Coach Nicholson?

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the only thing dissapointing about that is nothing on pass protection. Did any of them discuss anuthing on pass pro schemes?

Just as BlackFly stated some of the coaches did touch on Pass Pro. The one thing that I would say about this clinic is that you really need to be runing the pro type schemes in order to get much scheme wise. Regardless it is still a great clinic for any coach to attend just to pick up some ideas for drills and to listen to the great coaches speak.

ANYTHING THAT DETRACTS TIME WISE FROM GETTING YOUR CLOSE HAND PUNCH TO THE DLM'S HEART AREA, I'M AGAINST, IF IT IS HAND CLAPPING OR WHATEVER. The name of the game is to punch, get that second step down, lift them out of their socks! When they come up with a better technique than that, I'm going to it but not until. A hand clap, if instantaneous, still detracts from the premise stated in getting the hands to the DLM as EXPEDIENTLY as possible. IMO, as always.

Coach Easton

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Originally posted by: TIGER ONE
ANYTHING THAT DETRACTS TIME WISE FROM GETTING YOUR CLOSE HAND PUNCH TO THE DLM'S HEART AREA, I'M AGAINST, IF IT IS HAND CLAPPING OR WHATEVER. The name of the game is to punch, get that second step down, lift them out of their socks! When they come up with a better technique than that, I'm going to it but not until. A hand clap, if instantaneous, still detracts from the premise stated in getting the hands to the DLM as EXPEDIENTLY as possible. IMO, as always.

Coach Easton

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JC;

Typically on the first step most guys are winding the hands or elbows back to the hips. Instead he's got them clapping their hands ON the first step - it's VERY quick. It isn't a solid clap - but a clap that has the hands going forward and into the center of the chest. If you try it from a stance you'll see the the hands actually have less distance to move than if you're winding them. Kel_Coach is 100% right on when he says it keeps those hands together.

Coach Bollman also wasn't set as far back from the ball as some are - he's also getting the hips ahead of the feet on that first step as well. His reasons were quicker, harder charging DL.

The idea was to get the hand close together and on the man QUICK. He wants them getting that near/playside arm of the defender with one hand, and targetting the biceps elbow area. This does make it very hard to get off the block.

Now... I'm not 100% sold on the idea - it was interesting and something we're going to try during spring. He showed some practice and game cuts - and some of his guys who've gone on to NFL careers were doing it IN GAMES. OSU (despite being a UM fan) has also had a pretty good record of running the ball since he's been there - and they ain't complicated.

Kel_Coach: I'm in the process of typing up my notes from that evening - when I do I will send the Bollman notes I took along to you via a PM. I can tell you his first step is a short lateral step.

Wolverine55;

I agree... as I said I am not 100% sold on the idea - it is an interesting point though. We are going to investigate it during spring - I think it'll help focus the hands inside.

Alot of coaches aren't doing the 'full' wind up now anyways. I've seen alot of stuff recently where it's just the elbows going back to the hips and not the hands. That is essentially what you're doing if you clap your hands right away from a stance - you're still getting power, and your hands would be getting to the target QUICKER than in a full wind-up.

A couple other things to consider:

1) He has his line close to the ball in alot of cases.

2) This was a response to penetrating hard charging DL that crowd the ball

So the collision point was occuring BEFORE the 2nd step.

Another thing to consider is that it becomes harder to push off a DL if he's made contact with his hands in your chest before you have. Strength may very well be an issue with HS kids as well... although quicker hand and control might help to aleviate that.

Coach Bollman was also preaching the CONTROL of the defenders near arm at the elbow bicep area. I can tell you that is does make it awfully hard to beat an OL if they have your inside arm pinned - about the only thing you can do is spin off it.

As I said... an interesting wrinkle, and its another way of skinnin' the cat.

On another note coach (wolverine55).... were you at the SHG spread gun clinic last month? If so drop me a PM please...