Linemen Terms and Discriptive words

Cross Your Face This term describes a defender working to cross the face of an offensive blocker after contact has been made.

E.M.L.O.S. Stands for End Man on the Line Of Scrimmage.

Near Ear Rule The near ear rule pertains to where an offensive lineman places his helmet on all inside running plays. In other words an offensive lineman will locate the nearest ear of a down linemen and use this as a landmark for his helmet placement.

Part The Sea Descriptive term used to describe the blocking scheme for the ISO. All blocks at the point of attack for the ISO play should rotate away using the near ear rule.

Dime package - six DB's or cover defendersin the game. Coach CAmpbell

Level Two Defender - Any defender at Linebacker or invert position off the L.O.S. - Coach CAmpbell

CUT BLOCK - DESIGNED TO IMPACT DLM AT OR JUST ABOVE THE KNEE BY THE OLM. IT IS A LEGAL BLOCKING TECHNIQUE

CHOP BLOCK - ILLLEGAL ACTION OF ONE DLM HOLDING UP AND OLM WHILE HIS ADJACENT TEAM MATE CUTS HIM. VERY DANGEROUS AND CAREER ENDING INJURIES HAVE RESULTED IN THIS BLOCK BEING MADE!

Coach Easton

Key thing to remember when teaching offensive linemen to pass protect is not to alllow their shoulders out of parallel of the defender. Coach CAmpbell

DRIVE BLOCK-(STEP DIRECTLY TO DLM WHILE PUNCHING DIRECTLY WITH CLOSE HAND SPREAD UNDER THE BREAST PLATE, GRAB CLOTH WITH THUMBS UP AND LIFT DLM RIGHT OUT OF HIS SOCKS!)- DBLE TEAM BLOCK- ( TWO OLM GET HIP TO HIP AND DRIVE BLOCK THE OLM) COMBO BLOCK-
( ONE OLM HITS DLM AT ABOUT BOTTOM OF NUMBERS AND OTHER OLM HITS HIGH UP ON THE DLM (WE CALL IT CHIPPING) AND SLIDES TO SECOND LEVEL DEFENDER (LINEBACKERS). SOME COACHES USE THESE TERMS INTERCHANGEABLY BUT IN MY TRAINING I WAS TAUGHT THE LISTED DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO BLOCKS. REACH BLOCK- (STEP RIGHT OR LEFT TOWARD DLM AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE) FOLD BLOCK-
( ONE OLM REACHES DLM WHILE ADJACENT OLM STEPS AROUND AND BLOCKS SECOND LEVEL DEFENDER (LB). THESE ARE THE DESCRIPTIVE TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE MOST COMMON BLOCKS USED BY THE OLM.

Coach Easton