Here at footballplaybooks.info we receive quite a few email questions regarding coaching youth football. We are going to start posting the questions here and our responses for all of our readers to enjoy and learn form. Below is the question we received.
We are toying with the idea of zone blocking, and I know enough to…
Tag Archive: Blocking
Which Basic Blocking Skills Should I Teach to 10-11 Year Old Youth Football Players?
How Do I Teach the Trap Block When Coaching Youth Football’s Offensive Line?
How Do I Teach the Trap Block When Coaching Youth Football’s Offensive Line? Even though I am not a fan of teaching very young players the trap block this video shows a drill you can use to teach the trap block.
This drill works great with the older kids who can make an impact if they…
Youth Football Offensive Line Coaching – How to Keep a Wide Base
One of the most important concepts while coaching youth football, especially the offensive line, is to have the blockers keep a wide base as the drive block. The video below show an unique technique that can be used to reinforce this concept.
This technique works for all levels of peewee, midget, pop warner, youth and flag…
Product Reveiw of Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics
Product Reveiw of Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics
Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics with Jerry Campbell, Head Football Coach, Clovis (CA) High School. Coach Campbell covers all of the essentials to develop quality offensive lineman, starting from the proper stance and working through the proper footwork to run and pass block. Each section of…
How do I Evaluate my Youth Football Players Drive Blocking Ability?
When I try to figure out who my blockers are I run this youth football drill. Actually I have the Line Coaches run this drill. It is a simple drill where you have each player block against the coach was holding a dummy. The players start in a three point stance right in front of…
Trap
A basic blocking pattern in which a defensive lineman is allowed past the line of scrimmage, only to be blocked at an angle by a “pulling” lineman. Designed to gain a preferred blocking angle and larger hole in the line.
Pulling
A term used to describe an offensive lineman who, instead of blocking the player in front of him, steps back and moves down the line(“pulls”) to block another player, usually in a “trap” or “sweep.”
Pass protection
The use of blocking by the offensive line and backs to allow the quarterback time and space to throw the ball.
Pancake
A particularly hard block that leaves the blocked player lying flat on the field. This statistic is not recorded in NFL, but in NFL video games, they are the statistics used to determine who is a good blocker.
