Blocking Families

[@collincortright8640]

Subscribed. This is what I've been looking for for a while.

[@theassistantcoach]

Glad you like it!

[@RonKerr-i9h]

Great job Coach. I know this is a few years old. It's the first I've seen it.

[@ibrahimfletcher9170]

This talk helped me connect a few dots. Thank you very much. Everyone else look out cause we’re coming in 2020!

[@theassistantcoach]

I’m glad you liked it coach! Was it anything specific that you connected or it just overall was an “aha” type thing?

[@karolrosen9693]

Great! I like it you explanations a lot.

[@waviiboiitrey6]

Thank you for the help Coach

[@alfredscott3803]

Very helpful

[@theassistantcoach]

@@alfredscott3803 glad to hear it!

[@iamjustishype3859]

Great stuff. Thanks coach

[@thundacat9378]

Thanks you for these videos coach.. I am a former receiver. Going into coaching with the hopes of being an offensive coordinator in the near future. Ive begun studying the o-line in attempts to have a dominant run game. Your videos have made this a lot easier.. Do you have any suggested books/websites that will help me learn the line and run game better? P. S. Can you explain Quick Tackle, Quick Guard,.. And the differences with the other three lineman? Thank you

[@theassistantcoach]

Here are some more of my platforms: Website: www.theassistantcoach.net Facebook: facebook.com/TheAssistantCoach1 Twitter: @Assist_Coach1 Instagram: the_assistantcoach instagram.com/the_assistantcoach/ CoachTube: coachtube.com/users/theassistantcoach You may find some more good things there. Also, I’ve made a sort of beginner course for coaching OL coachtube.com/course/football/coaching-offensive-line-the-essentials/6640548?track=4fdc64b560077d13a235f1f53d09d01d I would also check out anything you can find from the following coaches: Bob Wylie, Jim McNally (he is eccentric but a genius), and Paul Alexander. These three are some of the most influential coaches on OL play in my opinion. LeCharles Bentley has a good platform with some very good teaching resources as well. I would check out The COOL clinic. (COOL Coaches Of Offensive Linemen) On there website you can buy older clinic tapes for cheaper but it will have several of the guys I mentioned above. As far as quick guard/tackle, that is used in some offenses to designate pullers because they are usually smaller. The other side would be the strong side because they are usually bigger and maybe less nimble. They would typically flip sides based on play call. So, for example, on power, your strong side guys always double team and block down and your quick guard always pulls. Not every offense is set up in that manner. Lastly, here is my email if you have some more questions [e-mail] I know this is a lot but I really hope this helps!

[@jodyconnor6340]

Assuming zone would be it's own family. Would you make trap/down its own family, or would it be power or counter family? I would consider power not only a single puller but also wrapping, not kicking.

[@theassistantcoach]

For the purposes of this video, that’s how I did it. I know some people Dart as a base block front side power because they pull backside, which is fair but this video was in response to a debate on pulling. For trap/down/belly, they are all their own series in wing T type systems. They should be their own I guess but based on this video criteria trap would be more power and down/belly would be pin n pull. Just a side note, I would try to avoid this problem or categorize based on your system. I would try not to carry all of that. I have found 4 base runs is about all you can do well (bread and butter plays) and maybe 2 what I call change ups (these are week by week plays that are in your system but you don’t run often but they just provide an advantage that week based on scouting)

[@nickmurray1780]

hey coach not sure if your still active on here but this was a super helpful video thank you. how do you categorize wham and trap blocks?

[@theassistantcoach]

@@nickmurray1780 at this time we weren’t carrying those in our offense and if we did I wouldn’t use them much and place them in what I call the “change up” category. Those would be one off type plays or specifically used for that game plan and not “bread and butter” type plays. If I were to do it differently, I would put them in their own trap family. I’m not sure what else would go in there, maybe down/belly? For me you have short and long trap by a guard pulling across the ball to a down DT or DE. Wham for me is a FB/TE/Hback type doing that from the same side of the ball outside in. So it wouldn’t be as good of a rule as the rest for the family besides it being a quick pulling block? Just some thoughts and background.

[@nickmurray1780]

@@theassistantcoach that makes sense thanks for the quick response. Never personally played but I’m fascinated by the game and would love to get into coaching at some point down the line. Your videos are tremendously helpful in better understanding the intricacies of the game

[@JakeFranklinFB]

You are a fantastic teacher. Thanks for making this video! What would you say is the biggest difference between Pin & Pull and Buck Sweep?

[@theassistantcoach]

I appreciate that. For me it is 2 main things: 1) Buck pulls play side and backside OL whereas pin usually is just play side 2) Buck in a (traditional sense) usually has a misdirection or crossing action in the backfield, ie “cross buck” and pin usually doesn’t have that action. Both aiming points for the backs are similar, they typically read whomever is the first puller and make their move off of that block.

[@edgarallen789]

Question about the ravens current scheme, coach. Not sure how to call this and wanted your take; QB shotgun with option (or what looks like Bash read). Looks like typical GT bash counter but with a center pulling and kicking end along with LT. ravens also have RB jet motion from out wide right and ends up getting the ball with another RB as a lead blocker. Anyway is this just bash counter with center subbing for the LG ? Thanks coach

[@theassistantcoach]

Yes. NFL centers are usually more capable pullers. It’s hard to pull and snap. They would do this just because of 1) angles or 2) covered/uncovered rules in their scheme.

[@edgarallen789]

@@theassistantcoach Thank you coach. I appreciate it.

[@marcoeckhoff9920]

Sad that you changed the defense front just for the last concept (sweep). I would have liked you talk about it against a 4 men front.

[@theassistantcoach]

Sorry. It was just easiest to make the point I was going for with that front. In truth, some plays are better vs some fronts and this is an example. If you wanted it from a 4 man, it would be best with an on the line TE because you would need the TE to block on, T to block down on a 3, C to block back on the nose and then your guards could pull.

[@marcoeckhoff9920]

@@theassistantcoach I totally agree, but sometimes youjust need to be able to run it against unfavorable fronts. On our level (germany senior amateurs) we can't be picky. ;)

[@marcoeckhoff9920]

@@theassistantcoach I know it's a tough one, and I play really low level Football (german senior amateur), but we run Sweep from 20 personal, because we do one formation offense on purpose. ;)

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