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Hip Drive and Rip on a Shield
Bags level: from a fit, drive your hips and rip your arms up through a shield.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Start in a fit with your shoulder on the shield and your head to the side.
Core: Jogs. Beat your own run of balanced stances.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- You and a partner
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Hand shield, partner, coach
- Level · skill
- Developing · Safe Tackling
The steps
How it works
- Start in a fit with your shoulder on the shield and your head to the side.
- Your partner holds the shield firmly.
- On the call, shoot your hips and rip your arms up, moving the shield 1 yard.
- Do 8 each shoulder.
Coaching point
Hips through, eyes up.
Safety: Only with a coach, in a helmet and pads. Hit the pad with your shoulder and hands, head up and to the side, never your helmet. The holder gives resistance, not a collision.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (partner walks), Core (jogs), More (changes direction). Beat your own run of balanced stances.
Story
You are a shadow that stays right in front of its owner.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own run of balanced stances. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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