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8/6/2019 OL Drills and Circuits

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c. This will be broken down into two phasesi. Step- Coach will call out Step and players will use appropriate first and second step (bas

reach, angle, or pull depending on the play being worked. After taking the fist two steps

players will momentarily freeze in the Fit position until coach calls out next command. Thplayers must concentrate on having their eyes on the LB

ii. Drive- Coach will call out Drive once players have taken their steps and aligned in thefitted position. Players will then duck-walk their defender back eyeing the LB and how hereacts to their block on the DLM

iii. Rotate players as showniv. Put it all together - If there is time, we will put it all together and perform this block without

the pause after stepping. The coach will give direction to DLM and LB as to how to reactd. Coaching Points (see O-Line Fundamentals for detailed explanations of techniques for IZ/OZ/Cntr)-

i. Reinforce to the players that while they are doing this drill they are not looking at the DLM brather have their eyes on the LB. Hands on DLM, Eyes of LB

ii. Rotate the alignment of the defender to an inside and outside shade on the outside blocker anthe reaction of the LB to work all possible alignments.

iii. Rotate players like we did in the 2-on-1iv. Switch the play to work the opposite direction (ex. 10 vs 11)v. There may be several groups of three in each coachs group. That said, to best utilize time/re

the coach may want align groups side by side and the coach will go down that line having on

group go at a time or having all groups go together

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1 2Outsideblocker

Inside

blocker

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1 2Insideblocker

Outside

blocker

Zone Game Setup(10 or 20 shown)

Counter Game Setup(31/41 shown)

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c. Additional 4-3 Zone Drills: Work the various alignments that BST may say on the backside of the 3 front

i. In the following example, the BST is suppose to rip passed the DE and work with BSG fromthe DT to the W. The DE however is on a stunt with the W and is trying to rip across the face

of the BST to get into the B-Gap while the W is blitzing off the edge to replace the DEresponsibilities. In this scenario the BST has to sense this stunt and will then seal off the

pinching DE (treating him as though he were the W, or BS #2) and allow the W to go (treatin

him like a EMLOS, or BS #3) since the B/Q/Z will most account for him with aKick/Fake/Reverse Motion look.

1. NOTE- There would end up being no zone combo with the BSG since this stunt woulend up with the BST and BSG both being covered

ii. In the following example the W is walked up on the LOS. This is an easier situation to handlfor the BST. Once he sees this he immediately know he is taking the DE (since that is BS #2

and B/Q/Z will most account for W (since he is EMLOS, or BS #3) with a Kick/Fake/ReversMotion look.

iii. The DE may vary his alignment (5-tech, 4-tech, 4i-tech) but regardless of his technique, oncethe W aligns where he is below the BST knows that the W is not his man and is only

responsible for the DE.1. NOTE: There would be no zone combo with the BSG since they are both covered

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4. 4-4 Zone Drills-a. Station 1-20min (or the entire period): Coach A

i. T/Y/B- Works the T/Y/B zone blocking vs. a 4-4 front1. Flip the drill to work 11/212. Vary reaction of Y (DE), B (OLB or BSDE) and T (SLB) eventually working

slants/angles/blitz stunts3. The B is checking the DE and either staying on the DE (because a X/Z is handling the

OLB) or bouncing out for OLB

4. Depending on the reaction of the DE, the T or the Y will end up being a Bonus Blockon 20/21 (meaning he has no man-blocking responsibility)

5. Ts can rotate at 10mins

b. Station 2-20min (or the entire period): Coach B and Ci. T/G/C/G- Works the T/G/C/G zone blocking vs. a 4-4 front

1. Flip the drill to work 11/212. Vary reaction of T (WLB), G (DTs) and C (MLB) eventually workingslants/angles/blitz stunts

3. Vary alignments of the DT4. Coach B watches backside and Coach C watches frontside5. Ts can rotate at 10mins

Y

T Y

T

B

B

Works 20

B can comefrom motion

T

T

B

B

Works 10

Y

Y

G

T G

T

C

G

SimulatesELSwhich STwill neverblockinZoneGame

Works 20

G

C

G

T G

T

C

Works 10

G

C

G

Simulates EMLOSwhich BST will never

block in Zone Game

Simulates EMLOSwhich BST will never

block in Zone Game

Y is a Bonusblocker in this case


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5. Addition 4-4 Zone Drills: : Work the various stunts/blitzes that PST/Y/B may see on the frontside of a 4-4front

a. Hot Stunt with OLB and DE-i. In the following stunt the DE will slant out and the OLB will sneak around and blitz through

the C-Gap (will be referred to as a HOT stunt).ii. When executing this the stunt the DE has a tendency to cheat his alignment from an inside te

(or 7-tech) to a head-up technique to ensure that he doesnt get pinned inside and is able toslant out to handle the OLB responsibilities. In addition to the DE cheating, the OLB also ha

a tendency to align in closer relationship with the DE which will allow him to execute his C-

gap blitz effectively. Below is drawn a No Hot look and a Hot Alert look to illustrate thedifference. How each is handled is also diagrammed

iii. No HOT Look:1. Treated as our normal progression with T/Y handling the DE and ILB and the B

checking the DE and either staying on the DE (because a X/Z is handling the OLB) obouncing out for OLB

2. NOTE- The play diagrammed is 20. If it were 10 the B would be executing a Kickblock on backside edge and the T/Y would be zoning the DE to the OLB

iv. HOT Alert Look:1. An alert is made based on the wider alignment of the DE and/or the tighter alignment

the OLB2. In this scenario the Y and B will handle the slanting DE with the B tying to work up t

get a piece of the scraping PSLB if possible.

3. The T will need to be alert for a OLB blitz around inside and will end picking him up4. This essentially turns into a 3-on-3 zone combo (gang) similar to the one that a G-C-Gwould see in a NAT/TAN stunt vs. an even front5. In addition to cheating inward, an OLB may also cheat in and up on the line to make

look as though he is going to blitz outside the TE. So we will work both looks.6. NOTE- The play diagrammed is 20. If it were 10 the B would be executing a Kick

block. In that case, no one would have the ILB scraping outside but the ILB would

most likely slow play it with an IZ look from the A-back, therefore the ILB would en

up being handled by the C (#0) and PSG (#1)

b. Squeeze Stunt by OLB and DE-i. In the following stunt the DE and OLB will be executed a SQUEEZE stunt whereby the D

pinches through C-gap and OLB, who is normally walked up on LOS, blitzes of the edge

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T Y

B

B

B


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ii. The end result will have the Y squeezing down on the pinching DE to hand him to the PSTwho will then pick him up. The Y will then work his way up to the ILB if possible. The Y

must get a piece of the DE (squeeze the DE down inside to PST) as he pinches or else the PS

will be out of position which will allow the DE to cause penetration (which kills zone andcounter schemes)

iii. The B will end up on the blitzing OLB. His main goal is to not allow penetration. A stalemais fine in this scenario as the RB will make his read off that block. Penetration will disrupt th

RBs read and could destroy the play.iv. NOTE- The play diagrammed is 20. If it were 10 the B would be executing a Kick block. On

10, the T and Y would handle the SQUEEZE stunt with the PST handling the DE (#2) andthe PSTE bailing immediately to handle the OLB (#3). In that case, the PST/Y would not abto get a piece of an ILB scraping outside but the ILB would most likely slow play it with an I

look from the A-back. Therefore the ILB would end up being handled by the C (#0) and PSG

(#1) on 10v. SQUEEZE Stunt:

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T Y

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6. 5-2 Zone Drills-a. Station 1-20min (or the entire period): Coach A

i. Y/B- Works the Y/B zone blocking vs. a 5-2 front1. Flip the drill to work 11/212. Vary reaction of Y (DE) and B (SS/C/OLB)3. B needs to practice:

a. Dbl the DE with Y and staying with no release to SS/C/OLB but rather keepineyes inside looking for something trying to scrap over the top

b. Dbl the DE initially then a release out to SS/C/OLB

b. Station 2-20min (or the entire period): Coach Bi. T/G- Works the T/G zone blocking vs. a 5-2 front

1. Flip the drill to work 11/212. Vary reaction of T (DT), G (LB) eventually working slants/angles/blitz stunts3. Vary alignments of the DT4. Ts can rotate at 10mins

Y

Y

B

B

Works 20B seals edge then

releases to OLB

B can come

from motion B

B

Works 10

Y

Y

G

T


Works Frontside of 20

T

G

G

Works Frontside of 10

T

G

T

Y

Y

B

B


B is a Bonusblocker in this case

Works 20

B seals edge then keepseyes inside for scraping LB


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c. Station 3-20min (or the entire period): Coach Ci. BST/G/C- Works the BST/G/C zone blocking vs. a 5-2 front

1. Flip the drill to work 11/212. Vary reaction of C (N), G (LB)3. Vary alignments of the DT4. NOTE- This group can be combined with B to make 1 group with the Coach B

watching frontside and Coach C watching backside5. Ts can rotate at 10mins

G

C


Works Backside of 20

C

G

G

Works Backside of 10

C

G

C

T

TBST workscutoff

technique

BST workscutoff

techniqueT

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III. INDIVIDUALIZED CNTR DBL TEAM/TRAP/WRAP DRILLS- See OL Fundamentals also

1. For working specific aspects of the Counter Game2. Divide players into 3 groups (where applicable)

a. Coach A- Trap/Wrap Station ( of B/Y/G)i. If we use only two groups Coach B will be with Coach A to work the Trap or Wrap station

b. Coach B- (all Ts and the other of B/Y/G)c. Coach C- Center station (all Cs)

i. If we only use two groups Centers will then go with Coach B to work the Ts Slam-Hinge conjunction with the Cs blocking back on gap schemes.

ii. This will be done after the initial installation of the Cntr play as this is an advance techniquewe want to work prior to the season.

iii. NOTE- Coach C can also work independently of A and B and work a trap/wrap or dbl teamstation with the JV players

3. Trap/Wrap Station-a. Station 1- 10min (or of the period): Coach A and C

ii. of B/Y/G- Works the trap and wrap technique for G/B/Ys for 30/31 and 40/411. Flip the drill to work the other side2. Vary reaction of those playing the LB (ex. shoot C gap, delay blitz) and DE (ex. wron

arm) as the trappers/wrappers get comfortable with the basics

3. This group will rotate with Coach Bs of B/Y/G at 10mins (or the half-way mark)who are working dbl teams

4. Below are illustrated two variations on how the drill can workiii. Variation #1

1. B/Ys align in the normal alignments with extras behind them.2. Coach will say Set to put one B in motion (on bottom of diagram) and Hut when

reaches the playside butt cheek of the C ( ) and he will trap the B/Y waiting for his

turn to trap. At the sound Hut the other B/Y will pull and wrap on the B/Y waiting

trap (the represent the way the rotation would work)3. Rotate the drill to rep trap/wrap in the other direction4. Coach A will work with one group while Coach C works with the other (this is for the

earlier part of the year until we feel comfortable and want to make a center station to

work the N swimming across the Cs face vs. penetrating on the Cs back block on ouCounter series

Variation #1

B

B

Y

Y

Y

BB

Hut or Snap of

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iv. Variation #21. This variation would be used if we want to work and Gs and Bs together so that the

each see how they fit with the other in this trap/wrap scheme.

G

G

G

G

G

G

Variation #2

G

B

G

B

G

B

Hut orSnap of

ball

B

G

Y

B

Y

G

G

Y

G

G

works 40/41

works 30/31


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4. Dbl Team Station

a. Station 2- 10min (or of the period): Coach Bi. Other of G/B/Y and all Ts- Works the T/G/Y/B dbl teams blocks for 30/40 vs various

fronts1. Flip the drill to work the other side2. Vary reaction of those playing the LB (ex. shoot playside A gap, play over the top, bl

frontside LB delay blitz) and DE (ex. wrong arm)3. This group will rotate with the of B/Y/G that with Coach C at 10mins (or the half-

way mark)

4. Since the dbl teams of the Counter Series are unique to various front (4-4 vs. 4-3 vs. 52) below are diagrams depicted each of the various setups vs. these fronts.

5. NOTE- If Centers are at this station they will work blocking back on each other. Theycan also go down and work with Qs if they are needed until we start the Center Stati

ii. 4-3 Front Drills-1. Coach can either make two setups and walk from behind one to the other two watch

each as they go right after the other. Or he can use one set up and just flip the

iii. 4-4 Front Drills-

iv. 5-2 Front Drills-

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G T

Y

Y

G

T

Y T

Y

G

G

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G T

Y

Y

G

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Y T

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a. This technique will handle both a penetrating DLM and aspinning/swimming DLM

4. CONs to this technique-a. Requires more coaching and is probably more difficult for the cent

to do compared to the other two ways described above considering

he has to snap the ball prior to beginning his crab-crawl technique.

b. What we gain in protection (doesnt matter if hespins/swims/penetrates) we lose a little in terms of movement. Thi

isnt a big deal since the only two ways the backside DLM can hur

the Counter/Power play is if he 1) penetrates or 2) spins/swimsacross the face of the C. This technique handles both of thoseconcerns

C

C

Head of C

Butt of C

Legs of C

C

C

Head of C

Butt of C

Legs of C


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6. Additional Trap/Wrap Drills-

i. There are several important adjustments that our linemen must make in the Counter Series.Below are illustrated drills that are designed to deal with each of these defensive actions and

our adjustment to thema. DE Using Wrong Arm Technique-

a. In this defensive technique the DE utilizes a wrong-arm technique on our trapper. This isusually done when teams coach their DEs to come hard down the LOS when the OLM onthem (TE/T/B) blocks down.

b. In this scenario the trappers trap block should naturally turn into a log block as the trapperwill be unable to get under a DE who is properly using a wrong-arm technique. The importanword there is properly because it is a difficult thing to teach and even though they may betrying to use a wrong-arm technique it is still quite possible that our trapper (if trained well)

can still get under and kick out a DE who is ineffective at the wrong-arm technique. This

creates a HUGE hole as the PSLB is expecting the play to spill outside and therefore is not inposition to stop the play when it cuts up inside a wrong-arming DE who is actually still kicke

out by the trapper.

c. When the backside wrapper sees that the DE is being logged instead of kick out the wrappermay need to gain a little more depth into the backfield to avoid a collision with the logged DEand work his way around to pick up the PSLB who is now most likely playing over the top o

the wrong-arming DE.

B

G

E

B

G

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IV. INDIVIDUALIZED PASS PROTECTION DRILLS- See OL Fundamentals also1. Drill used to work proper footwork and technique in our passing game2. Divide players into 3 groups (where applicable)

a. Coach A- varsity playersb. Coach B- varsity playersc. Coach C- JV/Sophomore players

3. Footwork Station:20min (or the entire period) or can be combined with a 1-on-1 drill with our defensilinemen (10min footwork and 10min 1-on-1 or all 1-on-1s depending on what we need)

a. Split the players up among the three coaches as mentioned aboveb. Focus is on having players us the appropriate footwork vs. the various DLM alignmentsc. Players will be paired together each taking turns acting as the DLM in an inside shade, outside

shade, and head up. The blocker will need to take the correct footwork as determined by the DLM

alignment.

d. The DLM will carry out the predetermined rush (and redirect when appropriate) while the blockuses the appropriate footwork and techniques for that type of rusher

e. ADVANCED PHASE- As the players get comfortable with their footwork we will have the DLMstart out in one direction (ex. rushing outside) then come back in an opposite direction (ex. cut

back to an inside rusher). The blocker will need to adjust his footwork from an outside rusher(kick-slide) to an inside rusher (power-slide) in that example. Vary the alignments and techniqu

of the DLM

f. Footwork/Technique vs. an Inside Shade/Inside Rusher- See OL Fundamentals alsoi. When presented with an inside shade/inside rusher we want to Power-Slide to get into aposition where our nose is aligned with his inside #. This will take away the DLM most

direct route to the QBii. If the DLM redirects from an inside rusher to an outside rusher we will redirect our feet

from a Power-Slide to a Kick-Slide technique and force the DLM to go wide and thus aw

from the QB

g. Footwork/Technique vs. an Outside Shade/Outside Rusher- See OL Fundamentals alsoi. When presented with an outside shade/outside rusher we want to Kick-Slide to get us into

position where our nose is aligned with the inside # of the DLM. This Kick-Slide may b

as tight as simply doing it in place (as is the case with a DLM on our outside shoulder sin

are nose is already aligned with his inside #) or it may be a wider step in the event we hava wide-5 technique for example. Regardless, we want to get our nose to his inside # and

react to his movement from that position.

ii. If the DLM redirects from an outside rusher to an inside rusher we will redirect our feetfrom a Kick-Slide to a Power-Slide technique and force the DLM down inside and therebremoving his most direct path to the QB

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1 3Inside

Inside Shade- Inside Rushers (Power-Slide)OL has no help

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1 3Inside

Outside Shade- Outside Rushers (Kick-Slide)

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h. Footwork/Technique vs. a Head-Up Defender- See OL Fundamentals alsoi. When presented with a head-up defender we want to Power-Slide to take away any inside

rush move and to get into a position where our nose is aligned with his inside #. This will

take away the DLM most direct route to the QB. Be careful not to overset too severely

because the DLM can easily rush outside from a head-up alignment.ii. Execute the proper footwork/technique based on whether he rushes inside (power-slide) o

outside (kick-slide)

iii. If the DLM redirects from an inside rusher to an outside rusher we will redirect our feetfrom a Power-Slide to a Kick-Slide technique and force the DLM to go wide and thus awfrom the QB

i. Footwork/Technique vs. a Wide Outside Rusher- See OL Fundamentalsi. When presented with a wide outside rusher we want to:

1. Narrow our stance to give us better ability to cover more ground on the first step2. Determine the Junction Point (See O-Line Fundamentals Pass Protection)3. The target is the inside shoulder. If the blocker looks at a point on the defender

wider than the inside shoulder, he may set too wide and expose himself to an insid

rush. The defender is only as far upfield as his inside shoulder.ii. If the DLM redirects from an outside rusher to an inside rusher we will redirect our feet

from a Kick-Slide to a Power-Slide technique and force the DLM down inside and thereb

removing his most direct path to the QB

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5 7 Outside

4

1 3Inside

Inside Shade- Inside Rushers (Power-Slide)OL has no help

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9

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4. One-on-One Stationi. Coach A- varsity players with Kick-Slide Station

ii. Coach B- varsity players with Power-Slide Stationiii. Coach C- JV/Sophomore players working Kick-Slide and Power Slide

a. Kick-Slide Station :20min(or the entire period)- Coach Ai. of all varsity lineman (C, G, T, and Y/Bs if they are present)

ii. Use to work the Kick-Slide technique vs. an outside defender in our 50 Series (5-step)iii. Have our OL work against each other or against our DLM in a tight-5, loose-5 and wide

rush techniques.

iv. Have the defender rush outside (kick-slide) and make an inside rush move from an outsidalignment (kick-slide converted into a power-slide)

v. Number of groups will depend on number of linemanvi. Groups will rotate after 10mins (or half of the period)

vii. Here is an example of how the groups could be set up:

b. Power--Slide Station :20min (or the entire period)- Coach Bi. of all varsity lineman (C, G, T, and Y/Bs if they are present)

ii. Used to work our Power-Slide technique vs. an Head-Up or Inside defender in our 50Series (5-step)

iii. Have our OL work against each other or against our DLM in head-up and inside techniquiv. Have the defender rush inside (power-slide) and make an outside rush move from an insi

or head-up alignment (power-slide converted into a kick-slide)v. Number of groups will depend on number of lineman

vi. Groups will rotate after 10mins (or half of the period)vii. For an example of how the groups could be set up see the station above

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E

G

T

G

T

T

E

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5. Combo Pass Blocks Stationi. Coach A- with all C/Gs working combo pass blocks

ii. Coach B- with all T/B/Ys working combo pass blocksiii. Coach C- with JV/Sophomore players working all combo pass blocks

a. G-C-G Combo Station- 20min (or the entire period)- Coach Ai. All C/GS

ii. Used to work the combo pass blocks on the backside of our protectioniii. Have our OL work against each other or against our DLM/LBsiv. Groups will not rotatev. Here are some set ups for this station:

G

B

C

T

C

B

G

T

Works C-G backside pass combo vs. 4-4(DTs can be in a shade, 1, 2, or 3-tech)

G

B

C

T

C

B

G

T

Works C-G backside pass combo vs. 4-3(DTs can be in a shade, 1, 2, or 3-tech)

G

B

C

N

C

B

G

N

Works C-G backside pass combo vs. 5-2

G

B

C

N

C

B

G

N

Works C-G backside pass combo vs. 5-3 with a STACK call from C(brings G down on N instead of 1-on-1 blocking the DT outside of him )


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b. T-B-Y Combo Station- 20min (or the entire period)- Coach Bi. All T/B/Ys

ii. Used to work the combo pass blocks on the backside and frontside of our protectioniii. Have our T/B/Ys work against each other or against our DLM/DEs/LBsiv. Groups will not rotatev. Here is set up for this station (Y and B can be substituted in the diagrams below)

vi. If there are a few Gs available the following setups can be worked:

Y

B

T

E

T

B

Y

E

Works T-Y pass combo vs. 4-4(work Hot and Squeeze Stunts)

Y T

E

Works G-T-Y pass combo vs. 4-3(T makes a YOU call and helps G with DT and eyes LB)

B

T

G G T

T

B

E

Y

Y T

E

B

T

G G T

T

B

E

Y

Works G-T-Y pass combo vs. 5-2(T makes a YOU call and helps G with DT and they both eye LB)

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