Football offensive line blocking schemes books

How the offensive line decides whos got who and how. Using footballs most versatile blocking scheme to ignite your offense. Mastering offensive line fundamentals, and grouping blocking assignments. We talk about these complexities, from position responsibilities to offensive and defensive schemes, and. The larger the blocking surface, the harder it is for the. Then we make the contact surface larger by using our forearms in conjunction with our shoulder.

What are the basic principles of dropback pass protection. The best discussion of blocking in my books is in the most recent book i wrote on football. Offensive line blocking techniques like run and pass blocking need to be practiced every single practice. The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. No matter how big the engine is, it is not moving without the wheels. Football individual play offense offensive linemen.

For more details on how i teach the down block technique, check out my wingt offensive line drills. Try to group your blocking schemes to be utilized in specific areas of your formation you desire to attack. The inside zone is the most run blocking scheme at the professional, college. The most important schemes and concepts in the nfl today. Aug 31, 2018 its a 90 minute offensive linemen practice plan that can be used for the week to budget your practice time for you big men. Blocking schemes have to be tailored to each individual offense, but the fundamentals are what make the schemes go. Complete offensive line is proof that coach trickett is one of footballs best offensive line coaches. These teams are undisciplined and sloppy so they make a lot of mistakes and. Resources to help you learn offensive line play usa football blogs. If it is going to the right, they all step with their right foot first and are responsible for the gap to their right. The center will make the call and the guards will echo the call. These are various college playbooks that range from full playbooks to clinic.

Fundamentals in the o line are the key to offensive success. Pass protection in the bolt offensive system provides an indepth look at the multiple offensive line pass protection schemes that can be employed against both even and odd defensive fronts within the bolt. Offensive line philosophy we are the most important position on the field. The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. In order to accomplish this goal, coaches and players plan and execute plays based on a variety of factors. Well, if your offensive line plays the real game like this they are playing at a severe disadvantage. Some teams employ double pulls, center pulls, cut blocks and on option plays. Good offensive line coaches and good offensive lines are very aware of splits and levels. The goal of the offensive line is just to block someone, right. Offensive line blocking techniques youth football online. Coaching youth football offensive line is the most important coaching position on your youth football coaching staff.

This book explains the fundamentals well and gives experienced coaches some great coaching points. The fact that i use zero line splits distance between linemen helps wall blocking succeed, although it is not necessary. Offensive line runblocking fundamentals, techniques, and drills presents a comprehensive overview of the movement fundamentals and mechanics for teaching offensive linemen the. Offensive linemen practice plan the one pager coaching. After playing eight years in the nfland winning two super bowl ringsi can honestly say that rick trickett made me a stronger player. It tells how we gave each offensive player a wrist coach customized to his position that had his blocking rules for each play on it. Offensive line splits and levels firstdown playbook. Add descriptive terms to the play call to change the overall blocking scheme you want the team to use. They block one play this way and another play that way. Mar 23, 2017 those are just a few of the basic run concepts, and how linemen can use an array of skills to open holes for backs. The 11 football books any true student of the game must read.

Coaching youth football offensive line splits and levels can often times be the difference in generating an. Understanding the down, gap, and cover blocks wingt youth. In playing the offensive line, former new york giant and super bowl champion karl nelson and veteran coach bob oconnor team up to offer winning strategies to players and coaches of all levels. Offensive line run blocking drills football drills. The run game associated with the fat formation is effective because it is based on rule blocking that maximizes the carryover of learning from week. The offensive line blocking schemes and technique drills are used to work on blocking schemes and techniques. Slide protection schemes and technique smart football. Football is a simple game with many systematic complexities. Fitting the scheme to personnel is as important as it is to fit a quarterback into a system. Coach tom bass identifies a simple scheme to use as a starting point for teaching young offensive linemen to block. The offensive front identifies their counterparts on defense and blocks them where they go.

I really enjoyed the terminology of this book, felt like i was talking to a friend. We are still not perfect and i would always love to get our blocks to the second line of the defense more, but we are succeeding at most of our blocking goals. Unfortunately the reason so many kids hate playing on the oline is they are often put in nowin situations using techniques and schemes they have little or no chance succeeding with. Simple blocking rules can take an offensive line a long way. The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. On the offensive side of the ball, that means the end of the mike shanahan era of offensive linemen. Offensive linemen gap blocking for power schemes run blocking techniques pt1 run blocking techniques pt2 coaching and teaching offensive linemen to understand defenses these are high quality dvds and. In a 25year career as an offensive line coach and clinician for youth, high school and college coaching staffs, i have come to one conclusion. Design your scheme and blocking rules to match and reflect the blocking techniques youre asking the offensive players to execute. Too many people believe the offensive line is a passive position.

If we allowed the variable of the wideset tackle and resistance from blocking this idea could take on a great set of variables. If it is going to the left, they step left foot first and have the defender in that gap. The chiefs offensive line is being aggressive across the board. Former offensive line coach alex gibbs created the zone blocking scheme zbs during his time with the denver broncos in the mid. This is not an absolute man scheme typically linemen will still employ a modified area scheme. Its my thought that one pass protection scheme can be used for both 3 and 5 step drop back and play action schemes. Edward high school ohio offensive line coach, dan scanlon, details how he instructs offensive linemen to complete the drivepin block.

I usually coach the 0 line blocking schemes and techniques. How to watch football by knowing where to look triumph books. Waggle drill the offensive line waggle drill works on the proper pulling technique and path for the playside and the backside guard on the waggle play. The reason being is this simple offensive lineman blocking rule. So many youth pee wee football coaches only focus on the running backs, which is a huge mistake. May 21, 2015 on the offensive side of the ball, that means the end of the mike shanahan era of offensive linemen. One of the key components of zone blocking involves combo blocks, where two linemen get movement on a defensive lineman, then one of the offensive linemen come. Both of these require an offensive of line that is very athletic, one play they could be trying to zone block a linebacker, and the following one could be power blocking a defensive line. Teams have way too many running plays with varying blocking schemes in their offenses.

The game of football is won at the line of scrimmage. Coaching youth football offensive line youth football. The updated and revised third edition of coaching offensive linemen. Most of the blocking schemes involve a series of rules, or a system in which they operate their blocks. Half of the line slides for zone blocking again usually to the backside and the other half is b.

A great h back can be the hardest thing for the defensive to deal with. Unfortunately the reason so many kids hate playing on the o line is they are often put in nowin situations using techniques and schemes they have little or no chance succeeding with. In essence, success of the unit comes down to teaching and factoring in the strength of what the coach knows and is comfortable with. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel. Zone schemes may be the easiest for the offensive line because all they need to know is where the ball is going.

Art kehoe was an offensive line coach thru 5 hurricane national championships. The most common area protection is slide or gap protection, where the line all slides to a gap. Shanahan built a line full of smaller, more agile players to. The rules for the offensive line are simplified which allows the skill players to be. Coaching the offensive line can be a very difficult thing to coach since many youth want to be the next walter payton. Get an understanding of how zone blocking principles work. Differences between the zone and power running schemes the. In taking a straight line with no blocking he can arrive at the quarterback. Waggle drill the offensive line waggle drill works on the proper pulling technique and path for the playside and the backside guard on. Inside look at the nfls most popular run blocking concepts. Former offensive line coach alex gibbs created the zone blocking scheme zbs during his time with the denver broncos in the mid1990s. Without a great offensive line no matter what offensive is run it will not be effective. Most of our blocking schemes use the shoulder as the primary contact surface.

Drive straightahead block designed to drive the defender back off the line, angle blocking to the inside on the first defender on the line, stopping penetration and pursuit and hook blocking to the outside on the first defender on or off the line. Coaching offensive linemen third edition coaches choice. As a former offensive lineman and a running back i can tell you playing in the trenches was more rewarding than scoring touchdowns. In a man or angle blocking scheme, players identify the player they are responsible to block before the snap, and. Nfl coaching book, football skills and drills human kinetics and the. In fact, it can also be implemented into a 6, 7, 8 or 9man protection scheme. I know many youth football coaching authors recommend that the head coach take on this responsibility. Mar 19, 20 for the last several seasons i have been playing around with many different youth football blocking rules, schemes and calls to advanced our youth football offensive line blocking. The inside zone is the most run blocking scheme at the professional, college and. They must have a great concept of teamwork due to the fact that the offensive line is the only position on the field that must work together to achieve a common goal. The most important unit on any football team, from pop warner to the pros, is the offensive line. You can get what you need to know by just studying any inside zone play. The down block is a same shoulder block unlike most others in the wingt, meaning if im blocking the man down to my left that i will step with my left foot then block with a left shoulder technique. Blocking schemes have to be tailored to each individual offense, but.

For your age group, start by teaching three basic run blocks. The goal of the offense is, most generally, to score points. Each offensive lineman to the call side is responsible for blocking a specific gap. Line splits are a vital aspect of offensive line blocking techniques. Fit your offensive linemen to the blocking scheme usa football. Although very scheme heavy, this book does a fantastic job walking through. Some teams employ double pulls, center pulls, cut blocks. Shanahan built a line full of smaller, more agile players to run the zone blocking scheme. The offensive line is a unit that must have cohesiveness to.

The guards are jump setting and the tackles are setting at a 45. Jun 09, 2016 football is a simple game with many systematic complexities. For the last several seasons i have been playing around with many different youth football blocking rules, schemes and calls to advanced our youth football offensive line blocking. Any coach struggling with his offensive line use this as a quick reference troubleshooting guide or even a teaching manual. Those are just a few of the basic run concepts, and how linemen can use an array of skills to open holes for backs. The line splits as given, and the defensive end being able to run a 4. When coaches get on the grease board and draw plays they often treat all 22 players as if they are the same. The players involved, the opponents defensive strategy, the amount of time remaining before halftime or the end of the game, and the number of points needed to win the game. Most of the time, my wall blocks are just my offensive linemen staying in their original positions on the line of scrimmage.

Aug 21, 2012 complete offensive line is proof that coach trickett is one of footballs best offensive line coaches. We talk about these complexities, from position responsibilities to offensive and defensive schemes, and sometimes we may not fully. The offensive line in a zbs is moving much more than in a manblocking scheme. The big guys are all on the same level at the line of scrimmage and all of their splits are exactly the same.

Dec, 2016 the run game associated with the fat formation is effective because it is based on rule blocking that maximizes the carryover of learning from week to week, enabling your players to focus more on. If you control the line of scrimmage you will control the game. If you are undersized up front, choose a blocking scheme that will utilize double team blocks. May 27, 20 id start getting excited about leveon bell future production if the offensive line can successfully learn the zone blocking scheme because he shows the patience and vision to be good in that scheme. Another way of looking at the zbs, compared to a manscheme, is in a zbs, the offensive line will be taking a step to the left or a step to the right, and then blocking whoever is in that spot. Complete offensive line and millions of other books are available for amazon. A truly great h back has the ability to make a block inside on the run game while still being able to run routes and beat a linebacker in the passing game. In this book, coach trickett breaks down the basic offensive line blocking techniques with easy to understand text and support pictures. Its a 90 minute offensive linemen practice plan that can be used for the week to budget your practice time for you big men. It is called slide protection but not a full slide. Coach scanlon gives you the aiming points of where.