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Maximizing Your Offensive Circuit Drills – Overall blocking can be improved with a progression of drills.by: Roy IstvanOffensive Coordinator, Cornell University © More from this issue Overall blocking can be improved with a progressions of drills. During the football season time to prepare and practice is very precious. We tend to spend all of our time on “scheming” the opponent and very little on fundamentals. Because of the importance of fundamentals, we have decided to build them into our practice schedule. We call them the “Fundamental 5” or “Fun 5” for short. The first one is blocking by the entire offensive unit. Blocking is the one skill that all players have in common; therefore, we train them all the same. Once practice begins, all offensive players gather in a circle around me. I number them 1-5 and send them to coaches that are in a large circle surrounding the hash marks (5 stations). Each station will train the players in the first drill of the blocking progression, “Fit”. After 60 seconds we blow a whistle and the players rotate clockwise for the second drill, “Stance to Fit”. We complete the cycle and move into our practice schedule. The circuit has been helpful in many ways. It allows all of our coaches to interact with all of our players. Secondly, by teaching the same fundamentals, we have found that the players’ coach the players’. Lastly, it allows us to keep our older players fundamentally sound and, at the same time, develop our younger players. Diagram 1: Fit Defender: While holding a blocking shield, he fights the pressure of the offensive player. You should stay low and resist him from driving you back. #2 Stance to Fit Diagram 2: Stance to Fit Defender: While holding a blocking shield, fight the pressure of the offensive player. Stay low and resist him from driving you back. #3 Angle to Fit Diagram 3: Angle to Fit Defender: While holding a blocking shield, fight the pressure of the offensive player. Stay low and resist him from driving you back. #4 Mirror Drill Diagram 4: Mirror Drill Defender: Stand directly across from the offensive player. Run side to side in between cones at 75% speed. #5 Fit to Finish Diagram 5: Fit to Finish Defender: While holding blocking shield, allow blocker to get fit. Hold your ground. Once coach gives you direction, try to escape the block that way. |
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