Simply Smashing
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AD
oubleW
ingOf
fensive
Playbook
ByCharlieEaton
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Allplayscanbestopped!
CantheystopourO
ffense?
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TableOfConte
nts
Overvie
w
Introduction
Influenc
e
Philosophyofthesystem
SmartF
ootball
Play-callingPhilosophy
OffensiveStructure
PlayCalling
Motion
PlayCallingPartTwo
MasterPlayCalls
AuxiliaryPlayCalls
TheFor
mationsSystem
Teachin
gtheSystem
GOT3System
Extende
dFormationExamples
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Overview
Thisis
acompleteoffensivesystemthatisverylogical
andsim
ple!
Easytounderstandandeasyforplayer
sandcoachesto
learn
Simple
toinstallinashortperiodoftime
Allowsateamtomake
adjustmentsat
anytimeduring
a
game
Extrem
elyflexible
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Intr
oduction
Webelievethatanyfootballplayerwh
ohasanydoubtin
hismindwillplaythegameslowandtimid.Wealso
believeourOffenseisuniqueenoughanddifferentenough
fromw
hatdefensesseeregularlythatweputdoubtinto
theirm
indspriortothe
cointoss.Whatwedoasan
Offens
eafterthecointosswilleitherc
ompoundthatd
oubt
thedef
ensehasinitiallyorcreatedoubtforourOffense.In
ordertoeliminateasm
uchchanceasp
ossiblefordoub
tto
setinf
orourplayers,w
ekeepourOffenseassimpleaswe
knowhow.Wedrillou
rkidstorecogn
izedefensive
alignm
entweaknesses
andtechthemtechniquestoemploy
thatwillcreateleverag
eadvantagesin
ourfavor.The
techniquesweusetoexploitdefensive
weaknesseswillbe
explainedasthoroughlyaspossiblein
thefollowingpages.
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In
fluence
Thisplaybookandthe
systemdescribedhereinwith
its
manyreferencestoquotes,comments,
terms,techniques
andsty
les,aswellas,ahostofotherpropertieshasbeen
gatheredovertheyearsfromavariety
ofcoachesIhav
e
hadtheopportunityto
meet,read,watchorpersonally
know.
Itakenocreditfortheinformationpresentedhe
re,I
onlyta
kecreditforthe
compilationof
informationinto
this
manual.
Howev
er,thesinglemostnotableinflu
enceonmy
coachinghasbeenDonMarkhamfollo
wedbygreatssuch
asJohnDaGrosa,Woo
dyHayesanda
futuregreatnam
ed
TimM
urphy
Othercoachesofinfluencewouldbetheentirelistof
coache
sontheDelphi
forum:
http://f
orums.delphiforums.com/dwing
ers/start
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P
hilosophyoftheSystem
Runth
efootball
Runth
efootball
Runth
efootball
Beabletophysicallyruntheballeffec
tivelybycombo
blockingatthepointofattack
Havethecapabilitytomakeimmediateadjustmentsdu
ring
agame
Create
anoffensethatishardtopreparefor
Takew
hatthedefense
givesusallofthetime
PlayS.M.A.R.T.Football
Spendqualitytimeteachingindividua
ltechniqueevery
practic
e
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S.M.A.R.T.Football
S=SIMPLE,OurOffenseissimplebydesign
andsimply
overwhelmingwhenproperlyexecuted.
M=MIS
TAKEFREE,Our
kidsarerequiredtoknowbutonlyaf
ew
easyrule
sinordertorunev
eryplayinourboo
k.Bykeepingitsim
ple
weexpectourkidstobeabletoplaymistakefreefootball
A=AGGRESSIVE,Sincewhatwedoissosimpleandourkidsh
ave
theconfidenceinthemselve
stoplaymistakefr
ee,theyshouldnot
have
anydoub
trestrictingtheirplay.Therefore,they
willmoveimmediately
totheira
ssignmentswithgreatspeedandmalic
iousintent.
R=REL
ENTLESS,Ourkidswillberelentlessincarryingoutthe
ir
assignmentsuntiltheechoo
fthewhistle.
T=TEA
M,OurOffenseis
thedefinitionofaTEAMOFFENSE!
We
willhavetenblockerswitho
utafootballandoneblockerwitha
footballoneveryplay.Weallblockandwheth
erwewinorlosew
eall
blockedandrantogetheras
ateam.
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P
layCallingPhilo
sophy
MostO
ffensesdependon
oneortwoblockersmovingdefenders
away
fromth
epointofattackin
ordertoadvanceth
efootball,theDou
ble
Wing,however,reliesontheteamconcept.
Makes
uretheplayersare
fundamentallysound!
Iftheyarenotimmediatelyblockingatthepointofattacktheyare
requiredtobetakingdefenderswiththemastheymoveintheplay
by
carryingoutproperfakes.
Putthe
ballwherethedefe
nseisvulnerable.
Runthepowerofftackle
orsmashplayasthelaunchingpointforan
ove
rwhelmingbarrageofcomplimentaryplay
s.Runthesmashuntilthe
defensedoessomethingunsoundorunfamiliartothemtostopitthen
atta
ckthemwheretheyh
aveleftthemselvesv
ulnerable.
Doeve
rythingwecantop
utthedefenseontheirheelsandkeep
them
there.
Joh
nHeismanoncesaid,Whenyoufindyou
ropponent'sweakspot,
ham
merit.
Keeptheballfromthedef
ense(aball-controloffense)
The
ycantwiniftheyca
ntscore.
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OffensiveStructure
OurOffenseisnumberedandcalledverylogically
OurBaseFormationisabalancedt
woTightendandTwoW
ingbackFormation
Thisfo
rcesdefensestoplayabalancedfrontandforcesthemtodefendtenrunning
lanesa
crosstheentireOffensivefront.
FromTightendtoTightendthereis
zerospacebetweenlinemen
Thisallowsourlinementoeas
ilyprotectourinsidega
ps
Itshortensthedistancethepullinglinemenhavetoruntomaketheirinterference.
Itcreatesavirtualblitzproofwallofblockersonthep
layside.
AllowstheOffensegreatereaseatamassinggreaternumbersofblockersatthe
pointo
fattackthandefenders
OurFullbackisupwithininchesfromtheQuarterbackand
downinathree-pointstance
ThisenhancestheangletheFu
llbackusestokickoutadefender.
IthelpstohidetheFullbackm
akingithardforlinebac
kerstoseehimuntilitistoo
late.
Increasestheeffectivenessoftheinsidetrapsandothe
rrunningplays
OurWingbacksareupwithininche
softheTightendswith
theirhelmetsfacingthe
Tightendso
utsidehip,downinthre
e-pointstancesandangledinwardat45degree
angles.
Thisa
lignmentiswhatforces
thedefensetohavetod
efendtengaps
Italso
allowsourwingbackto
quicklygetintopositiontocomboblockordow
n
blockadefender
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OffensiveNumb
ering
Wenumberourlinemenandnotthegapsbetweenthem.
The
exceptionbeingtheCenterwhohaseachhipnumbered
Wedo
notnumberourrunningbacks,howev
er,wedoassignthema
lette
rforidentification
purposesandroute
assignmentsinthe
passinggame.
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PlayCalling
Weusea
TwoDigitplaycallingsystemthateliminatesanyconfusionanallowsforeasy
understan
dingofourmisdirection
playsbytherunningbacks.
TheFIRS
Tnumberintheplayca
lltellstheB-Backor(fullback)whichblockers
tailpad
toaimatandblockthefirstdefen
dertoshow.
TheSECONDnumbertellstheentireteamatwhichblockerstailpadthefootballis
goingtob
eranat.
Ourruleofthu
mbfortheballcarrieronall2-digitplaysisthis,
the
backfarth
estfromt
hepointofatt
ackcarriestheball.
Soin
thecaseofaplaycallwiththenumbers36thebackfieldactionwould
beas
follo
ws
OurSnapCountisalwaysReadySetHUTHUT
withtheballbeinghiked
onthese
condhutandmotion
beginningonthefirstHUT.
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PlayCa
llingContinued
TheB-Ba
ck(fullback)willcarry
theballonanySINGLE
-DIGITplaycall.Ther
eason
forthisis
hegoestothefirstnum
berandsinceitisalsothelastnumberheMUSTcarry
theball.
Sointhecaseofaplaycallwithonlythenumber2theb
ackfieldactionwouldlo
okas
follows.
TheQuarterbackwillKEEPtheb
allandrunwithitonallplaycallsthatendinK
EEPor
BOOT,re
gardlessofthenumbers.
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Motion
Themotionweusewillbecalled
byashortword(RIPo
rmotiontotheright,an
dLIZ
ormotion
totheleft)isaslighttw
o-stepquickmotionby
oneofourwingbacksinthe
directionoftheB-Back(fullback)
.Themotioningwingba
ckwilltakeacrossoverstepin
frontofth
emwiththeirinsidefootwithtoespointedatth
eB-Backfollowedbya
nopen
stepwith
theoutsidefoot.Thism
otiongetsthemmoving
andkeepstheirshoulde
rs
squareto
theQuarterbacksothey
canbebalancedandreadytoacceptapitchora
handoff.Wedonotuseadeepmotionwewantourmotio
nshallowandaimedat
the
fullbacks
heels.
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1stcrossover
step
2ndopenstep
RIP
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MotionContin
ued
OncethebackhastakenhisTWO
motionstepstheballshouldbesnappedandth
eplay
shouldbe
setinmotion.Iftherun
ningbackistoreceiveapitchhewillcontinue
to
movetow
ardthepositionoftheB
-Backsheelspriortoth
esnapandstayundercontrol
untilhehasgatheredthepitchfro
mtheQuarterbackandsecuredtheball,onlyth
enmay
heaccelerateintothelineofscrim
magetryingtostayasclosetohisblockersas
possible.Iftherunningbackisno
ttoreceiveapitchbutahandofforalongtoss
orhe
istocarry
outafakehewillupon
completionofhisfirstTWOstepsaccelerateona
planealongthesamelinetoward
theB-Backsheels.
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1stcrossover
step
2ndopenstep
Gatherand
securepitch
Nonpitched
play
acceleration
path
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PlayCallingPart
Two
Weu
seasetofMA
STERplayc
allsorwordthat
follow
ournumbers
toalerttheentireteamtothe
typeo
fplayweare
running.Wemayfromtimeto
timea
ddanauxiliaryplaycallto
accompanythe
mastercall,apassin
gplayoradrawisconside
red
anauxiliaryplayca
ll.Sincetheb
ackfieldactio
n
hasbe
enestablishedbyournumberingsystem
and
motionallweneed
todonowisalertthe
Blockersofthety
peofplaywe
willrun.
Them
asterblockingtermsareas
follows:
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MasterPlayCalls
SMASH=Tellsthe
BacksideGuardand
T
ackleaswellasth
eQuarterbacktolead
blockthroughthepointofattack.
G
=TellsOnlytheBacksideGuardto
le
adthroughthepointofattack
Thiscallmaybeusedinconjunction
withAnyothercall.
G
T=TellstheBacksideGuardand
T
ackletoleadthrou
ghthepointofattack
O
=TellsOnlythePlaysideGuardto
pullandleadthroug
hthepointofattack.
TheOisfortheGuardONthe
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Auxilia
ryPlayC
alls
C
OUNTER=Tells
thebackCLOSES
T
to
thepointofattacktocarrytoball
K
EEP=TellstheQ
uarterbacktokeep
th
eballandcarryit
throughthepoint
of
attack
R
EVERSE=Atwo
playerballexchange
in
thebackfield.
EitheraPITCHthenaHANDOFFon
a
smashreverse
OraHANDOFFtoHANDOFFonag-o
reverse
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Formations
TheFormationsweusewillbecalledbyaw
ordorwordsthep
recede
themoti
onandnumbersin
thehuddlecall.T
heFormationswe
useare
asfollow
s:
PresetFormation
Wewillalwaysbeginin
thisformationandasthe
Quarterbackreadieshimself
behind
centerhebeginsthe
cadencewithReadythisis
when
weshifttothecalledformation
BaseFormation
Anocallalignsth
e
teamin
thisformationALWAYS
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FormationsContinued
BEAR
Formation
BULL
Formation
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FormationsContinued
BROW
NFormation
BLACKFormation
InYouthF
ootballwecombineBROWNBEAR
intojustBROWN,andBLACKBULLintojust
BLACK
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Onceou
rkidsunderstandhow
toaligninourformati
ons,howtointerpretthe
numberingsystemandunderstandtheplaycallsweb
eginteachingeveryplayeron
theteam
thefollowing:
Stance
Eve
nthoughnoteveryplay
erwillusea3-pointstanceweteachittoeveryone.All
footballoriginatesfromastance,theproperstance
mechanicsareaninvalu
able
com
moditytoafootballpla
yer,especiallyonourO
ffense.Wewillworkonthe
stan
cemechanicsdailyinpractice.Ifaplayerishavingtroublemakingablockor
runninginterferencethefirstplacewecheckisthestancethenthefirststep
.
We
usebothrightandlefth
andedstancesinourOf
fense.Playersontherig
htside
ofthecentermusthavetheirlefthandsdownandplayersontheleftsideof
center
musthavetheirrighthands
down.Moreonhandplacementlater.
Feetwillbenowiderthans
houlderwidth,wewant
tosqueezeourstance,a
ndthat
mea
nstheoutsideofthefee
twillnotextendpastth
eoutsideoftheshoulde
rsnot
theshoulderpads.
The
insidefoot(footneares
tthecenter)willbeslightlybehindtheouterfootwitha
slighttoetoinstepstagger.
Aplayersweightshouldbe
evenlydistributedbetw
eenthetwofeet(50%oneach
foot)withtheweightonthe
insideoftheballsofth
eirfeetwiththeirheelsslightly
raised.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Stance
continued
The
insidehandshouldbeo
ntheground,however,
theyneedtobeabletopick
flow
erswiththeirdownha
nd.Ifacoachshouldhappentomoveaplayers
down
handthemovementshould
notaffecttheirstanceatall.
The
outsidehandmustbedownwithfingersapproximatelyevenwiththew
ristof
thedownhandandtheoutsidearmmustbecocked
andreadytospringbackwards
towardthehipsuponthefir
ststep.
Playersmusthavepowerpr
oducinganglesintheirhips,kneesandankles.This
coiledpositionisthemosta
dvantageouspositionfo
rgeneratingexplosive
striking
pow
er.Oncethebodyisrap
idlyuncoiledthepowerstoredinthecontracted
musclesofthehips,thighsandcalvescanbeunleashedintoveryexplosive
contact
byt
heblockers.
Playersshouldachievethis
coiledpositionbykeepingtheirbuttdown,theirback
straightheadandeyesup.T
heymustbeabletosee
theirtargetandmovetotheir
targ
etwithasmuchexplosivenessastheycanmust
er.
We
believethisstancewillfacilitatethebestcontro
lledmovementwithout
theneed
forafalsestep.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Steps
Weteachourplayersseveraldifferentstepsa
stheypertaintoou
r
BlockingTechniques
PositionStep,ashort4to6inchfirststepwiththetoespointedatthet
arget
SideStep,ashortposi
tionsteplaterallyinord
ertogainwidththisstepcanbe
eitheraninsideorouts
idestep
CrossOverStep,Alsocalledapullstepsome
times,thisisaflatfirst
position
stepinwhichonefoot
ortheothercrossesoverinfrontoftheotherin
an
attempttogainlateralmovementandaccelerationdownthelineof
scrimmage.Thecrossoverstepallowstheplayertokeephisshoulderssquare
tothedefense
DriveStep,averticalfirstpositionstepusuallydirectlyatadefenderaligned
infrontofablocker
PowerSteps,shortcontrolledchoppystepsfollow
ingthepositionstep
that
contact
thedefenderandmov
ethedefenderaway
fromthepointofatta
ck.
FinishSteps,Fastlongerstridesusedtorunadefenderwhohasbeenpower
stepped
offbalanceinordertorunthedefenderintotheground.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Aimin
gpointsor(landmarks)
Weteachourplayersseveraldifferentaimingpointsw
hile
blocking.
Ins
ide/OutsideArmp
it,wewantourblo
ckerstohavetheirface
maskinthearmpitofthedefenderandde
pendingontherela
tive
pos
itionoftheOffensiveandDefensivep
ersonnelinrelation
tothe
poi
ntofattacktheOffensiveblockermay
aimforeitherarmpit.
Ins
ide/OutsideHip,thisisusedmainlyf
orteachingthecenters
cutoffblockonadefenderhewillblocka
lonebutitalsopertains
toanyblockerwhomustblockadefenderoneononewitha
cut
blo
ck.OurOffensiveblockerwillaimateithertheinsideor
outsidehipofadefend
erastheymaketheirpositionstep.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
B.E.E.F.Blocking
Onceo
urplayersunders
tandandarecapa
bleofexecutingth
e
proper
stance,stepsand
aimingpointswebeginteachingthe
mthe
followingprogressionof
whatitmeansto
makeablock!
B=
BLASTOFF,Getofftheballasfastaspossible,makeyourpositions
tepas
quickandashardasyoucanwhilesimultaneouslypullingyourarmsbacktoa
pointwhereyourhandsare
evenwithyourhipsgettingreadytostrikeyour
opp
onentasviolentlyaspossible
E=
EXPLODE,Explodeintoyouropponentwithyourshoulder,whilekeeping
yourheadandeyesup,ony
ourfirstpowerstepand
simultaneouslybringy
our
arm
sforwardandstrikeyou
ropponentwithasmuc
hupperbodyviolencea
s
possibleacrossthefrontof
thedefenderschest.
E=
ELEVATE,Elevateyo
urdefendersshoulderswithyourinitialexplosi
ve
contactandcontinuetoliftthedefenderschestuntilhisbodypostureisupr
ight.
You
dothisbycontinuingtorunyourfeetwithpow
erstepsandrollyourhips
forw
ardintothedefender
F=
FINISH,Finishyouropponentwithaferociousrunningofyourfeetw
ith
finishstepsandstrivetoputthedefenderoffbalanceandontheground.Th
is
fin
ishisthedifferencebe
tweenaGreatblockera
ndaGoodblocker.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Oncetheindividualtechniqu
esaremasteredw
e
teachourBlockersthefollow
ingblocks:
DownBlock,Thedownblockalsocalledagapblockis
usedto
blockad
efenderwhoisalignedinsideoftheoffensivep
layer.
Theoffensiveplayermustdeterm
inewhetherthedefend
erisan
attacking
playerbentonpenetrationintothebackfield,ifso,then
theoffen
siveplayermustaimfortheinsideshoulderofthe
defender
inordertocutoffthepenetration.Ifthedefend
erisnot
anattack
erbutareader,inthath
ewillattempttoslidedownthe
lineofsc
rimmagefollowingthe
flowoftheplay,theblo
cker
mustaim
fortheoutsidearmpitofthedefenderinordertodeny
thepathdownthelineoranyattemptbythedefenderto
spinor
rollouto
fthepindown.
The
positionstepisasidestepwiththeinsidefootdown
thelinewiththetoespointedatthedefender,theblocker
mus
thavehiseyesupandb
eabletoseethetargett
o
dete
rminewherehisfootplacementmustbeforthe
first
pow
erstep.Thepowerstep
willbedownthelineif
the
defe
nderattacksoroutinto
thepathofthedefender
should
thedefendersitandread.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Oncethe
individualtech
niquesare
mastered
weteachourBlockersthe
following
blocks:
DriveB
lock,Thedriveblock
isusedtoblockade
fender
alignedinfrontoftheblocker.Theoffensiveblockerwill
aimhisfacemaskfortheplay
sidearmpitofthede
fender
andthepositionstepwillbeadrivestepwiththep
lay
sidefoot.Whilepowersteppingthedefenderbackwards
offthelineofscrimmagethe
blockershouldstrive
for
relative
positionbyeversoslightlyworkingtoposition
hisbody
betweenthedefenderandthepointofattack.
Thiscan
notbecompletedinoneortwostepsandthe
blocker
needstoknowthis.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Oncethe
individualtech
niquesare
mastered
weteachourBlockersthe
following
blocks:
ReachBlock,(outsidegap)T
hereachblockforusis
usedtogainrelativeposition
onadefenderaligne
d
outsideoftheblocker.Inthe
caseofthereachblock,the
defenderwillinitiallybeclos
ertotherunninglane
than
theblocker,thus,theblocker
mustaimattheoutside
armpito
fthedefenderandtakealateralpositionstep
downth
elineofscrimmagew
ithhisoutsidefoot.The
secondstep,orthefirstpowe
rstep,mustbeaimedatthe
crotcho
fthedefenderthenth
eblockermustrunhisfeet
andwor
ktogainoutsideleve
rageonthedefender.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
ComboBlock,AComboblockistheBLOCKW
E
WANT
ASOFTENASPOS
SIBLE,thisblockbe
ginsas
adoubleteamblockonthed
efenderwhoisalignedasto
setuptheinsideoftherunninglane.Again,westriveto
getthis
blockeveryplay,itisnotalwaysfeasible
butwe
repthis
somuchinpracticethatthisiswhatwew
antto
see.W
henourlinemencom
boblockthetwoblockers
willbegintoblockadefensi
vedownlinemanand
work
todrivethedefenderbackoffthelineofscrimma
geand
intothe
pathofthepursuing
linebackers.Howeve
r,the
twoblo
ckersaretaughtthat
acomboblockisjustthat,a
combin
ationblock,madeup
ofadoubleteamand
a
linebac
kerblock.WeteachourblockerstoFeelthe
double
teamandSEEthelinebacker.
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Teachin
gtheSystem
Oncetheindividualtechniq
uesaremasteredwe
teachour
Blockersthefollowingblocks:
Combo
BlockContinued,Weusewhatwecallahalfman
doubleteam,oneinwhichtheinsideblockeristhepost
man
andtheoutsideblockeristhetu
rnman,however,wedo
not
wantthepostmantocenteruponthedefenderwhileth
eturn
manstaysontheoutsideofthedefenderasinatraditional
doubleteam.Ourhalfmantechniquehasourpostmantakethe
insidehalfofthedefenderandtheturnmantakestheoutside
halfofthedefender.Thetwoblockersworktodrivethe
defenderbackwhilekeepingtheirhipstogetherandkee
ping
theireyesonthefirstlinebackerinsideoftheirdoubleteam.
Thepos
tmanisthekeytokeepingthehipstogether,he
must
workto
feelthepostman.Ifthe
linebackercomesinsidethe
doubleteamthepostmanwillp
eeloffthedoubleteam
and
workto
cutoffthelinebackerspathtopenetrationwhilethe
turnmanpinsthedownlineman
insideofhim.Ifthelin
ebacker
scrapes
overthetopofthedoub
leteamtheturnmanwi
llpeel
offandworktopinthelineback
erinsidetherunninglanewhile
thepost
manworkstogainrelativepositiononthedown
lineman
movinghisfacemasktotheoutsidearmpitofthe
defenderandsealhiminsideof
therunninglane.
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Pullan
dDestroy,Thisisablockusedbyanoffe
nsive
playerwhouponcompleting
hispositionstepand
getting
hiseyesaroundimmediately
seesthedefenderwh
oishis
target.Thisisthetechniqueusedbyaplayerina
trappingplayinwhichadefenderwillbeblocked
outside
therunninglanebyaplayerpullingfrom
far
insidethepointofattack.Th
epullanddestroyblock
beginswithacrossoverpositionstepwhiletheblocker
keepsh
isshoulderssquaretothedefensiveteamand
withhiseyeshewilllocatehistarget.Oncelocatedthe
blockerwilldestroyhistargetasifhewereaheat
seeking
missileThepulling
destroyerwillcontac
tthe
targetd
efenderwithhisouts
ideshoulderandplac
ehis
facema
skontheinsidearmp
itofthedefender.
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First
cross
overstep
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Pullan
dSearch,Thisisab
lockbyanoffensiveplayer
whousesacrossoverpositionstepandpullsdow
nthe
lineofscrimmagetotherunninglaneandturnsupfield
intothe
runninglanesearchingforthefirstdefenderto
show.Suchtechniqueisusedintrappingplaysan
d
powerplays.Andonoccasio
nleadplays.
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cross
over
step
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Boxing
Technique,Thetechniqueofboxingade
fender
issimilartoanothertechniquecalledchipping
howeverboxingiscarriedoutdifferently.WeBoxa
defenderwhenablockerwhobyruleistoblocka
linebac
kerbuttheblockerhasadefensivedownlineman
aligned
inhisimmediateinsidegapwhoistobek
icked
outbyapullanddestroyblo
ck.Accordingtoour
rules
anydefensivedownlineman
leftalonebytheoffensive
linemenmustbekickedoutbyarunningbackorpulling
lineman.Alsobyruleourlin
emenarealwaystold
to
blocka
nydefenderwhothre
atenstheirinsidegap
.Soin
thecaseoftheoffensiveblockerwhoistoblocka
linebac
kerbutthedefenderwhoistobekickedoutis
threateninghisinsidegaptheblockerwillBoxthe
defenderjustbeforethedestroyermakescontact.
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Boxing
TechniqueContinu
ed,ToBoxadefenderthe
offensiveblockerwilluseaflatsidepositionstep
with
toespointedatthedefenderwithhisnearfootand
upon
contactwiththedefendertheblockerwillboxthe
outside
shoulderofthedefenderwithhisinsidefo
rearm
inordertotryandturnthedefendersheadandshoulders
toward
him.Thisoutsideshoulderboxshouldbefierce
enough
toelevatethedefend
ersshouldersandfor
cethe
defendertoattempttofightoutside.Immediately
upon
thecom
pletionoftheboxtheblockermustmaneuveras
toescapeanyfurthercontactwiththedefenderan
d
proceedtothelinebackerlev
el.
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Inside
forearm
punchto
shoulder
then
outside
release
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masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
KickO
ut,Anothertermfor
apullanddestroyblock R
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Oncetheindividualtechniq
uesaremasteredwe
teachour
Blockersthefollowingblocks:
CutandScramble,Ablockusedbyanyoffensivelineman
whenne
ededtostopaggressive
movementbyadefensivedown
lineman
.ThecutblockisusedmainlybythebacksideTightend
whenhi
sinsidetackleispulling
awayfromtheline.Th
e
position
stepisaflatsidestepd
ownthelinewiththefo
ot
nearestthedefenderandtheblo
ckerwillextendhisfar
armand
reachit
acrossthefarhipofthe
defender.Theblockerw
illaim
hisfacemaskatthefarhipofthedefenderandworktocrosshis
farshou
lderoutsidethedefende
rsfarkneeuponcontact,thus,
takingthedefenderoffhisfeet.
Ifthecutblockfailsfor
any
reasontheblockeristaughttoscrambleorbearcrawlto
ward
thedefe
nderinordertotieupth
edefenderslegsandcausea
tripping
effect.Legwhippingorintentionaltrippingisnot
allowed
byrulesbutscrambling
intothelegsofadefenderis
legalandeffectiveiftheblockerisaggressiveandwork
shis
waythroughthedefendertowar
dthelinebackerlevel.
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Lineba
ckerSquat,Anytimeanoffensiveblockeristo
blocka
linebackerbyruleweteachourblockersto
approachthelinebackerand
breakdownwithfeet
moving
andpowerproducinganglesinthehips,k
nees
andankles.Weteachthemtoletthelinebackercometo
you,donotchasealinebac
keranddonotattack
a
linebac
ker,theyaregreatathletesandaretaught
to
makeyoumiss.Ifyouchase
youlose!Oncethe
linebac
kerhascommittedan
dcontactismade,the
blockeristosealofftheline
backerusingatechnique
verysimilartoabasketballp
ick.
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Oncetheindividualtechniquesare
masteredweteachour
Blockersthe
followingblocks:
Safety
Stalk,Thesametech
niqueasalinebacker
squat
butdon
efurtherdownfieldonasafetyandtheblocker
mustconcentratemoreonblockingthevisionofthe
Safetythanactuallystalling
himwithapick.
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.T.3
System
Weuseasy
stemforblockingourplaysthatisverysim
ple,logicalandvery
effective.Oursinglesystemcomplieswithallofourrunningplaysexcepto
ur
Drawplayw
hichisdesignedtom
imicourpassblocking.Thefactthatourrule
progression
worksforallofourrunningplaysourlinemenbasicallyrepthe
same
progression
everyplayinpractice.Somemayfindthis
tobeboringandstagnant
butIremind
youthatwiningisnotboring.Wefeeltha
tthisrepeatedworkallows
ourblockerstobecomeveryvery
comfortableandveryveryaggressive.Th
e
confidenceandknowledgeourblockersgaininpractic
eallowsustogivea
large
amountoffreedomtoourlinemen.Ourlinemenarepe
rmittedtochoosethe
techniqueth
eywishtouseatthe
lineofscrimmageperplaybasedontheirpersonal
involvementinthegameandtheirbreadthofknowledgeintheproperuseo
fangles
andleverageinblocking.OurlinemenknowiftheyfaceafirebreathingDivision1
defensivelinemantheywillgeth
elp,andifthedefend
ermovesdownthelinethe
nextblockerwillgethelpaswell.Thiswayourlinemenknowthattheywillnever
beinforalongnightalone.Oursystemalsodemands
communicationand
teamworkamongtheblockersandtherunningbacks.Thispromotesourtheoryofa
teamoriente
doffense.Thesystem
weuseisatwofold
systemofruleblock
ingand
linecalls.
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System
RuleBlocking(ourBASERULE)
G.O.T.,Anyblockerwho
isontheplaysideoftheCenterwh
ois
betweentheATmanandtheCenterwill
blockusingtheuse
G.O.Tprogression.Whic
his:
G.=Gap,orthefirststep
intheprogressionistolooktoyour
insideg
ap,ifthereisath
reatyoustoplookingandblockhim
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RuleBlocking
G.O.T.,Anyblockerwho
isontheplaysideoftheCenterwh
ois
betweentheATmanandtheCenterwill
blockusingtheuse
G.O.Tprogression.Whic
his:
G.=Gap,
O=ON
,Ifthereisnothr
eattoyourinside
gapyouthenlook
tosee
ifthere
isadefenderony
ou,Betweenyour
insidefootandyo
ur
outside
partnersinsidefo
ot,
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RuleBloc
king
G.O.T.,Anyblockerwhoisontheplaysideo
ftheCenterwhois
betweentheATmanandtheCenterwillblockusingtheuseG
.O.T
progres
sion.Whichis:
G.=Ga
p,
O.=On
,
T.=Track,Ifnooneisthreateningyourinsidegapnoristhere
anyone
onyou,youstepin
sidewithyourfirststepandcheckfor
new
threats
ifnotthenyoutracktothelinebacker
level.
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RuleBloc
king
Ifforanyrea
sonalinemanfeelsthreatenedfromhisinsideg
ap
andhehasadefenderonhimaswellhecancallDOMIN
O
whichalertseveryblockeronplaysideto
blockdowninorder
toprotect
ourinsidegaps.
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System
LineCalls
Sincewen
umbertheblockersandnotthega
psweknowweare
runningth
efootballatapa
rticularlineman.
Wecallthislineman
theATM
ANthelineman
wearerunningAT.Andourline
calls
aredirectlyrelatedtohimandhisimmediateoutsideoffensive
partner.T
heATMANis
responsiblefortellingthepartner
ship
betweenhimselfandhisbuddywhatparticulartechniquetheywill
usetobloc
ktherunninglan
e.TheATMAN
hasonlythree
choices,th
eyare:
(X,
SPLIT,
or
CO
MBO)
Allotherb
lockersoutsidethepartnershipbl
ockFirstBacker
Inside.B
oxingisveryeffectivefortheseb
lockerstouseon
their
waytothe
linebacker.
ThePulla
ndDestroyorKickoutBlockerwillblockthefirst
DefenderoutsidetheATM
ANorReadtheATMANSb
lock
todetermi
neifheistoSEARCHinsteado
fDESTROY
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LineCalls
X=Acro
ssblockbetwee
nthepartnersh
ipconsistingof
a
Downblockbytheoutsid
epartneranda
PullandDestroy
blockbytheATman
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LineCalls
X=
SPLIT=Thiscalleffectivelysplitsupthepartnership
and
tellsthetwoblockerstor
evertbacktoth
ebaseG.O.T.
progression
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X=
SPLIT=
COMBO
=Acombinatio
nblockbetween
thetwopartne
rs.
THISWH
ATWEWANT
IFWECANG
ETIT.
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Freedom
withinthesys
tem.
Initiallywebeginteachingou
rblockerstousethebaseGOTrule
insideofth
eATMANand
theATMANtomakeoneofthre
ecalls
depending
ondefensivealign
ments.
HOWEVER
,Thebeautyofoursystemliesinourabilitytogiveo
ur
blockersFreedom.
Freedomm
eanstheyhaveth
eoptionstogiveu
ptheirpositionas
the
ATMANtothenextoffensiveblocker.Wed
othisinordertogeta
guaranteed
comboblockonastuddefenderwhomaybemoving
aroundthe
lineofscrimmage.Ortoprovideth
ebestblockingforour
teamssuccess.
WegivethisFreedomtothelinemenbecauseT
HEYareupfrontand
involvedev
eryplay.Theykn
owmorethanwedoascoacheswhe
ther
theycanH
ONESTLYblockadefenderaloneo
riftheyneedhelp
.And
webelieve
ifweteachourlin
ementotrustthem
selvesandeacho
ther,
WEasateamwillbemuchm
oreeffective.
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Freedom
withinthesy
stem.
ExamplesoftheFreedomin
oursystematwor
k.
Suppose#55isaSTUDand
theOffensiveCoord
inatorhascalleda4hole
play.Th
us,theOffensiveTa
ckleistheATMA
Nandhewillcalla
techniquebetweenhimselfa
ndhisBuddytheTightend.
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Herewewantacomboon
#55,sothe4man
wouldpasstheATMAN
statustothe2
man.ThusgivinghimtheCall.Thiscan
eitherjustbecalledbythe
Tackleintheform
of(2COMBO}orhecantellthe2manto
callithimself.
Herewewantacomboon#55,sothe
4
manw
ouldkeephisstatusandcallou
t
{4CO
MBO}
Herewewantacombo
on#55,sothe
4manwouldpassthe
ATMANcall
tothe6man.Andallow
himtomake
thecallorthe4manco
uldjustcall
out{6COMBO}
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THEPLAYS
MasterPlay
List
AuxiliaryPlayList
Smash
SmashKeep
GT
CounterSmash
G
SmashReverse
GO
GOReverse
GTO
GOKeep
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dFormations
BROW
NBEAR
Forma
tion
BLACKBULL
Formation
InYouthF
ootballwecombineBROWNBEAR
intojustBROWN,andBLACKBULLintojust
BLACK
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dFormations
BLAC
KBEAR
Forma
tion
BROW
NBULL
Formation
InYouthF
ootballwecombineBROWNBEAR
intojustBROWN,andBLACKBULLintojust
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RHINOFormation
LIONFormation
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BLAC
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Forma
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BLACKLIONFormat
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Forma
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TIGER
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BEAS
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