Teaching Football Skills Using Plyometrics in Football Training Butt Kicks Butt kicks are a universal drill throughout sport. They are a great drill used in football training to help athletes develop those fast twitch muscles needed for the constant starting, stopping, pivoting and turning required in football. While doing butt kicks, the back is straight with a slight forward body lean. The body lean is natural as the player would assume while running. Remember, arms are legs higher up. Encourage your athletes to keep pumping and driving them throughout the drill. Emphasize quickness in bringing the heels to the buttocks, not in moving up the football field. You can even have your athletes practice the drill while stationary and add movement once they have mastered it to the best of their ability. 44 Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004