Football - Bull In the Ring Drill

Purpose:

Good defensive drill for working on tackling the ball carrier.

Procedure:

All place form a circle around 1 player (for large groups can create 2 or 3 circles to keep drill moving). The coach tosses the football to a player standing in the circle. The player who catches the football must try to run to the other side of the circle. The player in the middle of the ring must stop the runner with a good solid heads up tackle. If the runner makes it across the circle the player in the middle stays in the middle if the player in the middle makes the tackle then he takes the runners position in the circle and the runner becomes the tackler in the middle and the drill continues.