This simple RB Lead Blocking Drill is actually 3 in 1 drills in the RB lead blocking Pin Ball Pod. The Pin Ball Pod teaches running backs how to pick-up Defenders to lead block. This is a running back progression drill pod for running backs and players that need to lead block and or open…
How do you know what works on a Youth Football Offense against an unknown #1 Defense? This is a great question about youth football offenses. I struggle with this offensive issue against new teams and many times for the first game of the season. Everyone hates the unknown! How does your team stack up against…
I’ve been playing and coaching football for a very long time now. Plus I read a ton of football coaching books so I am not easily surprised by a new drill. I was pleasantly surprised Monday night when one of my assistant coaches, Garvin Fouts, set up the Swing Drill. He and his former team,…
I am not sure why, but this season my brain keeps saying to me, “football is just blocking and tackling.” Yes, I know this comes from Lombardi… Some people try to find things in this game that don’t exist but football is only two things ; blocking and tackling. – Vince Lombardi In past seasons, I’ve…
We introduced the Gilman King Crab Sled at our 7-9 year old practice this week and the response was great. The kids loved the new piece of equipment to use and the challenge to push it around the field. I let another coach use the King Crab Sled at our Tuesday practice and he thought…
I just received my King Crab Sled from Gilman Gear. I’ve wanted one for about three years, when I first saw it in American Football Monthly. My initial reaction is it is going to be great. It is very compact and light. My 8 year old and 11 year old brought in the box and once…
I just found this great presentation on Outisde Zone Blocking youth football teams that I wanted to share before I forgot. You can download the pdf the Mahonz Outside Zone Blocking Youth Football presentation here and or more Zone blocking info over at DumCoach. This was at Gregory Double Wing back in 2009 but link…
I feel pretty lucky stumbling on the Mushroom Society’s website run by a group of professional Coaches of Offensive Linemen, COOL. They host an annual offensive line clinic in Cincinnati. The 2009 clinic is May 15 &16. What’s really cool about http://www.thecoolclinic.com is that you can order the Clinic DVDs from 1996 to 2008. The list of…
The other day, I was talking to another youth tackle football coach about how his 4th grade youth football team blocks on kick returns. We did not do a great job blocking on kick returns last year, and I want to see how other coaches are blocking kick off defenders. He says he makes sure the kick…