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georgiapride Member Posts: 92	Staying Low Oct 12, 2007 21:45:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by georgiapride on Oct 12, 2007 21:45:01 GMT Out 8th grade kid's are having a hard time getting low and finishing there block's. Coaches, can you please give me some ideas on how I can better teach this when you are sledless, and shuteless.

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I used to stand in front of the lineman and as they went through the various drills I simply stood in front of them with my arms to my side and my palms turned down and out at my hips. I told them that everytime they went above my hands it was "drop and give me 10". Necessity is the mother of invention and when your at a program that has no funds you learn to make do in a hurry! I stood about 2 feet in front of the front line and had an assistant stand at about 6 feet directly behind me in the same posture as me. The instructions for the push ups were the same. Always worked fine for me.

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georgiapride Member Posts: 92	Staying Low Oct 13, 2007 23:50:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by georgiapride on Oct 13, 2007 23:50:24 GMT Coach, would this also help with explosition and staying on block's to the finish? My kid's like to hit and then look back to watch the RB's.

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Staying Low Oct 14, 2007 7:30:44 GMT

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Players MUST be taught how to "FINISH" a play (IE: go to the whistle) in PRACTICE. Set up all your drills that they must "FINISH UNTIL THEY HEAR A WHISTLE". We let ALL blocking drills in practice go 6 seconds before the coach blows the whistle - THIS HELPS!

Tell them that God gave them ears so that they might HEAR a whistle! Also tell them that if they become spectators BEFORE the whistle - you will charge them admission to the game!

Saw a moving recent clip on TV about the major college player who is totally deaf. Those who are gifted with hearing must learn to go to the whistle.

Here are two ways WE do this:

#1: THROWING DRILL (patterns vs air) - line sprints 15 yds. downfield on each pass to cover (like covering punts).

#2 RUNNING PLAY DRILL ("signal drill vs air") - RB/Line sprints 30 yds. on each play.

If any questions - PHONE!

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GEORGIA PRIDE,

The technique I outlined was meant to be utilized for making your kids stay low. I do not see how it would make them work on explosion, etc. as you ask about. Bills point about staying on the block until the whistle is absolutely a necessity! AS for turning around and watching the RB's I used to tell my guys we had enough CHEERLEADERS, I NEEDED BLOCKERS!.

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georgiapride Member Posts: 92	Staying Low Oct 14, 2007 21:26:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by georgiapride on Oct 14, 2007 21:26:31 GMT Thank's for your reply coahes!

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Post by jrkelly on Oct 25, 2007 20:32:41 GMT

I have always believed that linemen learn to push things around by pushing things around. First...the good old sled. It needs to move miles throughout the season! Next, we have kids fire through chutes (not starting inside, rather start on the far side) with a man across the chute from him with a 2x8 (or a rubber "dik" as i've heard them referred to) between his feet...the kids had to push his "defender" to the end of the board--this can get pretty fierce. In the end, create a sense of urgency and some competition in your drills.

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Staying Low Oct 26, 2007 5:52:03 GMT

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Post by Oneback on Oct 26, 2007 5:52:03 GMT

"HITTERS ARE KNEE BENDERS". If you kids keep good "power-producing angles" in the ankles, knees, & hips - you will be fine! Keep your body weight over your center of gravity. Over-extending just to get low (your pads way out in front of your feet) is no good either!

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Staying Low Oct 28, 2007 10:41:45 GMT

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Post by bronco61 on Oct 28, 2007 10:41:45 GMT

teach your kds on their first step to have their nipples on their knees what this does it makes sure they have a low postion going through the contact step and also allows them to be able have ood knees to be able to do this becuase you have to bend at the knees to be able to do this with keeping your head up in the block

leo818 Junior Member Posts: 3	Staying Low Jul 18, 2008 4:56:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by leo818 on Jul 18, 2008 4:56:10 GMT Get a couple of "water weenies" that little kids use in the pool and have managers hold them at proper height in front of a blocking dummy so the linemen must go under (in good tech.) to get contact. Cheap, non-threatening reinforcement.

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leo818,

Unless your coaching the little guys, I want my guys "threatened" on every drill and play!!! Your statement that it is a non threatening drill caught my eye. I do not mean any offense, you have your way and I have mine. I just have always adheared to the philosophy that you play as you practice and if you are not physical in practice, you won't be in a game. Welcome to the forum and keep your comments coming. We may not all agree all the time but we all respect each other's opinion, and their right to voice them here on the forum. Welcome aboard!!!

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Oneback Senior Member EMAIL: billmountjoy@yahoo.com Posts: 6,222	Staying Low Jul 18, 2008 9:52:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Oneback on Jul 18, 2008 9:52:08 GMT You can make a cheap chute. Just have them run under a rope held loosely at both ends by other players and/or coaches!
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Staying Low Jul 7, 2009 7:57:14 GMT

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Post by Yarp on Jul 7, 2009 7:57:14 GMT

Over in the UK, it has been necessary to build a lineman chute out of plastic plumbing pipe. Here are the instructions. Please Note, this is for a senior chute, so would have to be amended for junior/youth.

LINEMAN CHUTE
Step 1: B&Q (OR your local hardware store!)
Step 2: Head to the plumbing section
Step 3: look at the 1 and 1/4 inch diameter white plastic tubing
Step 4: get 6 lengths of the pipe (about 3 m's each) **EDIT** Just short of 10 feet
Step 5: get 8 push fit corner pieces & 8 push fit "T" pieces (rubber seal on the inside of the joints)
Step 6: cut lengths of the pipe (using a junior hacksaw)
4 * 35inches (90cm). put a corner at the bottom & a "T" at the top (pic1)
4 * 59inches (150cm). form two rectangles with the previous pieces (pic2)
4 * 20 inches (50cm)
2* 5 inches (13cm)
form 2 of the pieces shown (by pic3) the width of the frame
2 * 10 inches (makes the lower gate)
2 * 20 inches (makes the higher gate)
finally 2 * ? (whatever fits your chute) to go the length of the chute

Sorry, don't have the pics, but the final plastic version looks exactly like the metal version pictured here: Lineman Chute from Amazon.com

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Post by georgiapride on Oct 12, 2007 21:45:01 GMT

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Post by TIGER ONE on Oct 14, 2007 8:15:42 GMT

Post by georgiapride on Oct 14, 2007 21:26:31 GMT

Post by jrkelly on Oct 25, 2007 20:32:41 GMT

Post by Oneback on Oct 26, 2007 5:52:03 GMT

Post by bronco61 on Oct 28, 2007 10:41:45 GMT

Post by leo818 on Jul 18, 2008 4:56:10 GMT

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Post by Yarp on Jul 7, 2009 7:57:14 GMT

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