Offensive Line Drills

Offensive Line Drill LibraryPass Protection1. Duct Demeanor2. Towel Punch3. Kick Slide & Punch4. Plate Punch Pass Pro5. Snake6. Six Cone Duck7. Pass Pro Base Disrupt8. Hand Striking9. End Zone Punching10. React to Pass Rush11. Shuffle & Kick Slide12. Edge Pass Pro13. Push/Pull Drill14. A-B Drill15. 2 Man Jam Drill16. Sticks17. 3 Bag Punch

Run Blocking1. Chutes Form2. Chutes Form w/Bags3. Chutes Form DD4. Barrel Drive Block5. Barrel Drive Block Steps6. Barrel Combo Block7. Combo vs. Bags8. Combo Variation9. Team Barrels Drive Block10. Combo Scrape Pick Up11. OL/TE Combo12. You vs. Me

Scheme1. Sprint Pro2. Slide Pro3. Review4. Double Teams5. Tech Blocks (3/3)

Fundamentals1. Position Starts2. Speed Ladder (Tire)3. Duck Walk Snake4. Duck Walk Snake #25. Pulls6. Pin Pulls7. Fox & Hound8. Miami Drill9. Sumo Drill10. Mirror Drill11. Mirror Drill Shoulders12. Mirror Drill & Finish13. Oklahoma14. Penn State15. Syracuse16. Georgia 17. Streets of Compton18. 5-10-1519. L-Drill Box20. Command Steps21. 5-10-522. 5 Man Sled23. Backside Scoop

Offensive Line

Pass Protection

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Duct Demeanor

“Duct Demeanor”Coach directs player up, back and side to side for

8-10 seconds. Can add down up.Players line up in single file.Stay wide w/hands upMaintain solid mechanicsEnd drill on a sprint threw coach

Coach#1

Towel Punch

“Towel Punch”Player one lays on the ground holding a towel at the

center. Grip hard for resistance. Player two grabs towel at tips and move it up and

down with resistance from player laying on the ground.

Get hands up fast and inside. Pull Up

Grip Hard

#2

Kick Slide and Punch

“Step & Punch Back”One player kick slides back while punching

another player in in the chest with both hands. Player who is being punched is jumping up and forward exposing his chest. Drill is repeated for designated distance.

“Repeated stepping back”

#3

Plate Punch Pass Pro

#4

Snake

“Chutes Snake”Player has low and wide base. Shuffles with chest up in a

snake like pattern until chute is completed. Player behind are in a single file line starting when lead player completes half way.

Also use Kick Slide-Power Step facing forward.Also see Drills DVD.

Player

#5

“6-Cone Duck”From position stance player power steps forward

with inside lead foot. After going over the top of the cone player kick slides back at a angle. Once drill is completed it is reversed.

Six Cone Duck

#6

Pass Pro Base Disrupt

“Pass Pro Base Disrupt” Partner up and go for about 0:20-0:30 seconds. Keep your base no matter what!

#7

Hand Striking

#8

End Zone Punch

“End Zone Punch” When there is no sled one can use the goal post.

#9

React to Pass Rush

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Shuffle and Kick Slide

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Edge Pass Pro

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Push/Pull Drill

Other Player1. Grab Back of Shoulders2. Push forward3. Pull Back4. Make it hard for other player

to keep balance

Drill Player1. Stay wide2. Steps are 6” & 6”3. Head Up4. Control & React

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A-B Drill

Other Player1. Strike w/Bag2. Strike High

Droll Player1. Hands up Quick2. Go from 2 Point

stance3. Strike Dummy & Step4. Hands from A-to-B

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AB

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2 Man Jam Drill

Bag Holder1. Strike w/bag high.2. 1st strike is set player.3. 2nd strike is power

player.

Note1. Set on 1st bag &

Strike with good hand placement.

2. Power step back on 2nd bag.

3. Bags can always be mixed up.

BAGS

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“Kick Slide”“Power Step”

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Sticks

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“Sticks”Stick is gripped by both

players. Work push, pull and different maneuvers.

One player (2) works as a defender attempting to put off the O-Line player.

Keep chest up, peck on quad and play with good leverage.

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Offensive Line

Run Blocking

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Chutes FormChutes

1st Step (L,R) Two Steps (L,R) All Together (L,R) Fit to Fire (L, M, R, Clean & DL Depth) x2 Full (L, M, R, DL Depth & LB Depth) x2 Also see Drills DVD.

Left Bar

Middle Bar

Right Bar

CleanLB DepthDL Depth

Fit to Fire- 1st two steps

Full- Drive to whistle!

#1

Chutes Form w/Bags

#2

Chutes Form DD

#3

Barrel Drive Block

“Dummies Drive Block” We can substitute a barrel for red stand up

dummies.

#4

Barrel Drive Steps

#5

Barrel Combo Block

“Dummies Combo Drive Block” We can once more substitute a barrel for red

stand up dummies.

#6

Combos vs. Bag

#7

Combo Variation

#8

Team Barrel Drive Block

#9

Combo Scrape Pick Up

#10

OL/TE Combo

“Tait” or “Slip”

#11

“You vs. Me”Select 1: Players start in center and

push back and forth until one players feet are not longer straddling the board in the center.

Select 2: Multiple players in a team compete in same format.

Select 3: Players start at the end of the board and collide at the center in the same compaction format.

You vs. Me

End of board

Center

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3 Bag Punch

#13

Explanation: Pas ProtectionDrill: 3 Bag Punch (Pass Protection) Point of Emphases: Pass Pro with feet, hands and redirection. Working wide back in.1. Pass set on #1 (Re-set)2. Pass set on 7 wider #2 (Re-set)3. Pass set on 9 tech (Work in counter)End: Offense x3, Bag 1, Bag 2, Bag 3 & OutNote: Kick slide and power step with a great base!

Coach

“On whistle”

Bag

Bag

Bag

#1#2#3

Offensive Line

Scheme(1-6)

Pass Pro (Sprint)

“Sprint Pro” Players practice Sprint pro. Work vs. different fronts and blitzes. Can also switch the positions of HB & SB. See Playbook for a more detailed scheme breakdown.

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Waterfall On to Outside

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Pass Pro (Slide)

“Slide Pro” Players practice slide pro to called side, not allowing anything to

beat them inside to their gap. See Playbook for a more detailed scheme breakdown.

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PG QT PTQG

SBHB

FB “Lion”

#2

Double Teams

“Double teams”Near foot to near number, hip to hip and shoulder to

shoulder with no gap. Work different techniques.With a gap defender both players

Just drive block.Also see Drills DVD.

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Double Team: The man head up is the “Poster” and 2nd man coming in is the “Power”. The poster drives man on, while the power slams hard and works for lateral movement away from power mans side.

“Power”“Poster”

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TreyDeuceAceScoopSlip

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Space

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Wop

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Wop#3

PG QT PT PEN T R

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Down Block

Base Block

Block Out

Trap Block

Note: Player blocks down to first wrong colored jersey. This is a very common block in our offensive system. This is known as G.O.D blocking. Gap-On-Down.

Note: Player blocks defensive player directly on.

Note: Player blocks away from mid point of formation to first wrong colored jersey.

Note: Come hard and tight to block inside out. Look to get your head on the inside of the man you are trapping. The play is coming inside of you so gain movement lateral movement.

Technique Blocks

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PG QT PT PEN T R

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Pull Block

PG QT PT PEN T R

SMSneak Out Block

“Screen”

PG QT PT PEN R

SMRat Kill Block “Peal back”

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Crack Block

PG QT PT PEN T R

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Note: Sell your block as if in pass protection. Sneak out after a 2-3 count. Look to take 1st threat in area of 2nd level.

Note: After sneaking out as in “sneak out block” look to counter back and take any defensive player who retraces back up field. Kill the rat who traces back to the play.

Note: Drop step with foot to direction of pulling area. Run to area and take 1st wrong colored jersey. Once engaged look to seal, stretch or wash defender.

Note: Player blocks from outside to in. This should be a kill shot! Remember to stay up because cutting in this situation is illegal.

Technique Blocks

#5

Technique Blocks

C PG QT PT PEN T R

SMSeal Block Note: Sealing a defender to inside of the plays

designated path. This is an open space block.$

WB

C PG QT PT PEN T R

SMFold Block $

WB

Note: Blocking an assigned player by taking an inside path or “sickle path”. This type of blocking often takes place in wedge blocking calls on backside players working up.

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C PG QT PT PEN T R

SMWash Block $

WB

Note: If defender get outside leverage take him there with a “wash block.” Get on hip and wash him all the way to the sideline. This is an open space block much like a “trap block.”

C PG QT PEN T R

SMReach Block

WBPT

Note: Player overtakes the outside shoulder of the defender. Attempt to get your head across and outside hand over.

Offensive Line

OL Fundamentals

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Position Starts

“Stances and starts” Two players at a time behind the line in position stance. Coaches going through cadence to release player for a 10

yard sprint.

Coach

#1

Speed Ladder

“Ladder Drill(s)”Wide Down Hill. Wide base with chest up and

arms in pass protection profile. Tight rope Right/Left. Wide base with chest up

and arms in pass protection profile. Wide Shuffle Right/Left. Face sidewise with wide

base while shuffling. Also see Drills DVD.

FinishStart

#2

Duck Walk Snake

“Duck Walk Snake” Use dummies or barrels in place of chutes. Head up, chest up with thumbs together.

#3

Duck Walk Snake #2

#4

“Pull Drill”From position stance, Open up hips and pull down

line up assigned hole. On e at a time on the whistle or cadence.

Drills can also be for trap blocks.Remember head on the inside for trap.Use all positions that pull.Can add boards for drill.

Pulls

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Defender w/bag

Player #5

“Pin & Pulls”Step down and aim for outside number w/strike.

Place head in middle digit. Do not allow penetration or over the top release.

Pin Pulls

THave DT use hand shield with numbers for aiming points.

If jersey is #78 we want hand strike on the 8 and head in between numbers.

#6

“Fox & Hound”Fox starts at start #1

and hound starts at start #2.

Hound chances fox through assigned path attempting to tag while not touching or cutting off cones.

Fox and the Hound

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Start #2

Start #1

Finish

#7

“Miami Drill”Player inside 10x10 must do what ever it takes to

stay inside box and avoid player outside. On whistle player on outside must do whatever it takes to get player on inside out of box. Drill limit is 5 seconds.

Miami

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#8

“Sumo Drill”Player to stay on feet/ in box last wins!

Sumo

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#9

“Mirror Drill”Defensive player moves in jagged, jerking patting trying to

shake offensive player. Offensive player keeps wide, low base with chest up attempting to keep defensive player in front.

Mirror Drill

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#10

Mirror Drill Shoulders

“Mirror Drill Shoulders”Just like mirror except with shoulders and face.

#11

Mirror Drill and Finish

#12

“Oklahoma Drill”Two defensive players vs. two offensive players.

LB/DL vs. RB/OL or DB/DB vs. WR/WR and other relevant combinations. Object is for offense to score and defense to stop them or push them out of the area.

Oklahoma

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“Penn State Drill”Three defensive players vs. Three offensive

players. Much Like the Oklahoma drill only with more players. Object is for offense to score and defense to stop them or push them out of the area.

Penn State

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“Syracuse Drill”Three defensive

players at different levels vs. 3 offensive players. All players start engaged at attempt to block/shrug to get to ball.

Syracuse

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#15

“Georgia Drill”10 by 10 yard box. 3

blockers vs. 3 defenders. The offense has 3 downs to go to yards. The defense has 3 to stop them.

Georgia

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“Streets of Compton”Three offensive players and three defensive

players. On the whistle offense and defense takes off and turns the corner. Offense attempts to score wile defense attempts to stop them!!!

On the streets of ComptonYou never know what's coming.Don’t go too long because

drill can be a killer.

Streets of Compton

8-10

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5-10-15

“5-10-15” Shuffle, Sprint, Power Step or Kick slide.

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L-Drill Box

#19

Command Steps

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5-10-5

“Pro Agility”Must use 3 Point

stance.

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5 Man Sled

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BS Scoop Drill

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