Post by Oneback on Apr 28, 2005 21:36:38 GMT
Have been asked by a few people on the site about the rules AND techniques on the Onebac "COUNTER" This is how we do it. I am sure there are better ways!
Using this formation as an example:
X--------------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
-------------------H-------Q--------------------------Z
----------------------------R
I. RULES:
COUNTER/POWER BLOCKING RULES:
PLAYSIDE (ALL) = A) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE IS UNCOVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON YOU TO THE BACKSIDE LB. B) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMATE IS COVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON HIM TO THE BACKSIDE LB. NOTE: GAP BLOCK VS. "SOLID LOOK".
CENTER = 1ST MAN ON LOS OFFSIDE
OFFSIDE GUARD = A) COUNTER = TRAP EMLOS; B) POWER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB
OFFSIDE TACKLE = SQUEEZE B GAP & HINGE ON EDGE RUSHER
H = A) COUNTER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB; B) POWER = TRAP (KICK) EMLOS
II. TECHNIQUES (FUN PLAY TO TEACH - BUT TAKES TIME - WELL WORTH IT WHEN YOU GET THE RESULTS).
BLOCKING TECHNIQUES ON COUNTER
A) ALL DOUBLE TEAMS ON PLAYSIDE (TE & ON T; ON T & ON G)
1. OUTSIDE BLOCKER = TAKE A FLAT LATERAL GAP STEP WITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT, KEEPING THE SHOULDERS SQUARE. AIM FOR NEAR HIP OF DLM WITH YOUR HEAD ON HIS DOWNFIELD SIDE. THINK OF BLOCKING THE DLM AND IF HE STAYS HEAD UP OR OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE, HE IS YOU MAN — PERIOD! IF THE DLM DISAPPEARS ACROSS THE FACE OF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE, GO TO THE SECOND LEVEL AND "BUILD THE WALL" TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE. IF YOU GET A SHOT AT THE PLAYSIDE Lber — TAKE IT, BUT DON'T VARY OFF COURSE TO CHASE THE PLAYSIDE Lber, BECAUSE THE BACKSIDE Lber IS THE MAN THAT KILLS THE PLAY (IF YOU HIT THE PLAYSIDE Lber AND START LOSING HIM — LET HIM GO, AND CONTINUE TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE). THIS IS A VERY "DISCIPLINED TECHNIQUE". YOU AND YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE ARE WORKING TOGETHER — BOTH YOU ARE BLOCKING GAP — UPSTREAM (FROM THE DLM TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE).
2. INSIDE BLOCKER = TAKE A FLAT LATERAL GAP STEP WITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT, KEEPING THE SHOULDERS SQUARE, AND STRIKE THE INSIDE BREASTPLATE OF THE DLM WITH YOUR OUTSIDE HAND — SPLITTING HIS CROTCH WITH YOUR SECOND STEP WITH YOUR OUTSIDE FOOT ("GET A LITTLE BITE" TO HELP YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE). YOUR EYES MUST GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE INSIDE AS YOU WORK UPFIELD TO "BUILD THE WALL" TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE (BE ALERT FOR PLAYSIDE Lber RUNNING THRU THE GAP TO YOUR INSIDE AS YOU GO FOR FIRST Lber OFFSIDE). IF THE DLM COMES INSIDE, YOU MUST LOCK ONTO HIM, AND YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE WILL "BUILD THE WALL" AT THE SECOND LEVEL. YOU AND YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE ARE WORKING TOGETHER — BOTH OF YOU ARE BLOCKING GAP — UPSTREAM (FROM THE DLM TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE).
NOTE: IF "GAP" CALL MADE PLAYSIDE — EVERYONE BLOCKING A DLM ALONE MUST GET A "BIGGER BITE" ON THE DLM (YOU MAY NEED TO DRIVE YOUR HELMET ACROSS IN FRONT OF HIM AND USE THE FAR SHOULDER IF HE IS A "PENETRATOR").
B) CENTER = BLOCK BACK ON THE FIRST MAN ON L.O.S. AWAY FROM POINT OF ATTACK (BE ALERT FOR Lber RUN THRU — OR NOSE CROSSING YOUR FACE TO OFFSIDE.
C) OFF GUARD = PULL THRU THE FOOTBALL. THERE IS NO READ, TRAP THE E.M.L.O.S. ("DIG HIM OUT"). IF HE GETS LOST INSIDE, IT BECOMES A NATURAL "LOG". DON'T THINK "LOG", THINK KICK HIM OUT!
D) "H" (OR OFF TACKLE) = PULL ONE YARD DEEPER, AND ON THE HIP OF THE OFF GUARD. TURN UP HUGGING THE DOUBLE TEAM AND LOOK OVER YOUR INSIDE SHOULDER FOR THE PLAYSIDE Lber. LEAD THRU AND DON'T SLOW DOWN (IF PLAYSIDE Lber RUNS THRU, TRAP HIM).
E) OFF TACKLE (OR "H") = STEP TO B GAP USING A HAND WHAM ON ANYTHING THERE (TO BUY TIME FOR THE CENTER), THEN HINGE BACK ON EDGE RUSHER.
F) WR's = BLOCK THE SAFETIES!
G) QB = COME BACK TO 5 O'CLOCK ON COUNTER LEFT, AND 7 O;CLOCK ON COUNTER RIGHT. AFTER HANDOFF, FAKE BOOT AWAY FROM P.O.A.
H) RB = TAKE A LATERAL (HEAVY) JAB OPPOSITE POINT OF ATTACK. LOOK THE Lbers OFF AWAY FROM THE P.O.A. HIT DOWNHILL FOR THE BUTT OF THE ON G, AND GET ON THE HIP OF THE WRAPPING "H". FOLLOW HIS BLOCK.
Using this formation as an example:
X--------------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
-------------------H-------Q--------------------------Z
----------------------------R
I. RULES:
COUNTER/POWER BLOCKING RULES:
PLAYSIDE (ALL) = A) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE IS UNCOVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON YOU TO THE BACKSIDE LB. B) IF YOUR INSIDE TEAMATE IS COVERED — COMBO WITH YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE FROM THE MAN ON HIM TO THE BACKSIDE LB. NOTE: GAP BLOCK VS. "SOLID LOOK".
CENTER = 1ST MAN ON LOS OFFSIDE
OFFSIDE GUARD = A) COUNTER = TRAP EMLOS; B) POWER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB
OFFSIDE TACKLE = SQUEEZE B GAP & HINGE ON EDGE RUSHER
H = A) COUNTER = LEAD THRU ON PLAYSIDE LB; B) POWER = TRAP (KICK) EMLOS
II. TECHNIQUES (FUN PLAY TO TEACH - BUT TAKES TIME - WELL WORTH IT WHEN YOU GET THE RESULTS).
BLOCKING TECHNIQUES ON COUNTER
A) ALL DOUBLE TEAMS ON PLAYSIDE (TE & ON T; ON T & ON G)
1. OUTSIDE BLOCKER = TAKE A FLAT LATERAL GAP STEP WITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT, KEEPING THE SHOULDERS SQUARE. AIM FOR NEAR HIP OF DLM WITH YOUR HEAD ON HIS DOWNFIELD SIDE. THINK OF BLOCKING THE DLM AND IF HE STAYS HEAD UP OR OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE, HE IS YOU MAN — PERIOD! IF THE DLM DISAPPEARS ACROSS THE FACE OF YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE, GO TO THE SECOND LEVEL AND "BUILD THE WALL" TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE. IF YOU GET A SHOT AT THE PLAYSIDE Lber — TAKE IT, BUT DON'T VARY OFF COURSE TO CHASE THE PLAYSIDE Lber, BECAUSE THE BACKSIDE Lber IS THE MAN THAT KILLS THE PLAY (IF YOU HIT THE PLAYSIDE Lber AND START LOSING HIM — LET HIM GO, AND CONTINUE TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE). THIS IS A VERY "DISCIPLINED TECHNIQUE". YOU AND YOUR INSIDE TEAMMATE ARE WORKING TOGETHER — BOTH YOU ARE BLOCKING GAP — UPSTREAM (FROM THE DLM TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE).
2. INSIDE BLOCKER = TAKE A FLAT LATERAL GAP STEP WITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT, KEEPING THE SHOULDERS SQUARE, AND STRIKE THE INSIDE BREASTPLATE OF THE DLM WITH YOUR OUTSIDE HAND — SPLITTING HIS CROTCH WITH YOUR SECOND STEP WITH YOUR OUTSIDE FOOT ("GET A LITTLE BITE" TO HELP YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE). YOUR EYES MUST GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE INSIDE AS YOU WORK UPFIELD TO "BUILD THE WALL" TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE (BE ALERT FOR PLAYSIDE Lber RUNNING THRU THE GAP TO YOUR INSIDE AS YOU GO FOR FIRST Lber OFFSIDE). IF THE DLM COMES INSIDE, YOU MUST LOCK ONTO HIM, AND YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE WILL "BUILD THE WALL" AT THE SECOND LEVEL. YOU AND YOUR OUTSIDE TEAMMATE ARE WORKING TOGETHER — BOTH OF YOU ARE BLOCKING GAP — UPSTREAM (FROM THE DLM TO THE FIRST Lber OFFSIDE).
NOTE: IF "GAP" CALL MADE PLAYSIDE — EVERYONE BLOCKING A DLM ALONE MUST GET A "BIGGER BITE" ON THE DLM (YOU MAY NEED TO DRIVE YOUR HELMET ACROSS IN FRONT OF HIM AND USE THE FAR SHOULDER IF HE IS A "PENETRATOR").
B) CENTER = BLOCK BACK ON THE FIRST MAN ON L.O.S. AWAY FROM POINT OF ATTACK (BE ALERT FOR Lber RUN THRU — OR NOSE CROSSING YOUR FACE TO OFFSIDE.
C) OFF GUARD = PULL THRU THE FOOTBALL. THERE IS NO READ, TRAP THE E.M.L.O.S. ("DIG HIM OUT"). IF HE GETS LOST INSIDE, IT BECOMES A NATURAL "LOG". DON'T THINK "LOG", THINK KICK HIM OUT!
D) "H" (OR OFF TACKLE) = PULL ONE YARD DEEPER, AND ON THE HIP OF THE OFF GUARD. TURN UP HUGGING THE DOUBLE TEAM AND LOOK OVER YOUR INSIDE SHOULDER FOR THE PLAYSIDE Lber. LEAD THRU AND DON'T SLOW DOWN (IF PLAYSIDE Lber RUNS THRU, TRAP HIM).
E) OFF TACKLE (OR "H") = STEP TO B GAP USING A HAND WHAM ON ANYTHING THERE (TO BUY TIME FOR THE CENTER), THEN HINGE BACK ON EDGE RUSHER.
F) WR's = BLOCK THE SAFETIES!
G) QB = COME BACK TO 5 O'CLOCK ON COUNTER LEFT, AND 7 O;CLOCK ON COUNTER RIGHT. AFTER HANDOFF, FAKE BOOT AWAY FROM P.O.A.
H) RB = TAKE A LATERAL (HEAVY) JAB OPPOSITE POINT OF ATTACK. LOOK THE Lbers OFF AWAY FROM THE P.O.A. HIT DOWNHILL FOR THE BUTT OF THE ON G, AND GET ON THE HIP OF THE WRAPPING "H". FOLLOW HIS BLOCK.