3-Step Blocking Rules

We ran some 3-step in university... and we had an agressive pass set we called Ball Block. You stepped forward and attacked the man at the belt buckle, instead of the chest plate, the punch was aimed at the belt buckle (note it is NOT the groin!). No matter how talented someone is its basically a defense mechanism that when that area of your body is threatened, the hands come down...

If we ran up against a blitzing team we'd still run our 30-game, have the G's (if uncovered) block the LB across from them... and cut if they blitzed. They wouldn't wait, but step forward to give a run read, and make contact on thir side of scrimmage. Our aiming point was 'Shoulder to thigh" and eyes to the groin. This prevents HS (or younger) lineman from flopping on a cut-block.

If cutting is not an option for you..... you could have everyone be responsible for their inside gap. If it's a true 3-step game, outside pressure shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Teach an aggressive run block to a pass set, this will keep a defenders hands down. Coach CAmpbell

We are actually teaching an aggressive sliding protection. What this is , is we zone step to the play call side with our full back picking up backside end. We are a small team so we figured to elliminate some of our size difference was to make everything including our three step passing plays look the same.All line are taught to protect theirplayside gap.