Wide Receiver Drills

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Each Version Includes: 10 Wide Receiver Drills

These drills will improve your Wide Receiver in the following areas:

• Teach Wide Receivers the proper starting stance.
• Teach wide receivers to properly get off the line with a proper starting technique.
• Teach Wide receivers to properly run the common curl route.
• Teach your wide receivers to properly make cuts at full speed.
• Teach the proper execution of most short pass routes to your wide receivers.
• Teach the wide receivers to attack the ball and make the catch with their hands.
• Teach wide receivers to make the catch from multiple angles while on the move.
• Teach proper downfield blocking to wide receivers.
• Teach WRs how to properly run common medium range pass routes.
• Teach wide receivers to make the catch in coverage while distracted.

Drill Breakdown.

This chart shows exactly how each drill will improve your wide receivers.

1. Getting off the line is VERY important, whether its a pass play or a run play requiring blocking from the WR.
2. Teaching the wide receiver how to get off the line properly will give your offense an advantage in the passing game.
3. When your WR comes off the line the same way EVERY play, the defense will be guessing if its a pass or run.

1. Key to getting of the line quickly is starting off in the right stance.
2. Teaching and enforcing the use of the right stance will instill some discipline into your players, always a good thing.
3. When your WR uses the proper stance every play the defense cannot tell between pass or run.

1. The curl route is the HARDEST for a cornerback to defend 1-on-1 when run properly.
2. Wouldn't you like to be able to constantly gain 8-10 yards every time you need to pass.
3. Running a good curl route develops the fundamentals of running proper pass routes.

1. The faster the wide receiver can make accurate cuts when running pass routes, the more open receivers will be.
2. Improves the overall offensive pass efficiency.
3. Keeps the defense secondary following the receiver, not jumping the route.

1. The basic short routes are the bread-n-butter of an effective passing game.
2. If your wide receiver cannot run the short routes, more advanced routes will fail.
3. Have the ability to pass for short first downs instead of running, keeps the defense guessing.

1. The player that extends his arms and makes the catch at the highest point, normally makes the catch.
2. Reduce interceptions caused by the failure of the WR to fight for the ball.
3. Teach your wide receivers to be aggressive, fight for every catch.

1. During game day their will be a lot of confusion in a WRs vision, being able to catch from any angle gives your QB a bigger margin of error.
2. Improve your passing game by having wide receivers ready to make a catch anywhere on the field.
3. Force the defense to cover your wide receivers everywhere on the field, not just in certain areas.

1. Often the difference between a 10-15 yard running play and a long touchdown is the lack of downfield blocking by a WR.
2. Teach your wide receivers to take pride in downfield blocking as well as the pass game.
3. Wide receivers can lead to more scores by blocking than by catching passes.
4. Keeps the defensive secondary honest, they always have to respect the WR.

1. Being able to run medium pass routes (10-12 yards) will help stretch the defense and open the running game.
2. This will improve overall offensive success.
3. Improve the variety of pass options your team has.

1. During practice or scrimmages the game conditions are controlled, much different than game day.
2. Teach a WR how to handle the on field distractions a WR faces.
3. Improve your wide receivers focus, leading to more catches, more points.