Football Endurance Drills List

List of Endurance Drills

The following drills are just some examples of those used by football coaches and can be combined or changed slightly depending on the situation. They can also be used to improve skills at different positions, even if some are specified as position-specific.

• Monkey Rolls
• Fifty 40s
• Bear Crawls
• Burpees
• Oklahoma Drill

Monkey Rolls

These are drills that numerous positions can practice to improve endurance and general skills in the sport of football. Monkey rolls require three players and start by having one roll into another before that player jumps over him and rolls into the next player.

Fifty 40s

Both the fifty 40s and 40, 60, 80, and 100 drills involve running various distances on the field. The drill involves players running a distance of 40 yards a total of 50 times. In variations of the drill, players may run the 40 yard distance more than 50 times.

Bear Crawls

Bear crawls make players crawl across the field on their hands and feet. This drill increases play strength by forcing them to move their body in an abnormal fashion.

Burpees

Burpees are an exercise that requires the player to get down on the floor with their hands on the ground and legs straight out. They then get up with their knees bent and jump into the air before landing and starting the entire drill over.

Oklahoma Drill

The Oklahoma drill involves two players in a small, outlined zone, attempting to get past or push up against one another. The designated offensive player tries to move past while the  designated defensive player tries to tackle their opponent.

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