Offensive Youth Football Drills

The offense in football consists of a quarterback, linemen, running backs and receivers. The offensive players' purpose is to score points during the game. For inexperienced youth football players, there are several offensive drills that will help them understand their positions and the proper techniques. In addition to conditioning and practice, these drills will help young players gain confidence.

  1. Receiver Concentration Drill

    • A important offensive position, the receiver is responsible for running pass patterns, which involves finding an open space on the field and catching the ball from the quarterback. There are several drills specifically for receivers, such as the concentration drill. This drill helps the receiver focus on the ball with the knowledge that he is going to get hit by the defense, according to y-coach.com. The coach should have three players hold blocking pads, and line up about three yards apart in a triangle. Have the receiver run a route into the center of the triangle and have a quarterback throw him a high pass. When the receiver jumps up to catch the pass, have the three defense players hit the receiver with their pads. Youth football players are sometimes afraid of getting hit, so this drill will get them used to the feeling while helping them concentrate on catching the ball.

    Push-Pull Drill

    • Offensive linemen are on the field to protect the quarterback by either creating space for him to run on the field or preventing the defense from tackling the him before he gets the chance to throw the ball. The push-pull drill will help an offensive lineman's footwork, balance and protection skills, according to y-coach.com. Begin the drill by having a lineman get into a good stance, then have other players push or pull him from different sides in an attempt to make him lose his balance. The lineman should never cross his feet but instead should slide in order to maintain his stance. Begin the drill with the lineman’s arms behind his back and work up to having the arms extended.

    Knee Drill

    • The quarterback takes the ball from the center at the beginning of each play and decides whether to hand the ball to a running back, run the ball himself or throw to a receiver. The knee drill will teach young quarterbacks to throw the football with the proper release, reports footballplaybooks.info. Two quarterbacks should be positioned on their knees about five yards apart. The ball should be passed between them while the coach ensures the proper grip, release and follow-through methods are being used. Extend the distance between the players and have them turn their hips while passing the ball to improve the core muscles.

    Quarterback Clock Drill

    • Footballplaybooks.info states that the clock drill is designed to help the quarterback develop correct stance and practice drop-back maneuvers. While the quarterback is standing behind the line of scrimmage, he will receive a snap. When he drops back the coach calls out directions such as 4 o’clock and 6 o’clock.