Youth Football Base Blocking Rules

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules Apr 23, 2002 19:59:05 GMT

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Post by jggator on Apr 23, 2002 19:59:05 GMT

Great Forum ! I will be running a Traditional I Formation Offense with 1 TE and 2 WR's as our base most of the time. We will be coaching 10/11/12 year olds and this is our first year running the I. Any help with a Base Blocking Scheme would be greatly appreciated. I would like to teach the following blocking techniques to our kids: Drive Block, Down Block, Reach Block, A short pull (trap) and a longer pull. Our play call will not involve the blocking scheme unless we need to leave our base; ie: Right 38 Toss or Right 38 Toss Solid (where we reach on playside). I am learning on the fly after coaching the wing-t for years at the pop warner level. For our base blocking scheme we continue to go back and forth between OIL - On, Inside, LB and a Inside Gap, On, Over scheme. Help - I continue to struggle with leaving my inside gap as not being my first rule. At the youth level - I want my kids to be aggresive but have a base set of rules to rely on. Our other schemes we have our: Down, Solid (reach playside) and Wedge - Thanks for any help on the base rules!!!

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules Apr 24, 2002 4:46:58 GMT

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Post by Coach Campbell on Apr 24, 2002 4:46:58 GMT

Coach I use zone blocking rules for my offense, but feel that your rules will be fine for the "I" Back offense Gap, On Over, etc. If its a system you used and have had successful using it then you must have a systematic way for instructing it, thus your players have a systematic way to learn it. Coach CAmpbell

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules Apr 24, 2002 11:01:26 GMT

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Post by jggator on Apr 24, 2002 11:01:26 GMT

Thanks - This is our first year blocking out of the "I". I am assuming that going with GAP, ON, BACKER as my base rule is the best way to go. After drawing this up against multiple fronts and knowing that the front I am most likely to see is a fundamentally unsound 60 - with everyone in a gap. Gap, On, Backer works best and then I can always call in the blocking scheme like this Right 36 Down (FB Kicks End). But even without the down call the base blocking rule of "G,O,B" is my best bet in the I ?

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules Apr 24, 2002 17:36:00 GMT

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Post by jm on Apr 24, 2002 17:36:00 GMT

Coach,
Just a little thought. I coached Jr High (13-15) for a few years and don't sell them short. I truly believe that they can learn schemes that the Sr High kids learn. The key is to stick to a few things and work from there. Don't be afraid to do a little zone blocking. They can do it. Start with a double team and make sure that they are working the double team up field, and not down the line. From there you can expand the block to having one of the blockers come off the double to the next level for a scraping LB. Ten year olds, I'am not sure, but 12 year olds can do this. Obviously, if your 10 and 11 year old players are having trouble with the base, gap, reach, etc blocks that you want to teach first, then you wouldn't go into zone schemes. But if you do teach the double team - teach it so that you can take it a step farther if you can. Good luck

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules Apr 25, 2002 9:23:34 GMT

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Post by Ray12 on Apr 25, 2002 9:23:34 GMT

jggator,
I agree with coach campbell and jm. I, also, coached at the junior for 2 years and we ran jerry campbell's offense. We were a team that ran the inside-outside zone and option. Our blocking scheme was built off zone principle. Our young 12 & 13 year old kids picked up the scheme quick and had great success with it. If junior high athletes could pick up the concept so can any other age group.

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Youth Football Base Blocking Rules May 29, 2002 8:27:10 GMT

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Post by steveokla on May 29, 2002 8:27:10 GMT

Coach Ray,

I read your message with great interest, as I will be coaching 12 year olds next fall and plan to run the option out of split backs. I have Coach Campbell's manual and tapes, and will be visiting with him soon concerning installing the option. From you message, it apprears you're already running an option offense with younger players and teach them zone blocking. Can you tell me how you instruct them? Let me clarify here--do you offer them a set of rules something like you would give them for man blocking, gap, on, backer, etc.? As you apparently have experience with this, I could sure use some help. Thanks, Steveokla

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Post by jggator on Apr 23, 2002 19:59:05 GMT

Post by Coach Campbell on Apr 24, 2002 4:46:58 GMT

Post by jggator on Apr 24, 2002 11:01:26 GMT

Post by jm on Apr 24, 2002 17:36:00 GMT

Post by Ray12 on Apr 25, 2002 9:23:34 GMT

Post by steveokla on May 29, 2002 8:27:10 GMT

Post by fsk eagle on Dec 16, 2003 17:51:07 GMT

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