Thethree-cone drill,3-cone drill orL-drill is a test performed byAmerican football players. It is primarily run to evaluate the agility, quickness and fluidity of movement of players byscouts. It is most commonly seen at theNFL Combine in preparation for theNFL draft but is also an important measurement forcollegiaterecruiting. While not as highly regarded a test as the40-yard dash, it is still an important measure used by team personnel to compare players. It is especially pertinent in the evaluation ofpass rushers who must be able to maintain acceleration while working aroundoffensive line players.[1] The drill was invented by football scoutC. O. Brocato.[2]
Three cones are placed five yards apart from each other forming aright angle. The athlete starts with one hand down on the ground and runs to the middle cone and touches it. The player then reverses direction back to the starting cone and touches it. The athlete reverses direction again but this time runs around the outside of the middle cone on the way to the far cone running around it in figure eight fashion on his way back around the outside of the middle cornering cone. Athletes are timed for this whole procedure. This drill is primarily used to determine a player'sagility.[3]
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