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Post by optioncoach on Nov 22, 2005 13:53:08 GMT -6
I'm thinking about the way we teach our offensive lineman and I'm wondering if we go about it the right way. We start in the summer with footwork and agilities. During camp we really focus on the basics of both run and pass blocking...no schemes, not really any combo blocks, just the basics. Fire step, scoop step, bucket, hand placement, etc. Once we get into the season we review the basics, but focus more on schemes and combinations.
I'm wondering which is more important. Knowing who to block, or knowing how to block? We get into the season, and we still have guys who can't remember their assignments and rules. Do I spend too much time on certain fundamentals?
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Post by tog on Nov 22, 2005 13:54:12 GMT -6
integrate them together
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Post by coachcalande on Nov 22, 2005 14:09:20 GMT -6
no doubt, scheme over technique...get them knowing WHO and integrate the technique along the way...i tell my kids that they are actors in a play, they have to know their lines or the play stinks...im the director. its my job to be sure they know their lines...who, then how.
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Post by tog on Nov 22, 2005 14:11:23 GMT -6
I wouldn't say scheme OVER tech. I just think you can work both together a lot of the time.
Any way you can kill two birds with one stone is a good thing.
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Post by coachcalande on Nov 22, 2005 14:16:28 GMT -6
yeah...that what i meant. no seriously, he asked which was more important...i guess the best drive blocker in the world is useless if he wont block the right guy and his guy keeps blowing up a play...thats what im getting at.
this is one reason we run 0 splits...it makes up for lousy technique and ability in some cases. yknow, markham has won over 300 games with his "gimmick" offense and someone once asked him for his "steps" in teaching the double teams....
....in classic markham fashion his eyes got real big and he said "yknow, yer gonna think Im crazy....we DONT HAVE ANY"...
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Post by coachcalande on Nov 22, 2005 14:17:20 GMT -6
...continued....in fact, i dont think markham sends his oline off to practice alone at all...no technique work...  i mean he reps the daylights outta his schemes...walk thrus after walk thrus and thousands of reps. |
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Post by saintrad on Nov 22, 2005 16:14:05 GMT -6
i prefer what Joe Bugel said about working for Woody Hayes... "teach to drive block, down block, and trap... and teach them until they can do it in their sleep."
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Post by coachcalande on Nov 22, 2005 17:59:36 GMT -6
Kw- good point ...i think with the kids, they have a need for much scheme time...ie, they have no idea what a trap is...by the time they are in hs or college they should have a pretty good understanding of that scheme...same with power, counter, blast or veer...but no doubt, at the lower levels we have only 12 or fewer practices to get the schemes in before our first game...we teach power and counter scheme the first day along with wedge and we rep those until they are perfect and add only after ...in the mean time we are also workign on down blocking, gap blocking and double teams and pulling techs.
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Post by optioncoach on Nov 24, 2005 10:13:03 GMT -6
We've used the DeLeone blocking progession for the last four years and I really like what we do, but it is so specific and detailed (and our work is as well...especially during summer camp) it takes a lot of time to go over everything. Problem is, with our school size we have to go both ways, and so our line doesn't get work everyday the way they would at the collegiate level (or big school). Once we get into the season and past the first couple of weeks of two-a-days, we need to get to more option specific schemes and techniques (like the dip and rip for the PST vs. 4 tech) and we don't get a lot of time work on the basics of blocking. Next year I'm considereing doing less with footwork, etc. and more time spent on blocking techniques specific to our offense.
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i mean he reps the daylights outta his schemes...walk thrus after walk thrus and thousands of reps.