The approach drill is getting attention across the country as one of the top tackling drills in football. In the approach drill athletes learn how to track the near hip of a ball carrier and adjust to any moves by the ball carrier. This gives the tackler the ability to track a ball carrier over space and stay in a position to make a tackle regardless of what he does. 

To set up the drill all you need is four cones spaced out in a 10- by 10-yard square. The players should align with the ball carrier on one cone and the tackler on the cone that is next to them.

To execute the drill the ball carrier will run across the line towards the cone at about 50 percent. While the ball carrier is running at the cone, across the square, the defender should be closing in on him.