YOUTH FOOTBALL DRILL BOOK - Gregory Double Wing

8. King of the HillPurpose:• Evaluate strength andaggressiveness.• Teach the importance of awide base, moving your feet,and staying low.• Familiarize the kids withcontact and have fun!Coaching Pointers:• Make sure kids are evenlymatched.• Constantly remind kids thatthe lower man and the playerwho uses his feet the bestusually wins and point outexamples when they occur.• Be Very enthusiastic.Set-up and Instructions:Have two equally matched players face each other about a foot apart onopposite ends of a long blocking pad or wooden board. Start them off in3-point stances. On the signal they explode out of their stance and makecontact with each other. They should meet in the middle with a collisionand then attempt to drive each other backwards off of the pad or board.The player who drives his opponent off of the board is the winner. Inorder to be victorious, a player must keep his feet wide, stay low, andtake short choppy steps.11