Tag Archive: Crab Blocking

Which Basic Blocking Skills Should I Teach to 10-11 Year Old Youth Football Players?

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…

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.

Crab Blocking

What happens when your linemen either lose their blocks or they are facing a superior defender?  This question is the most asked each year by every team I have every coached.  Your success or failure as a coach will be greatly impacted by how you answer this question.  
It does not matter if you have…