Category: Strength & Conditioning
Type: Drill
LINEMEN CONDITIONING
Overspeed
All you need for this is a steep decline, most conveniently, a hill. Begin the overspeed drill at the top of the hill. When ready, run down the hill as fast as possible but being careful not to run out of control. What this will do is get your legs adjusted to running faster than you normally would on a flat surface. This will help increase your pick up speed. Again, be very careful not to get caught running out of control. With that much speed, a fall down a hill could be quite painful.
Four Corners
One of the oldest and best drills for conditioning. I like to place my cones about 10 yards apart to form a square, and then perform conditioning from cone to cone. Try using this combination and then create your own:
-The first 10 is a sprint
-The second 10 is a sideways shuffle
-Then Backwards sprint
-And finish with a bear crawl
I suggest 3-5 one way then turn around and go the opposite direction. Other exercises to incorporate can be “high knees,” “butt kicks,” “karaokes,” or simple two feet hops.
Submitted by: Brock Hartman
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