Linebacker Training - Shed Blockers Like An All - Pro With 16 Year NFL Veteran Hardy Nickerson

This Linbacker Training With NFL All-Pro Linebacker Hardy Nickerson Will Teach You How To Shed Blocks And Make Tackles To Dominate The Line Of Scrimmage

Effective Linebacker training drills need to teach the skills vital to the position. Learning to shed blocks is essential if you want to be effective at the linebacker position versus the run. We talk about fitting or fitting on a lineman. That's all about body and hand position. You start off as a lineman approaches the linebacker, we're going to take on the block by making sure we get our hands inside. One hand to the V of the neck and the outside hand to the shoulder tip. In order to win the gap you're defending you need to get your eyes on the gap and extend the arms.... Just like any other sports performance training linebacker drills should be repped as often as possible to hone the skill.
Linebackers should be strong with the hands. You want to be as strong as you can with the hands to get create a little bit of knock back, or rock back is what I call it. As you approach the Lineman strike with force. You need to stop and redirect his momentum. Get that hands inside and shoulder tip and create a little rock back.
Now, when you fit your gap, just pull or snatch the lineman in the direction opposite of where you want to fit your gap.
When you get hands inside with a solid base you are in control of the block. The Lineman is not going to be able to push you around. He's also, not gonna hang on you because your arms are extended. With your hands inside and arms locked out he can't keep you from getting to your gap responsibilities.
This linebacker drill is an important drill. Practice hand placement first. Extension after that. Then stepping and fitting again. For linebackers, specially linebackers that are off the ball. Even linebackers that are at the line of scrimmage taking on a block. It's very important that you know hand placement and how to fit and step from there.
Hardy Nickerson is a 16 year NFL Veteran Linebacker
His Highlights include:
16 Year NFL Career
5 Time NFL Pro Bowler
4 Time NFL All Pro
NFL Man of the Year Award
NFL All-Decade Team of the 90's
1,586 Tackles, 21 Sacks, 12 Interceptions

Kicking off his NFL career Nickerson was drafted to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987 starting his rookie year on special teams and then played middle linebacker until 1992 where he moved on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing the bulk of his career as middle linebacker in the 3-4 defense until 1999. The 2000 season Nickerson went on to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the ’00 and ’01 seasons. His final season was spent with the Green Bay Packers in 2002. For 16 years in the NFL Nickerson amassed many accomplishments with 5 times Pro Bowl appearances (1993, 1996–1999), 4 times All-Pro (1993, 1996, 1997, 1999), "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year (1997), NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. All these accomplishments were deserved as his career NFL statistics amounted to 1,586 tackles, 21 sacks and 12 interceptions. As a team leader and his ability to coach other players it lead him to a new step in his career in football as a coach.

Hardy has also coached at the NFL, college and high school levels. He is now the Linebacker's coach for Elite Athletes TV.

You can find all of his programs, videos, and workouts at https://www.eliteathletestv.com/ .
Linebacker Training with Hardy Nickerson Will Improve Your Game.

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