I am a huge fan of double-teaming to the hole you are running at. The definition of the hole is the area where you want the ball carrier to run. To keep things easy I just call out the name of the player I want the ball carrier to run over. I have found this…
Tag Archive: Blocking
Max protect
A modification used on pass plays (usually combined with a shotgun formation) which keeps the tight end and both backs in behind the line of scrimmage to pass protect rather than run a pass route. This is used in obvious blitzing situations to give the quarterback “maximum protection” in the pocket. Although good for holding…
Lineman
A defensive or offensive position on the line of scrimmage.
On offense, the player snapping the ball is the center. The players on either side of him are the guards, and the players to the outside of him are the tackles. The players on the end of the line are the ends. This may be varied…
Cut blocking
A blocking technique in which offensive linemen, and sometimes other blockers, block legally below the waist (i.e., from the front of the defensive player) in an attempt to bring the defenders to ground, making them unable to pursue a running back for the short time needed for the back to find a gap in the…
Crackback block
An illegal block delivered below the opponent’s waist by an offensive player who had left the area of close line play and then returned to it, or was not within it at the snap. The term is also used to describe a legal block (delivered from the front, or from the side with the offensive…
Chop Block
Similar to a cut block in which one offensive player blocks a defensive player below the knees and another blocks him above the waist. It is illegal to block low if a team mate is already engaged with the defensive player blocking high to prevent knee and ankle injuries.
Blocking Sled
A heavy piece of practice equipment, usually a padded angular frame on metal skids, used for developing strength and blocking techniques
Football Blocking
When a player obstructs another player’s path with his body. Examples: Cut block, Zone block, Trap block, Pull block, Screen block, Pass block, Double-team block.
Blocking Back
Early name for quarterback and the current name for the third back in the youth single wing set.
Sumo Blocking
Sumo Blocking is one on one head-to-head drive blocking. Each player starts facing each other in a three-point stance and on the blow of the whistle; they push and block each other like two sumo wrestlers. I introduce sump blocking during tryouts and use it throughout the entire year.
Sumo Blocking can be done with or…
