, back down, cross the aisle, back up, and go all the way around to make a lap.
Lines: Start in the back of the endzone, run to the goal line and back, 5 yard line and back, 10 yard line and back, all the way until you get to the opposite endzone back line and back.
Snakes: Start at the goal line, across the field, up to the five, cross back, up to the ten, cross again, up to the fifteen, cross back, down the whole field again.
Orange Crush: Line up the whole team in pairs of two, shoulder width apart. Five yards apart. The guys in trouble, give them a ball, and they have to run through the team in a straight line through the pairs of players and take their hits. They can't juke, or try to spin around to the outside. Just a power run, lower their shoulder through the guys. If they fumble, back to the start they go. Since 15 went AWOL, and you'd only have 10 pairs to line up, I'd say run them through a few times after a conditioning drill. We usually had to go through 25-30 pairs during hell week every other day.
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if you want kill them almost.... a full field ladder drill, from five yard line to opposing endzone, you want to see dragging feet that'll do it.