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. Lateral Movement Drill
    2 comments 13510 views

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

  2. Lawrence Timmons: W Drill
    6 comments 10565 views
    By: adidas

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

  3. Adam Carriker: Reaction Drill
    2 comments 4529 views
    By: adidas

    Adam Carriker: Reaction Drill

  4. Mario Williams: Wall Push Drill
    5 comments 9112 views
    By: adidas

    Mario Williams: Wall Push Drill

  5. Agility Drill #4
    2 comments 5421 views

    Drop Sprint, Head on a swivel Pivot and breakdown Shuffle (quick feet) Pivot, Drop Sprint, Head on a swivel

  6. Linebacker Step Over Bag Drills
    2727 views

    This youth football drill brought to you by Youth Football Coaches Association helps linebackers perform various movements...

  7. Lawrence Timmons: Catching Passes
    3 comments 1175 views
    By: adidas

    Working the wheel rout for linebackers falling out into coverage, concentrating on footwork and making a play for the ball.

  8. Reggie Bush: Zig-Zag Football Drill
    18 comments 6692 views
    By: adidas

    Football players on both offense and defense should work on this basic footwork drill from their first practice in Pop War...

  9. Will Witherspoon: Leg Stretching Warm-Ups
    5 comments 6344 views
    By: adidas

    Football players of all ages should stretch before every football game to improve performance and avoid injuries. NFL's ...

  10. Advanced Agility Drill
    7 comments 4992 views

    Set up cones in a 10 yard by 10 yard square. Sprint and pivot around the outside of the cone Shuffle and pivot around t...