Post by Coach Campbell on Oct 25, 2002 12:29:52 GMT
Coaches the following rule change has made the biggest impact on the way zone blocking is coached more than any other.
In 1976, a rule change was made to allow offensive linemen the use of hands and arms to leave the parallel position while blocking. Arms might then extend one-half of a full arm extension while pass blocking as long as the hands staued inside the framework of the body. When an offensive lineman run blocks, arms must still remain parallel to the ground.
As of 1980, offesive linemen might use full extension of their arms while pass blocking as long as they block behind the neutral zone. The retreat was added to facilitate full extension whiel pass blocking, which means the offensive lineman must be moving backwards away form the line of scrimage while blocking with their arms.
In 1985, the retreat block was deleted and open hands and extended arms permitted anywhere on the field. This new change allowed offensive linemen to both pass and ran block with extended arms.
While pass blocking, the change to full extension of arms has allowed linemen to pass block on the line of scrimage and aggressivley run block oppenents.
It was during this time that coaches started to incorpate and introduce new techniques and drills to facilitate this new rule change. Since most coaches tend to coach what they already felt comfortable with, blocking with extended arms and hands took a slow change over which coaches today do not fully understand.
Coach CAmpbell
In 1976, a rule change was made to allow offensive linemen the use of hands and arms to leave the parallel position while blocking. Arms might then extend one-half of a full arm extension while pass blocking as long as the hands staued inside the framework of the body. When an offensive lineman run blocks, arms must still remain parallel to the ground.
As of 1980, offesive linemen might use full extension of their arms while pass blocking as long as they block behind the neutral zone. The retreat was added to facilitate full extension whiel pass blocking, which means the offensive lineman must be moving backwards away form the line of scrimage while blocking with their arms.
In 1985, the retreat block was deleted and open hands and extended arms permitted anywhere on the field. This new change allowed offensive linemen to both pass and ran block with extended arms.
While pass blocking, the change to full extension of arms has allowed linemen to pass block on the line of scrimage and aggressivley run block oppenents.
It was during this time that coaches started to incorpate and introduce new techniques and drills to facilitate this new rule change. Since most coaches tend to coach what they already felt comfortable with, blocking with extended arms and hands took a slow change over which coaches today do not fully understand.
Coach CAmpbell