OFFENSIVE LINE

HANDS

Violent hands are key to slowing down or moving an opposing Defensive Linemen. Hand Placement and Hand Power are important in pass and run blocking. Hands must be trained into the right position with power coming from the lower body. We use training bags for lineman to practice power in their punch as well as positioning and repositioning hands to gain the best leverage for the necessary block.

FEET

Quality footwork is essential to stay in position to cut off the lane in which D-Lineman will pursue to the Quarterback or the Ball Carrier. We train to have violent feet as well as fast and active feet to beat the opposition to the spot and drive the opponent where we want them to go.

PAD-LEVEL

Pad-Level is where a lot of young linemen struggle, and it starts with their stance. From an offensive lineman stance, you must have your hips low and loaded and ready to explode from your feet into your opponent. Once you get out of your stance, you must be trained to stay as low as possible to keep leverage and power over your opponent.

HAT PLACEMENT

Hat Placement is underrated! This technique is important to keep leverage from your opponent depending on where the play is going. We train our linemen to fight to keep your hat (helmet/head) between the opponent and the ball carrier.

STANCE

Stance is important to start the play. How your start is normally how you finish. Stance plays a part in pad-level, foot movement, hands and hat placement. A good stance puts you in great position to execute the rest of the techniques to win blocks on a consistent basis.

PLAY CONCEPT

Understanding what your coach is trying to accomplish by play design is very important as an Offensive Lineman. We will teach multiple play concepts and what they mean to the position and how to reach the ultimate goal, depending on the play design/concept.

GAP ASSIGNMENT

Understanding gaps go hand-in-hand with Play Concept. Understanding what gap you're responsible for in any given play is key in understanding your assignment and what technique to use to do your job!

TIGHT ENDS

On pass days, while the offensive line works on pass blocking, we will train minimum pass blocking but majority of the time, we will be working on route running, hands, and blocking down field.