Football: Baseball, angle and open field tackling.

Baseball season is ending and Football season and youth camps are approaching and here's a fun drill to start off with to get into the swing of things and to get practice on tackling and running the ball. 

Make a "baseball field" with cones 10 yards apart. RB starts at home plate, runs towards first base. Defender starts in middle (pitchers mound), attempts to tackle RB.

•RB can avoid the tackle but must stay in the "baseline". RB is safe if he gets to first base before being tackled. He may stay there or keep running to the next base. Defender continues attempting tackle. When lead runner stays at base, new RB starts at home and new defender in middle. RB tackled in between bases = one out and all other RB's go back to previous bases. 

Make it a game: divide into two teams. Three outs (tackles), runners go to tacklers and vice versa. Play 5-inning game, whoever scores more "runs" wins.