Here you'll find linebacker football drills for football teams and players of all ages. They are categorized to the left by beginner, intermediate and advanced drill levels. These linebacker drills will improve field awareness, tackling skills and conditioning for you or your football team's linebackers. Check the drills out, share them with your teams and tell us what you think. We always welcome suggestions of football drills to add.

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  1. Bull in the Ring (removed)
    43 comments 22396 views

    Bull in the Ring (removed)

    By: T.J. Marchetti

    Editor's Note: We have removed this drill from the library since many youth football leagues consider it dangerous to thei...

  2. Adam Carriker: Hit-And-Go Drill
    15 comments 19723 views

    Adam Carriker: Hit-And-Go Drill

    By: adidas

    Adam Carriker: Hit-And-Go Drill

  3. Lawrence Timmons: Side Shuffle Drill
    7 comments 19149 views

    Lawrence Timmons: Side Shuffle Drill

    By: adidas

    Side to side agility is crucial to a variety of positions in football. Here NFL football star Lawrence Timmons shows how ...

  4. Will Witherspoon: 4 Corner Cone Drill
    12 comments 14613 views

    Will Witherspoon: 4 Corner Cone Drill

    By: adidas

    Will Witherspoon: 4 Corner Cone Drill

  5. Lateral Movement Drill
    2 comments 13502 views

    Lateral Movement Drill

    By: PlaySportsTV Football

    A footwork drill for linebackers to play from sideline to sideline. This drill can be done with pads, helmets, cones or an...

  6. Donnie Edwards: Taking on Blockers
    25 comments 12952 views

    Donnie Edwards: Taking on Blockers

    By: adidas

    One of the most important defensive football skills to learn is how to avoid offensive blockers. The National Football Le...

  7. Cut and Run For Defensive Players
    17 comments 12253 views

    Cut and Run For Defensive Players

    By: Coach Your Kids.com

    Alternate sprinting and then backpedaling between the cones and finish with a form tackle or second-level block.

  8. Performance Agility Drill
    25 comments 12058 views

    Performance Agility Drill

    By: Coach Your Kids.com

    Sprint around arc and then pivot inside. Sprint to the next cone, hurdle center object, pivot inside. Sprint back, hurd...

  9. Pursuit Drill
    9 comments 11521 views

    Pursuit Drill

    By: PlaySportsTV Football

    Three linebackers work on reaction time and pursuit in this drill. A coach and running back practice handoffs while lineba...

  10. Lawrence Timmons: W Drill
    6 comments 10560 views

    Lawrence Timmons: W Drill

    By: adidas

    A great, simple drill for defensive backs and linebackers that works on backpedaling, lateral movement, planting and worki...