Panthers Youth Football Camps, Skills and Drills Clinics & Pre-Season Practices

One thing that differentiates Greater Cleveland Football Association from other youth football leagues is that our league allows teams to conduct 20 hours worth of pre-season football practice before the regular season starts. Each year is different but our pre-season clinics typically include: 

Skills Clinics

Combine Clinic, athletes will be put through a series of drills that will test their speed, agility, strength, and football skills.

Defensive Skills & Tackling Clinic, athletes will learn the various techniques for each defensive position; defensive tackle, defensive end, linebacker, corner back, and safety. Athletes will be to taught the fundamentals of shoulder leverage tackling along with the proper techniques of the angle tackle and profile tackle. Athletes will also be taught how to take proper angles of pursuit and maintain outside leverage.

Offensive Skills & Blocking Clinic, athletes will be taught the fundamentals and techniques required to play each of the offensive skill positions QB, RB, WR/TE. Athletes will be taught the fundamentals and proper techniques for the various blocks in football (drive block, angle block, reach block, pulling block, stock block, double team block, kick out block) backs and receivers will be taught how to block in space and take proper angles.

Clinics are FREE