its very easy, the drill is meanly for LB and FB

Bull in the ring is only dangerous if you run it wrong. For us, it is not a tackling drill, just a contact/aggression drill and to teach proper form when shedding a block. Here's how I run it:

1. The circle is no more than 10 yards in diameter, which give the athletes only 5 yards to approach the man in the middle.

2. We emphasize same foot-same shoulder technique which puts the athlete in the proper position to hit and be hit.

3. The bull just rotates and calls "you" to the player he wants to hit. That player only moves when he hears you, and sees the bull point at him.

4. Each player only gets 5-6 shots before he leaves the ring.

Again, this is not your traditional "bull" where he is a tackler or ball carrier and he has to get out of the ring. It's modified for taking on blocks and hitting/aggression. Heres how to teach tackling:

Tackling Progression 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB8zyTgsp8g

Tackling Progression 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE-kkF_UQOs

I play high school football now and I have not used this drill since pee-wee football. There's plenty of other drills you can do that are not only a lot more productive, but safer.

"Bull-In-The-Ring" incorporates one of the most dangerous (and statistically unproductive) types of drill. That prohibition concerns ANY drill that simply runs players at each other, with resultant extremely violent contact. In addition, a player can be struck from behind, at full speed. May "B-I-T-R" RIP

just imagine being in the ring for more han 5 minutes. if you try to walk, trust me, you will fall.

One time my coach kept me in the ring for like... 2 minutes. No lie. After that i could barley walk!!!

im not a big fan of the drill but i dont know

Bull in the ring should not have been removed. i am still playing youth leagu but i never got hurt doing this drill. no body on my team ever got hurt eighther. that was just a stupid thing to do. who ever was the big the brain ibn removing the drill is a complete EDIOT. IT NEVER CAUSED ME ANY TROUBLE DO ANYTHING it actually help me improve on my tackling really if it wasnt for that drill i would have never made linebacker, saftey or any tipe of defense. so all i can say is wow why would they remove bul in the ring.

its just regular tackling

wow i done bull in the ring when i played pop warner... and i have been using this drill for 8 years and never had a injury to my self or kid....

Good call on removing this drill. Often misused and abused especially in youth football. Better alternatives.

we did the bull in the ring before the superbowl and it got us so pumped up our best player broke his big toe on the first play of the game

The problem is that it's not a bad drill if ran properly, but you get inexperienced Dads out there and injuried happen, then lawsuits happen.
I do what Danny Encinas suggested below, but we call it the Sumo Drill
and the kids LOVE IT !

I'm ready to rock!

wow! how is that dangerous

this drill ain't dangerous, it's a signof heart if you stay up
LOL

I feel pumped!

It's not legal in our conference anymore. I tweeked the drill and call it king of the ring. Two guys enter the ring till one drive the other out of the circle. The rest of the team make up the circle and yell and cheer on their teamates.

Removed? Why? This is a football site....Whats the deal? Put it back up! Great drill.

Good luck!

Awesome!

the bull in the ring is very fun except when i got blown up by sam cole.that hit dinged me up alot

I think its a good drill to fire them up. If leagues thinks its to dangerous there not coaching the kids

It bring the man out in some and the girl out in others.

I would like to say that i use the bull in the ring drill at least once a week. however, the reasons it was banned was because the coaches were leaving one kid in the ring and continually sending in kids at a very fast pace to hit the bull. bad situation.

I have to agree with George on this one, but it concerns me that this has been banned. I'd like to know how kids are getting hurt. We use this drill and have never had an injury. Maybe we do it differently. My kids ask to do it at every practice.

i think its stupid they removed it

Theres nothing in the comments saying why it so be removed

Don't be so Nancy.

Awesome!

excellent drill for beginners it almost forces the issue by keeping them in the middle untill they stop someone great when i played and it still works

I've been involved in youth football for 36 yrs, playing and coaching. ALL contact drills are prone to injury. you must teach proper technique for each drill, which in turn will help prevent injuries on and off the playing/practice field. start slow!

Never do this drill...in the hands of the wrong coach you could be visiting a player in the hosital while he is being fitted for a wheel chair. This is bad news and it teaches football players nothing.

Mr. Campbell,
We used that drill when I was a kid (now 37) NEVER had an injury. However, If you do get an injury from the drill. You will be in big trouble. Please be sure you think long and hard before doing that drill.

just took on head coach roll for my sons football team 1st @ 2nd graders.Need some help on some practice drills and some offensive and defensive plays.I would appreciate it

Bull in the ring works in small groups monitored by 1 coach. It only becomes dangerous when people do not work the drill correctly.

Bull in the ring is banned by pop warner. Be very careful running this drill

Bull in ring and leg lifts also sending kids on laps for doing wrong is banned.

im new at this . so i need some help . im going to be a line coach for my sons peewee team . i need to find some printable versions of blocking and tackling drills to work with . i would appriciate your help .

i love bull in the ring becasuse it gets me tougher

BULL IN THE RING IS SO FUN

You do realize that this drill is banned in several youth leagues, colleges, semi pro & pro levels due to the high risk of injury that can happen to those who participate?