Youth Football Wide Receiver Drills – The M Drill

I have a footwork drill, the M Drill, that is useful to your WR’s and DB’s (all positions for little league) at any level.   It’s one of youth football wide receiver drills that is effective in assisting players to chop their feet/breakdown when heading in and out of their breaks.

The M Drill
You’ll need five cones.
Place four cones in a 5×5 yard square.
Place the fifth cone in the center of the square.
The cones should look like the number five on a die or and M.

The WR should start at one of the four cones in the square.   He begins by sprinting to the first cone and when he almost reaches the cone he works on breaking down and chopping his feet and turning inward to sprint to the middle cone.

The movement should simulate running a hook or curl route.   The receiver then sprints towards the middle cone and repeats the breakdown and chopping of his feet at the middle cone.   He then turns to head back to the top cone opposite of the first cone and repeat the process.   As the receiver comes out of the last break a coach or player can throw him a pass.

This drill can be used for DB’s by back peddling through the drill.

Note:   for more advanced players you can have them reach down and tap the cone with their inside hand. This will help them to remember to stay low and drop their hips into the break.

Emphasize chopping their feet and using their elbow or shoulder movement to assist them in chopping their feet e.g. if I want to chop my feet quickly I need to increase my arm motion to drive the speed of my feet.

Make sure they do this drill starting from both the left side and right side of the cones.