Post by Coach Campbell on Mar 5, 2006 18:45:16 GMT
By: Coach Berner
Offensive Line Play
You must have a good understanding of the basic defensive alignments so that you can recognize them immediately. You must be prepared to anticipate which defenses (alignment, charges, and blitzes) are used. You must know the situations in which they most frequently occur. You must also know which situations will require a check off to another play, as well as plays that will be checked to. Based on past experiences and from viewing game films, we will agree on the best method of approaching each situation and defensive man.
I. Fundamental Position:
a. This is a crouched position with elbows on your knees, feet spread shoulder width, and pointed straight ahead. From the fundamental position, you should be able to move forward or backward or left or right with equal ease. We will assume this position at the line of scrimmage. Be in good balance to go quickly without false-stepping when the play is called on "first sound" up.
II. Stances:
a. Take comfortable position with your feet nearly parallels, approximately shoulder width, pointed straight ahead, and, in alignment with your knees.
b. Your feet shoulder be aligned heel to toe to allow you to step first with either foot, every technique you use is based on your ability to step with the near foot.
c. Weight should be evenly distributed on the balls of your feet, with the tail raised until your back is parallel to the ground.
d. Extended fingers of the hand, on the same side as the rear foot, place on the ground with very little weight distributed on them
e. Head up, bowed neck, and eyes should point straight ahead (be able to lock up field).
f. The stance may be altered slightly to allow for individual physical differences.
g. Keep your stance constant, be able to make all the necessary movements from on stance. Defensive men are constantly alert for anyone ‘tipping’ the plays from their stance.
h. We will alter the stance on short yardage and goal line situations by dropping one foot back further and placing more weight on the hand.
III. General Blocking Principals:
a. Head priority, on each running play, you will be given a head priority, which indicates the target spot where your head should end up. (this head priority is designed to give you the leverage to force the defender to take the long pursuit angle to the ball carrier.
b. Cylinder approaches. Consider the defensive man to be cylindrical. Aim your head and the path of your momentum on a line through the ‘axis’ of the man. This puts your head in the middle of what he presents to you (it may not always be the front of his jersey) The precise angle that you take has many variables (the play called, his alignment, charge, etc.).
Offensive Line Play
You must have a good understanding of the basic defensive alignments so that you can recognize them immediately. You must be prepared to anticipate which defenses (alignment, charges, and blitzes) are used. You must know the situations in which they most frequently occur. You must also know which situations will require a check off to another play, as well as plays that will be checked to. Based on past experiences and from viewing game films, we will agree on the best method of approaching each situation and defensive man.
I. Fundamental Position:
a. This is a crouched position with elbows on your knees, feet spread shoulder width, and pointed straight ahead. From the fundamental position, you should be able to move forward or backward or left or right with equal ease. We will assume this position at the line of scrimmage. Be in good balance to go quickly without false-stepping when the play is called on "first sound" up.
II. Stances:
a. Take comfortable position with your feet nearly parallels, approximately shoulder width, pointed straight ahead, and, in alignment with your knees.
b. Your feet shoulder be aligned heel to toe to allow you to step first with either foot, every technique you use is based on your ability to step with the near foot.
c. Weight should be evenly distributed on the balls of your feet, with the tail raised until your back is parallel to the ground.
d. Extended fingers of the hand, on the same side as the rear foot, place on the ground with very little weight distributed on them
e. Head up, bowed neck, and eyes should point straight ahead (be able to lock up field).
f. The stance may be altered slightly to allow for individual physical differences.
g. Keep your stance constant, be able to make all the necessary movements from on stance. Defensive men are constantly alert for anyone ‘tipping’ the plays from their stance.
h. We will alter the stance on short yardage and goal line situations by dropping one foot back further and placing more weight on the hand.
III. General Blocking Principals:
a. Head priority, on each running play, you will be given a head priority, which indicates the target spot where your head should end up. (this head priority is designed to give you the leverage to force the defender to take the long pursuit angle to the ball carrier.
b. Cylinder approaches. Consider the defensive man to be cylindrical. Aim your head and the path of your momentum on a line through the ‘axis’ of the man. This puts your head in the middle of what he presents to you (it may not always be the front of his jersey) The precise angle that you take has many variables (the play called, his alignment, charge, etc.).