Shuffle Near Shuffle Drill LB Development & Drills -Shuffle drill moving toward the line of scrimmage. -Works on closing space. -Keep feet underneath, push and move as needed. -Clear the bags. Don't cheat the drill. -Keep the body under control Brandon Butcher, Linebackers Coach, UTEP #GlazierClinics | Glazier Clinics

Shuffle Change of Direction Drill LB Development & Drills -Shuffling over bags. -Stop weight, put foot in ground, push body in new direction. -Finish with inside arm, inside leg tackle. -Work different lateral movements and stay balanced. -Head stays level, shoulders stay level. -Changing levels is wasting movement. Brandon Butcher, Linebackers Coach, UTEP @CoachButch_UTEP #GlazierClinics | Glazier Clinics

Assisted | Resisted Lateral Shuffle Ladder - Simple tool I like to use is a resistance cord when training lateral change of direction. - During the resisted phase the athlete must produce more force as the band extends. Pretty straight forward here same concepts as resistance training just sport specific. - During the assisted phase we have a form of over speed training. What I look to work here is the athlete maintaining proper technique during the transitions and while shuffling - In this phas

You don’t improve lateral quickness on the court but spending your time doing exactly what you do on the court (shuffling and cutting) - You do it by elevating the threshold of the movements and muscles that allow you to lateral shuffle and cut. - Here’s a series of lateral plyo drills we hammer to increase an athletes inversion/eversion of the ankle and hip abduction/adduction. - Sure we shuffle and cut but to see an increase in overall speed and quickness laterally we have to push the athlete