WN-12083 - Special Teams Non-Contact Drills

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An NFL veteran having coached with five different teams, special teams coach Mike Sweatman completed a three-part set of DVDs, now available at AFMvideos.com. Sweatman coached under both Bill Parcells and Tom Coughlin and earned two Super Bowl rings while with the New York Giants. He also coached with the Patriots, Bears,

Vikings and Jets. In this DVD, Coach Sweatman describes a series of special teams non-contact drills that can be practiced at every level.

In this DVD, you will learn from Coach Sweatman:

· A philosophy that everyone – coaches and players – should be a part of special teams.
· Kickoff team drills for understanding the restraining line.
· Proper alignment for the kickoff team.
· Kickoff team coming to balance drill.
· Kickoff team coverage lane drill.
· Kickoff coverage pursuit angle drill.
· Non-contact tackling drills.
· Ball awareness and fumble recovery drills.
· Cross-field coverage drills for both kickoffs and punts.
· Half-line drills for specific kickoff and punt coverages.
· Kickoff return drills including proper blocking technique and hand placement.
· Avoiding IBAW – an illegal block above the waist.
· Punt team drills against the air.
· Situational punt drills from different areas of the field.
· Drills for the punt return unit.
· Blocking punt drills.
· Field goal protection drills.
· Field goal block team drills.
· The importance of intensity in practice.
· Rehearsing all special team phases – punt and kickoff returns, punt and kickoff coverage, extra point and field goal attempts, and the field goal block unit – before each game.

51 mins