Bags or no bags

i agree with mbkcoach, you need to have your linemen get used to getting their hands inside and hitting with 3 points (stick their face in the fan). this is a key concept of blocking, and it needs to be worked whenever possible. in my own personal experiences, about half the time that i lost a block was because i didn't get my hands inside. it needs to be worked so much that it becomes second nature. so no bags is what i say.

LOU,

Much prefer live blocking dummies! HOWEVER, as the season wears on and the bumps and bruises suffered by all linemen began to pile up, I went to DL's using hand shields two of the practice days of the week. Just my way.

Coach Easton

Bill,

Point well made! I always found that the bag holders were trying more to get out of the way than anything else! Every now and again we would get a kid who really knew how to use the bag for a battering ram and he would get real pleasure by administering a lick with it! Thats when the injuries occur. I rode pretty good herd on them, but secretly wished they were all like that! FOOTBALL IS A PHYSICAL GAME.

Coach Easton