Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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Post by defenseforhire on Mar 10, 2005 13:44:48 GMT
We are incorporating blocking rules this season. Other than throwing them a playbook, and telling them to learn it. Are there any ideas, techniques, tricks you use to help the learning curve flatten out a bit. Any help will be appreciated.
Each offense has it's OWN set of rules. Once you determine the broad SYSTEM you want to use, then you seek the advice of successful practioneers of that offense as to rules (thru visits, clinics, books, videos, etc.)!
Try to use one word descriptions on who they block.
examples: On (covered) Over (uncovered, but Lber aligned on me) Inside (block first man inside, or combo with next lineman inside) Outside (block first man outside) Pull (trap rule trap first man on or passed the center)
Your oline coach must use these terms daily with the Oline and the oline must be accountable in understanding the rules on a daily basis.
JD
"Your work ethic determines your future" Boyd Eply
We use a man-to-man scheme with a numbering system as the basis for all of our blocking. We number everyone begining at the center and working our way out. For example, in a 5-2 the nose would be 0 the linebackers would both be 1, DTs are 2, DEs 3. In any stack situation the man closest to the LOS has the lower number. Our center calls out and points at who our 0 or 1s are on each play. If there is no one on or over the center, as in a 4-4 there is no 0 man. The blocking assignments are as follows.
C blocks 0 or backside 1 (if there is no 0) G blocks 1 T blocks 2 TE blocks 3
In addition to this we also have various calls that will alter our blocking. For example we might call a play that includes an ISO on a linebacker. Whomever is responsible for the LB then has a double team. There are many variations that can happen and calls that can be made (in fact, it rarely works out exactly as explained above) but when we talk about our blocking we always go back to the numbering system.
I also have used a system similar to what JD mentions. We called it GOL (Gap, On, Linebacker). If there is anyone in your inside gap block them, if not block the man on you, if neither of these exist block a linebacker. I think people are very successful with this, but I wasn't. It was someone else's plan and I didn't really buy into or understand the nuances of it and the adjustments that needed to be made. I was also new to coaching and foolish enough to think that you could have a rule that had no exceptions.
As with anything you have to believe in it and know how to teach it.
we teach the kids how to base block , scoop block, gap block, down block and rip to LB. We also teach the center a block called a back or away block. So when we teach them a play, we tell them to consider these concepts. We also ask them to consider the first and second DL outside the center. We always label them 1 and 2. The we apply rules
For example the midline:
PST - #2 PSG - Gap, LB C - Base - Away - LB BSG - scoop BST - scoop
For example - the belly
PST - #2 PST - #1 C - Base - Away-LB BSG - scoop BST - scoop
During the summer and 2-a-day sessions, we challenge our offense againt multiple fronts so that they can learn how to adust come friday night. We will begin the first practice against a bas 5-2, and by the next day we are blocking the 5-2, variations of the 4-3, etc. I do not wait until a game week to prepare for a specific defense. Prepare for these fronts in pre-season. On that note, our defense will prepare against the spread, the wing-t, the run and shoot, the I, etc.