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Post by coachks on Aug 23, 2011 10:51:34 GMT -6
Like most players (In our area, and our school size) ours have a little "bracing" action when it comes to open field contact. Such as Iso blocks, tackles going down on a middle backer, LB's against crack blocks ect. Instead of running through the contact (Be it blocker or blockee) they slow down a hair before contact, and stop their feet after the first strike.
We aren't soft. We're good tacklers. But, like most high school kids they don't have the wrecking-ball attitude when they are going full speed.
We do our Oklahoma (hoot and holler drill, however you name it) and a couple of blockers and defenders are nose to nose and they go at it with a ball carrier.
What are ways to incorporate "in space" blocks into these. Offensively we run a lot of traps and sweeps with pulling lineman that hit in space. We downblock backers in space. Obviously the back 7 defensively all deal with taking on blocks on the move. There just isn't a lot of nose to nose base blocking. Most impact comes with both players moving.
Rather than the nose to nose blocks, how do people set up these second level blocks during an "Oklahoma" drill. Obviously we could setup to OL, with 2 shaded DL, 2 backs and a LB and run an ISO drill, but I was wondering if anybody had anything better.
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Post by coachwoodall on Aug 23, 2011 17:10:24 GMT -6
we have a drill called spider, not sure why but is set up like this
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..\.......DB.............DB........../
....\.....WR............WR......../
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..........\........LB............./
...........\.......TE.........../
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............I.......DL.........I...
............I.......OL.........I....
............I........Q..........I...
............I.....................I.
............I.......RB..........I
You start like Okla, but expands out to about 15 yards wide, the whole drill is 15-20 yards long. Have a coach at each level after the LOS to tell the offensive players when to go block
Great at getting your skills to block in space of maintain those blocks, also good for defensive 'get to the ball'
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Post by the1mitch on Aug 23, 2011 17:11:33 GMT -6
We call ours Air Force. (after a spring trip years ago) We go three groups and three levels. Just like you we have two or three pairs of nose to nose chutes, then we back the Dline up with an LB and behind him is a DB at 8 yards. The ball carrier has a Guard or Fb lead thru the hole as called by the coach so the Lb has to run downhill and fight thru a block, way deep a WR hand fights/stalks the DB who tries to get off the block and get the tackle.
----------------------------FS
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-----------------------------LB
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-----------------------DL---DL----DL
-----------------------OL---OL----OL
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Post by eaglewing on Aug 24, 2011 11:13:06 GMT -6
We do one that's similar to "spider". We call it "Bears". I got it years ago from a clinic that Dave Wannsted spoke at when he was the Bears HC. I've changed it a bunch to fit our needs. It is great for toughness, pursuit/cutback, and running to the ball. I won't even attemp to draw it up, but it is basically a 1/2 line version of "spider". DL vs OL, playside LB and backside LB vs FB & TB, contain player vs TE or slot, C vs WR, and S running the alley. All players know the ball is going to one side, but the TB has the option to cut back if the B.S. LB's angle is wrong. The kids and coaches love it as it is very intense period(10 mins).
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Post by shields on Aug 26, 2011 4:17:56 GMT -6
We do a drill called "Pack Attack" that we got from NC State a few years ago. We get a group of players to circle up and inside, there is a ball carrier ("Rabbit"), an Off blocker, and two Defensive tacklers ("Wolves"). On the whistle, the blocker attempts to keep the Wolves from tackling the Rabbit and the rabbit "dips, ducks, dives, and dodges" his way around the ring. There is a clock set for thirty seconds. It's a great conditioning drill and teaches shedding blockers, blocking in open space, and tackling in open space. We put the Varsity Linemen in a group, the Varsity skill guys in a group, the JV Linemen in a group, and the JV skill guys in a group. The coaches rotate from one group to the next while the group that has just gone gets fresh players ready for their next set. We open practice with ten minutes of this drill one day per week--all season long---every player (even QBs).
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Post by 3rdandlong on Aug 28, 2011 23:48:38 GMT -6
I like both of the suggested drills because they are 1) a bit more realistic and 2) they allow more kids to get reps at one time.
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Post by flexoption91 on Aug 29, 2011 10:06:23 GMT -6
We do a drill called "Pack Attack" that we got from NC State a few years ago. We get a group of players to circle up and inside, there is a ball carrier ("Rabbit"), an Off blocker, and two Defensive tacklers ("Wolves"). On the whistle, the blocker attempts to keep the Wolves from tackling the Rabbit and the rabbit "dips, ducks, dives, and dodges" his way around the ring. There is a clock set for thirty seconds. It's a great conditioning drill and teaches shedding blockers, blocking in open space, and tackling in open space. We put the Varsity Linemen in a group, the Varsity skill guys in a group, the JV Linemen in a group, and the JV skill guys in a group. The coaches rotate from one group to the next while the group that has just gone gets fresh players ready for their next set. We open practice with ten minutes of this drill one day per week--all season long---every player (even QBs). I like that alot... |
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