THE SIGNIFICANCE OF POSTURE for Offensive Linemen
Drills can improve the balance and posture of O-Linemen, helping them maximize their athletic potential. Over the past several years as both a player…
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Offensive Line
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Principles of Offensive Line Play
Three fundamentals - posture, tight feet, and tight hands – are critical in an offensive lineman’s technique. We operate on the notion that all actio…
OFFENSIVE LINE PLAY - BLOCK SUSTAINMENT ACCORDING TO NEWTON’S THREE LAWS OF MOTION
At Morrilton High School we believe you can teach effective offensive line play using Newton’s three laws of motion as a reference to situations a li…
Tight End Blocking for the Run Game
This past season I had the “luxury” of coaching a tandem of true freshmen at the tight end position in my second year of coaching the position. This…
BAG DRILLS FOR WING-T BLOCKING IMPROVEMENT
There are many facets of the Delaware Wing-T that are unique to that system of offense. Coaches say that it’s like no other offense. That’s true – to…
Coaching Athleticism on the Offensive Line
Most offensive linemen are not at that position by choice. If you have ever worked your school’s kid’s camp, you know exactly what I am talking about…
Blocking the Veer Gap-Read Principles
A veer-based run game that employs an explosive, quick-hitting scheme is a potent offensive weapon to attack a defense from a variety of formations a…
Overcoming a Size Disadvantage on the Line
How does a defense which is outweighed by an average of fifty pounds on the defensive line slow down or stop an offense that makes its living poundin…
Coaching the Inside
This past season was our staff’s second year in Swanton as we are attempting to restore the proud tradition that the program once held. Although our…
Offensive Line Drills Teach Players How To Use Their Eyes
WHEN EVALUATING MY team’s O-line film cut-ups one year, I saw our folding linemen running past blocks. They were so anxious to get upfield and “lead”…
Critical Keys For Evaluating Your Offensive Linemen
ASSESSING THE ABILITIES and skills of an interior lineman is one of the most important aspects of an offensive line coach’s job. Many coaches don’t r…
Offensive Line Drill Reinforces Proper Zone-Blocking Techniques
THE ZONE-BLOCKING scheme is an essential part of our offensive system. We have our offensive linemen perform drills each day to enhance their zone-bl…
First Step — Key To Offensive Line Success
AN OFFENSIVE LINEMEN must explode off the line of scrimmage on the snap of the ball and move the opponent wherever the play dictates. The only way an…
5 Steps To Better Run Blocking
TO STABILIZE and improve the running game, your offensive linemen need to master these 5 basic run blocking steps: 1. Base Step. 2. Reach Step. 3. Ga…
Stress Fundamentals for Good Pass Protection
PASS PROTECTION IS AN offensive lineman’s greatest challenge. It is a skill which requires patience and individual concentration, combined with contr…