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Definitions and Terms for Implementing and Coaching the Offensive line
The following word base below are terms and definitions that can be used to implement terms that can reinforce and motivate actions by your athletes. The terms and definitions below are used throughout this book to assist you in understanding how many of the techniques and schemes are explained and taught.
The word "Base" is an alert word used in a one - on - one blocking situation and you have no combo responsibility. Any combination block such as ACE, DEUCE and TREY alerts that two adjacent linemen will be working in combo with each other looking for a down lineman and linebacker combination.
Anchor - Term used for the drop step placement of the outside foot in pass protections on straight drop back passing schemes. Set the anchor helps to slow any type of up field bull rushes by defenders. Setting the anchor in pass protection creates the stagger in the base of offensive linemen.
Backside - Backside terminology pertains to any action opposite the direction of the play being run.
Base Block - One-on-one block between an offensive player and a defensive player.
Be Part of the Tackle: Always stick to the defender, using all your fundamentals and techniques. Never find yourself on the ground
Big Eyes - Get the eyes big when drive blocking a defender with the initial punch
Block with Frame - Pass blocking that puts the offensive lineman between the defender and the quarterback.
Build the Wall - Use this term with your offensive linemen when you want them all working at the same level or when working a combo to create cut-off zones versus scraping linebackers.
Bury - In pass protection working to the half man advantage inside vs a gap defender. Get your body across the down defender, helmet to the inside ear.
Charlie – Alert for cross block by two adjacent linemen.
Circle the Wagons 8 & 9’s - Circle the wagons is a descriptive term used for Jet, Toss running plays that go outside and for the sprint out passing game. Circle the wagons Intel's the full reach by an offensive lineman using drop step crossover footwork. This term alerts the offensive linemen to drop step their play side foot while working to rip their backside arm through the play side jersey number of the defender.
Counter Rotate 4's & 5's - Used when blocking any ISO or Belly ISO play / Part the Sea
Create the “W” – Describes how an offensive lineman when pass setting will punch with his hands. Offensive linemen will want to deliver their punch by bringing their thumbs together and this happens by turning the thumbs up which in turn will drop their elbows which makes it easier to punch up through the defender’s numbers.
Cross-Over Step - Is the second step taken by an offensive lineman in all fast or full zone plays. Used to get to the play side jersey number of a defender to cut him off from making plays. Used to stretch a defender.
Cross Your Face - This term describes a defender working to cross the face of an offensive blocker after contact has been made.
Don't Allow Your Chin Over your Toes - Term used to describe to much weight rolled forward when run blocking, you'll end up on your chin. You will not be able to react to movement by a defender when you have to much weight forward.
Double Team - Combination block by any two adjacent blockers. A double team is accomplished against a down defender with no second level linebacker responsibility.
Down Call - An alert used in pass protection. Whenever a Running Back stays in and blocks in the straight dropback schemes, he will follow the Lucy (Lt.) or Ricky (Rt.) call and double read playside from the inside linebacker to an outside invert. A “Down” alert is used on the side in which the Running back is aligned. Whenever a linebacker on the callside walks up into the LOS, any offensive linemen who has the linebacker walked up on his inside can give a “Down” call which pulls the protection inside and now puts the back blocking the end man on the line of scrimmage.
Drop Step Cross Over Rip Through: “Circle the Wagons” This phrase applies to a full zone scheme when trying to get the ball outside, on a running play. The offensive lineman will drop step according to the shade of the defender. The wider the shade the deeper the drop step.
Duck Walk - A technique that refers to an offensive lineman's foot position with heels turned in and toes slightly turned out. Duck walk is also a drill.
E.M.L.O.S. - Stands for End Man on the Line of Scrimmage.
Fold Block - Used to gain a blocking advantage by any two offensive linemen working an ace, deuce or trey combination. Used with the "Jack" and "Jill" alert.
From Low to High: Term used for run blocking. Starts with good low shoulder level, working into the defender and gradually rising into the defender. Use your base for power. Heels in toes out.
Front Door / Back Door: This expression is used to describe possible shades that defenders will play through. If a defender is on the front side of a combination block, he is considered a front door player. If a defender is playing on an inside shade of the outer most blocker, he is considered a back-door player.
Frontside - Refers to the side the ball is being run or thrown too.
"G" Scheme - Blocking scheme that requires the playside guard to pull frontside.
Gain Depth to Gain Vision - Phrase used for the second puller on counters as he looks for his linebacker assignment
Get Hippo - Two adjacent blockers getting hip to hip
Get off! Ability to accelerate off the L.O.S. using proper technique.
Half Man Advantage: Term used to explain proper positioning in pass pro. Always work from an inside out position on the defender take the 1/2-man advantage, make the defender pass rush you from the outside not from the inside. Used in drop back protection.
Heels in - Toes out: focus your energy on the inside of your feet, this gives you more push power.
Hit on the Rise - Make contact by rolling the hips through the defender. Hit on the rise, head-up, bull
the neck with shoulders opposite the punch.
Influence - Action used by an offensive to encourage a defender to react to his block or movement.
Kick Step or Kick Slide - Pass blocking term. Short step with your back foot. The depth of the kick is determined by the width of the defender. When you kick slide always replace the step with the trail foot. Never get over extended. The second step is a slide step, don't pick it up off the ground. Maintain a good base.
Level One Defenders - Refers to the defensive down linemen or those defenders aligned on the line of scrimmage.
Level Two Defenders - Refers to the second level defenders located behind defensive front on the line of scrimmage (linebackers, inverts)
Long Call - An alert used in the trapping game that tells the puller the location of the down defender being trapped. The black alert is made by any offensive lineman playside. The black alert is made to signal to the puller that he will be trapping a 5 technique.
L.O.S. - Line of scrimmage
Look up Thru the Window: The window is the positioning of the hands in pass pro. Bring the two thumbs together forming creating the “W”. When punching a defender on pass rush look up thru the window, this will help in keeping the butt down.
Openside - Side of the offense that does not have a Tight End next to an offensive tackle.
Part the Sea - Descriptive term used to describe the blocking scheme for the ISO. All blocks at the point of attack for the ISO play should counter rotate away using the near ear rule.
Pick'in Grass (Show Me the Grass) - Technique used by offensive linemen to keep from dragging their backside shoulder on inside releases (veer, Midline)
Piggyback: Term used to describe the position on combination blocks the trail blocker (uncovered lineman) works for in conjunction the lead blocker. The trail lineman works to an outside position up and behind the lead blocker.
Playside - The side of the offensive formation that the ball is being run or passed.
Proper Point of Aim - Must understand the play and where it is going. Always take the proper step in the direction you are going (no false steps).
Punch and Run: Explains pad control. Once pad control has been established, move your feet maintaining a great base. Finish the block, run the defender, get him on his heels.
Punch up Thru the Window: Punch up thru the window from low to high up and thru the top of the defender’s numbers.
Sift Block - Is an inside chip off to a second level defender by an offensive lineman. Example would be a backside tackle chipping through the inside shoulder of a defensive end to an outside invert. A sift block slows the charge of the down defender and influences his movement.
Quick Draw - Term used to describe quick placement of the hands to the chest of the defender. It's the person who can get his hands on the other the fastest that wins.
Run Through: A linebacker stunting. Must prevent linebackers from running through combination blocks. Can prevent run throughs by keeping the head up.
Shoulder Width Apart - Describes the placement of a player's feet in any given stance. Football player's feet should always be positioned shoulder width apart, never compromise your base, and never let your feet come together.
Sit Down in The Chair - Phrase used to set the hips underneath you when pass blocking.
See Your Backers - When working Ace, Deuce, or Trey combos must see your potential run through.
Soft - An alert made by the backside tackle in straight drop-back protection schemes (normally a backside tackle). Soft is a call made to alert the uncovered lineman who has double read responsibility that he can stay inside on the inside linebacker because the outside invert is off the LOS and shows no signs of coming off the back edge.
Short steps - never allow yourself to over stride (big, long, or high choppy steps). Must keep your feet
In the ground where you have power.
Show Me That It's OK - Turn the thumbs up sets the elbows down
Slanter: Defensive lineman slanting inside or outside. On combination or zone blocks the inside slanter is picked up by the trail blocker. It is important to get the head between the slanter and the P.O.A.
Step Hinge – Is a term used to explain the technique to step inside secure inside gap no linebacker shows hinge back on the first defender backside. Also, term used when stepping over on the sprint out passing plays. Whenever on the sprint out game that an offensive lineman steps playside and comes uncovered he then hinges backside for any potential blocker off the backside.
Step on Toes - Concept of coming under control (sink your butt, widen your base) once you close on a defender such as a defensive back or linebacker in the open field.
Stretched: When the defensive lineman reacts in the direction the lead blocker is tracking, the lead blocker will be stretched wider. It is OK to be stretched as long as the blocker stays square and keeps working the defender off the L.O.S. On outside zone plays it is vitally important that the blocker doesn't get flattened. If this happens, the defender will get penetration and escape to the outside into the ball carrier. The blocker must strive to stay square, maintain contact and work the defender off the L.O.S. By doing so, the ball carrier will have room to threaten the outside and read the seams
Stomp the Arches - Term used to explain the push off the inside of blockers feet, heels in toes out, push should come from the inside of the feet.
Stretch Zone - Used with all Stretch plays / Offensive linemen tracking next number over, drop step stay on track with 6 & 7’s.
Take It Back 2's & 3's - Taking scheme away from the point of attack using your near ear rule.
Track Your Backers - Adjacent blockers staying on combo while tracking their flowing Lber
Trap - Blocking scheme that pulls the backside guard or tackle across the center. The trap block is designed to block the first defender on past the center.
Tuff - An alert used by a backside tackle to tell the uncovered lineman that has a double read responsibility that a possible outside invert is up on the line of scrimmage and may possibly come hard off the back edge. Tuff tells the uncovered lineman to double read his linebacker to outside invert faster.
Uncovered - Term used to describe an uncovered lineman. In this situation no down defender over the top of him.
Use Your Eyes: The best tools an offensive lineman has are his eyes. What
you see tells your brain what to do. If your head is down, nothing goes into your brain. Eyes up, see what you strike.
Wedge - A blocking scheme that requires the offensive linemen to block down and inside especially with the quarterback sneak.
White - An alert used in trapping plays to tell the puller the location of the first defender past the center. White means short pull, the defender being trapped is either a 2 or 3 technique
Shoulder Width Apart - Describes the placement of a player's feet in any given stance. Football player's feet should always be positioned shoulder width apart, never compromise your base, and never let your feet come together.
Shoulders Parallel: In pass protection never allow a pass rusher to get his shoulder out of parallel to the blocker. The Defender is trying to make you turn your hips.
Show Your Numbers: Term used for pass blocking. To get into the correct pass blocking position, expose the numbers on your chest.
Show Me That It's OK - Turn the thumbs up sets the elbows down
The following word base below are terms and definitions that can be used to implement terms that can reinforce and motivate actions by your athletes. The terms and definitions below are used throughout this book to assist you in understanding how many of the techniques and schemes are explained and taught.
The word "Base" is an alert word used in a one - on - one blocking situation and you have no combo responsibility. Any combination block such as ACE, DEUCE and TREY alerts that two adjacent linemen will be working in combo with each other looking for a down lineman and linebacker combination.
Anchor - Term used for the drop step placement of the outside foot in pass protections on straight drop back passing schemes. Set the anchor helps to slow any type of up field bull rushes by defenders. Setting the anchor in pass protection creates the stagger in the base of offensive linemen.
Backside - Backside terminology pertains to any action opposite the direction of the play being run.
Base Block - One-on-one block between an offensive player and a defensive player.
Be Part of the Tackle: Always stick to the defender, using all your fundamentals and techniques. Never find yourself on the ground
Big Eyes - Get the eyes big when drive blocking a defender with the initial punch
Block with Frame - Pass blocking that puts the offensive lineman between the defender and the quarterback.
Build the Wall - Use this term with your offensive linemen when you want them all working at the same level or when working a combo to create cut-off zones versus scraping linebackers.
Bury - In pass protection working to the half man advantage inside vs a gap defender. Get your body across the down defender, helmet to the inside ear.
Charlie – Alert for cross block by two adjacent linemen.
Circle the Wagons 8 & 9’s - Circle the wagons is a descriptive term used for Jet, Toss running plays that go outside and for the sprint out passing game. Circle the wagons Intel's the full reach by an offensive lineman using drop step crossover footwork. This term alerts the offensive linemen to drop step their play side foot while working to rip their backside arm through the play side jersey number of the defender.
Counter Rotate 4's & 5's - Used when blocking any ISO or Belly ISO play / Part the Sea
Create the “W” – Describes how an offensive lineman when pass setting will punch with his hands. Offensive linemen will want to deliver their punch by bringing their thumbs together and this happens by turning the thumbs up which in turn will drop their elbows which makes it easier to punch up through the defender’s numbers.
Cross-Over Step - Is the second step taken by an offensive lineman in all fast or full zone plays. Used to get to the play side jersey number of a defender to cut him off from making plays. Used to stretch a defender.
Cross Your Face - This term describes a defender working to cross the face of an offensive blocker after contact has been made.
Don't Allow Your Chin Over your Toes - Term used to describe to much weight rolled forward when run blocking, you'll end up on your chin. You will not be able to react to movement by a defender when you have to much weight forward.
Double Team - Combination block by any two adjacent blockers. A double team is accomplished against a down defender with no second level linebacker responsibility.
Down Call - An alert used in pass protection. Whenever a Running Back stays in and blocks in the straight dropback schemes, he will follow the Lucy (Lt.) or Ricky (Rt.) call and double read playside from the inside linebacker to an outside invert. A “Down” alert is used on the side in which the Running back is aligned. Whenever a linebacker on the callside walks up into the LOS, any offensive linemen who has the linebacker walked up on his inside can give a “Down” call which pulls the protection inside and now puts the back blocking the end man on the line of scrimmage.
Drop Step Cross Over Rip Through: “Circle the Wagons” This phrase applies to a full zone scheme when trying to get the ball outside, on a running play. The offensive lineman will drop step according to the shade of the defender. The wider the shade the deeper the drop step.
Duck Walk - A technique that refers to an offensive lineman's foot position with heels turned in and toes slightly turned out. Duck walk is also a drill.
E.M.L.O.S. - Stands for End Man on the Line of Scrimmage.
Fold Block - Used to gain a blocking advantage by any two offensive linemen working an ace, deuce or trey combination. Used with the "Jack" and "Jill" alert.
From Low to High: Term used for run blocking. Starts with good low shoulder level, working into the defender and gradually rising into the defender. Use your base for power. Heels in toes out.
Front Door / Back Door: This expression is used to describe possible shades that defenders will play through. If a defender is on the front side of a combination block, he is considered a front door player. If a defender is playing on an inside shade of the outer most blocker, he is considered a back-door player.
Frontside - Refers to the side the ball is being run or thrown too.
"G" Scheme - Blocking scheme that requires the playside guard to pull frontside.
Gain Depth to Gain Vision - Phrase used for the second puller on counters as he looks for his linebacker assignment
Get Hippo - Two adjacent blockers getting hip to hip
Get off! Ability to accelerate off the L.O.S. using proper technique.
Half Man Advantage: Term used to explain proper positioning in pass pro. Always work from an inside out position on the defender take the 1/2-man advantage, make the defender pass rush you from the outside not from the inside. Used in drop back protection.
Heels in - Toes out: focus your energy on the inside of your feet, this gives you more push power.
Hit on the Rise - Make contact by rolling the hips through the defender. Hit on the rise, head-up, bull
the neck with shoulders opposite the punch.
Influence - Action used by an offensive to encourage a defender to react to his block or movement.
Kick Step or Kick Slide - Pass blocking term. Short step with your back foot. The depth of the kick is determined by the width of the defender. When you kick slide always replace the step with the trail foot. Never get over extended. The second step is a slide step, don't pick it up off the ground. Maintain a good base.
Level One Defenders - Refers to the defensive down linemen or those defenders aligned on the line of scrimmage.
Level Two Defenders - Refers to the second level defenders located behind defensive front on the line of scrimmage (linebackers, inverts)
Long Call - An alert used in the trapping game that tells the puller the location of the down defender being trapped. The black alert is made by any offensive lineman playside. The black alert is made to signal to the puller that he will be trapping a 5 technique.
L.O.S. - Line of scrimmage
Look up Thru the Window: The window is the positioning of the hands in pass pro. Bring the two thumbs together forming creating the “W”. When punching a defender on pass rush look up thru the window, this will help in keeping the butt down.
Openside - Side of the offense that does not have a Tight End next to an offensive tackle.
Part the Sea - Descriptive term used to describe the blocking scheme for the ISO. All blocks at the point of attack for the ISO play should counter rotate away using the near ear rule.
Pick'in Grass (Show Me the Grass) - Technique used by offensive linemen to keep from dragging their backside shoulder on inside releases (veer, Midline)
Piggyback: Term used to describe the position on combination blocks the trail blocker (uncovered lineman) works for in conjunction the lead blocker. The trail lineman works to an outside position up and behind the lead blocker.
Playside - The side of the offensive formation that the ball is being run or passed.
Proper Point of Aim - Must understand the play and where it is going. Always take the proper step in the direction you are going (no false steps).
Punch and Run: Explains pad control. Once pad control has been established, move your feet maintaining a great base. Finish the block, run the defender, get him on his heels.
Punch up Thru the Window: Punch up thru the window from low to high up and thru the top of the defender’s numbers.
Sift Block - Is an inside chip off to a second level defender by an offensive lineman. Example would be a backside tackle chipping through the inside shoulder of a defensive end to an outside invert. A sift block slows the charge of the down defender and influences his movement.
Quick Draw - Term used to describe quick placement of the hands to the chest of the defender. It's the person who can get his hands on the other the fastest that wins.
Run Through: A linebacker stunting. Must prevent linebackers from running through combination blocks. Can prevent run throughs by keeping the head up.
Shoulder Width Apart - Describes the placement of a player's feet in any given stance. Football player's feet should always be positioned shoulder width apart, never compromise your base, and never let your feet come together.
Sit Down in The Chair - Phrase used to set the hips underneath you when pass blocking.
See Your Backers - When working Ace, Deuce, or Trey combos must see your potential run through.
Soft - An alert made by the backside tackle in straight drop-back protection schemes (normally a backside tackle). Soft is a call made to alert the uncovered lineman who has double read responsibility that he can stay inside on the inside linebacker because the outside invert is off the LOS and shows no signs of coming off the back edge.
Short steps - never allow yourself to over stride (big, long, or high choppy steps). Must keep your feet
In the ground where you have power.
Show Me That It's OK - Turn the thumbs up sets the elbows down
Slanter: Defensive lineman slanting inside or outside. On combination or zone blocks the inside slanter is picked up by the trail blocker. It is important to get the head between the slanter and the P.O.A.
Step Hinge – Is a term used to explain the technique to step inside secure inside gap no linebacker shows hinge back on the first defender backside. Also, term used when stepping over on the sprint out passing plays. Whenever on the sprint out game that an offensive lineman steps playside and comes uncovered he then hinges backside for any potential blocker off the backside.
Step on Toes - Concept of coming under control (sink your butt, widen your base) once you close on a defender such as a defensive back or linebacker in the open field.
Stretched: When the defensive lineman reacts in the direction the lead blocker is tracking, the lead blocker will be stretched wider. It is OK to be stretched as long as the blocker stays square and keeps working the defender off the L.O.S. On outside zone plays it is vitally important that the blocker doesn't get flattened. If this happens, the defender will get penetration and escape to the outside into the ball carrier. The blocker must strive to stay square, maintain contact and work the defender off the L.O.S. By doing so, the ball carrier will have room to threaten the outside and read the seams
Stomp the Arches - Term used to explain the push off the inside of blockers feet, heels in toes out, push should come from the inside of the feet.
Stretch Zone - Used with all Stretch plays / Offensive linemen tracking next number over, drop step stay on track with 6 & 7’s.
Take It Back 2's & 3's - Taking scheme away from the point of attack using your near ear rule.
Track Your Backers - Adjacent blockers staying on combo while tracking their flowing Lber
Trap - Blocking scheme that pulls the backside guard or tackle across the center. The trap block is designed to block the first defender on past the center.
Tuff - An alert used by a backside tackle to tell the uncovered lineman that has a double read responsibility that a possible outside invert is up on the line of scrimmage and may possibly come hard off the back edge. Tuff tells the uncovered lineman to double read his linebacker to outside invert faster.
Uncovered - Term used to describe an uncovered lineman. In this situation no down defender over the top of him.
Use Your Eyes: The best tools an offensive lineman has are his eyes. What
you see tells your brain what to do. If your head is down, nothing goes into your brain. Eyes up, see what you strike.
Wedge - A blocking scheme that requires the offensive linemen to block down and inside especially with the quarterback sneak.
White - An alert used in trapping plays to tell the puller the location of the first defender past the center. White means short pull, the defender being trapped is either a 2 or 3 technique
Shoulder Width Apart - Describes the placement of a player's feet in any given stance. Football player's feet should always be positioned shoulder width apart, never compromise your base, and never let your feet come together.
Shoulders Parallel: In pass protection never allow a pass rusher to get his shoulder out of parallel to the blocker. The Defender is trying to make you turn your hips.
Show Your Numbers: Term used for pass blocking. To get into the correct pass blocking position, expose the numbers on your chest.
Show Me That It's OK - Turn the thumbs up sets the elbows down