Camp Coaching Drills 2009

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Up Front Offensive Line Development Camp

Coaching Drills

Hello Coaches: There will be 9 stations in the circuit around the field. Please review your stations forthe am and pm sessions and contact me if you have any questions or need clarification on anything.

The athletes will rotate from station to station every 12 minutes. In this way each athlete will receive

coaching from every coach for every skill set and we can maximize our use of time and learning forthe kids. Please check the station you are assigned to on Saturday before the circuit begins and notify

me or one of the Marauder assistants if you need anything. This year we will begin each session with astance period that every station will do before the rotation starts.

Warm-Up 8:50 am (Mike Long)

Run Blocking Drills - AM Session (9:00am 11:15 am, Ron Joyce Stadium)

All stations will begin with Stance and Starts before the rotations begin

Emphasize balanced stance for run and pass. Line up players on the line and explain to them the

following check list for stance: 1. Feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart, slightly staggered

with back toe in line with opposite instep. 2. Weight on instep of feet, not on toes or heals 3. only atmost 20% of weight on down-hand, 4. off arm should rest on outside of knee (not on top),

5. back flat and head up. Coaches please check stances as instructions are given, as we have all skilllevels at the camp. Take offsfirst three steps should be 6-8 inch power steps with wide base. First

step should always be with the play side foot (i.e. in the direction of their assignment). Finish with

three short power-steps or starts in each direction, running through to 5 yards.

Mike Long, Larry Guarascia, Dana Segin

Station 1: Ladder Drill

Emphasize quick feet and keeping forward body lean and good football position (i.e. shoulders

over knees and knees over toes). Pump the arms (hands connected to toes). Feet need to move

quickly and maintain one foot on the ground at all times (except backward hop). Start with thefollowing sequences and add your own if time permits: 1. Forward - one foot in alternate box, 2.

Forward - two feet in each box side to side then forward, 3. Sideways begin with lead foot in boxand back foot out of ladderpower step with lead foot hitting every box - back foot stays out of

ladder and trails behind, 4. Sideways two feet in each box front to back, 5. Backward hops leap

backwards with both feet landing in side by side boxes - try to clear one box and land in next one.

Equipment: rope ladders

Ryan Donnelly, Lee Knight, Jason Kana

Station 2. Board Drill:

Emphasize wide base with 3 short power steps to start, stepping with the play-side foot first,

and gain ground with the first step (ie step over the short board). Have players line up in threelines opposite the boards and take them through the following, first with no resistance, then againsthand held bag holder: 1. drive-block (straight ahead), down-block left, down-block right, zone step (to

board slightly offset to right, then left).

Equipment: 3 long boards, 3 short boards, 3 hand held bags.


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Rob Fuciarelli, Ed Szpytma

Station 3. Drive Block- reverse progression:

Emphasize bow the neck and eye the sky and stay lower than your opponent. Pair the kids

up on the line facing each other.

Step 1. Begin in contact with defender. Use 3 points of contact [head and hands] with defender - getthe fit. On command, drive opponent off the ball. On second command (when blockers have

established movement) lock out arms and rise up through defender to create momentum and accelerate

for 5 yards.Step 2. Start one step back from contact - in two point stance, feet staggered, with hands up. On

command, step into opponent and make contact with 3 points target the numbers and drive the

opponent off the ball. On the second command, lock out arms and rise up through opponent.

Step 3. Begin in 3 point stance with opponent 1 yard off ball. On command, come out of stance and

repeat step 2. Coaches please be mindful of time so that everyone gets reps.

Equipment: 3-4 hand held bags

Brian Brock, Mike Derks

Station 4. Down Block:

Emphasize importance of first step towards defender with near foot . Also, stress overall foot

quickness to prevent defender from fighting over the top. Pair up on the line with space to allowmovement and prevent injuries for this one. Line up defenders holding pads offset one man away

from the point of attack from the blocker. Aiming point is near shoulder with our nose and hands.

Our intention is to pin the defender away from the ball as he recognizes the down block and attemptsto fight across our face to get to the ball. We must swing our hips around and point our tail to the ball

keeping our bodies between the ball and the defender until the ball is past us. Please repeat this drill to

both sides, then rotate players.

Equipment: 3-5 hand held bags.

Ralph Scholz, Carm Genovese

Station 5. Sled Drill:

Emphasize low body position, arch the back and drive the head back as you strike the bag.1. Form lines in front of each bag. Begin on knees with nose close to the sled and butt back on

heals. On coachs command, strike bag under the armpits with thumbs up, elbows in.Remind blockers to arch back and drive head back as they punch.

2. From 2 point stance, blocker steps up with two power steps and strikes the bag on the numberswith head up

3. Form single line at end of sled. Blockers power step sideways across the sled punching eachbag on the numbers with both hands, while keeping their lead foot forward. Repeat in opposite

direction.

4. Blockers go from 3 point stance and strike the first bag on the numbers, back-spin and skip onebag and strike next bag, ect. Have one person hold a bag at the other end of the sled so this

drill can be culminated with a drive block as the blocker finishes. Repeat in opposite direction.Equipment: blocking sled


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Mike MacDonald, Dale Sanderson

Station 6. Trap Blocking:

Emphasize running the rail and keeping head to the inside of defender being blocked. This isone situation where the chicken wing technique is useful. Line up a centre and two guards on the

line. Place two defensive tackles opposite the guards. The DT being trapped holds a bag.

The centre steps first with his BS foot to down block the BS tackle. The play side guard rips acrossthe FS DTs face to the second level (middle linebacker). The BS Guard trap steps to mesh with the

centre and runs the rail to block the FS DT position your head to the inside of the defender and make

contact with the outside shoulder and forearm (chicken wing). Wheel your tail around to the ballstaying between the ball and your opponent.

Equipment: 6 hand held bags

John Malinosky, Sean McKenna

Station 7. Run Take-off Ball Drill:

Emphasize quickness off the ball with hands up. Line players up in 3 lines of blockers with 3 kids

in front, one yard off, slightly offset on one knee holding tennis balls. On command, the ball holder

tosses the ball ahead of the blocker, who fires off to catch the ball and lock out arms with good lowtake off. Remind the kids that they should be in a balanced stance to start, but they need to fire out of

their stance and create forward movement quickly in order to catch the ball (the ball is essentially the

opponents numbers for this drill). After they do the take off they become the ball thrower and rotateaccordingly.

Equipment: 8 tennis balls

Mark Verbeek, Brian Hutchings

Station 8. Reach Block:

Emphasize reach and rip technique. In 4-5 lines, line up a defender offset in the gap to the front

side of the offensive lineman. Reach step down the line with play-side foot in the direction of the point

of attack and sprint across your opponents face. On the third step, rip across his face with your up-field arm and hook him placing your body between the ball and the defender. Keep your feet moving.

Equipment: none

John Salavantis, Matt OMeara, Bob Macdonald

Station 9. Double Teams:

i. Emphasize keeping hips together and pad level low so defender cant split the double team.Have two adjacent blockers on the line with one defender opposite in two point stance and rotate

after each rep. Power Double: covered man post-block, uncovered man begin with a slide (lateral)step toward his partner. Bring hips together so opponent doesnt split the double (one coach hold

the hand held bag between their hips so they can carry it as they move up field with hips together).Stay low and shoulder to shoulder to drive opponent off ball.

ii. Zone Double: two adjacent linemen zone step to your play side and engage the first man whothreatens your play side gap (place defender opposite front side offensive lineman). Together, drive

the defender off the ball in the play-side direction.iii. Slip Scoop or Reach Scoop: first blocker slips past the defender covering him and goes to the

second level (ie linebacker), second blocker reaches and hooks the defender that his partner passed

up.Equipment: 4-5hand held bags


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Pass Blocking Drills PM Session (1:00 3:15, Ron Joyce Stadium)

All stations will begin with Pass Set before the rotations begin

Emphasize getting out of stance and into pass set as quickly as possible to avoid getting beat bythe speed rush (i.e. do not roll out of stance). Begin with balanced stance review with their outside

foot back, then snapping into pass set while driving the head back and snapping the punch. Players

must take two position steps (i.e. take away the inside with their first two steps depending on theirposition) and drive their head back, while stabbing hands inside with thumbs up and maintaining low

body position. Line the players up in lines of 5 by position. Have the players take several pass sets on

coachs cadence. Ensure they are making proper quick sets and not rolling out of stance. Rotategroups when all sets are corrected. If time permits, initial power steps or kick slides can be added.

Mike Long, Larry Guarascia, Dana Segin

Station 1.Quick Set Drill:Emphasize that the first key to success in the pass game is the quickness with which we get out of

our stance and into our pass set. First, please review balanced stance concept from morning

session. Position pairs of linemen facing each other in a line at cones. One partner kneels at the coneholding the tennis ball, while the other partner gets in a 3 pt. stance facing one yard away from the

ball. On command, the kneeling partner tosses the ball at the others face as the blocker snaps out of

his stance, steps inside, throws head back, and punches hands out, while catching the ball (if hedoesnt catch the ball praise him for punching the ball). Remind the linemen to take two position

steps as they snap into their set. The tendency is for them to keep feet planted because they are

focusing on the ball. As they get the hang of it the thrower can increase the speed of the throw.Rotate after 3 throws so all get reps.

Equipment: 3-4 cones, 8 tennis balls

Ryan Donnelly, Lee Knight, Jason KanaStation 2. Medicine Ball Punch Drill:

Emphasize importance of quickness while punching with open hands. Position two linemenopposite each other on the line. One (defender) holds the medicine ball about 11/2 yard from the line,

while the other faces the ball in a good football position. On command, the thrower throws the

medicine ball toward the blockers face and the blocker punches the ball back to the thrower. Please

remind the blocker to stay low and to move his feet and step into the punch. Repeat this 10 times, andthen rotate until all have reps. Remember to use ball weight appropriate for the player size.

Equipment: medicine balls of various weights


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Rob Fuciarelli, Ed Szpytma

Station 3. Pass Protection Footwork:

Emphasize that we should always have one foot on the ground when pass blocking. Partner up on

a line. One side the pass blockers- Getthe fit by engaging and locking out arms with inside

position. They squat and lock with good body position, bending at knees with head up and tailtowards QB (drop back pass launch point).

1. On command, the pass rusher moves up the field to the inside(give group a direction) and thepass blocker is forced to Power Step up with the inside foot to take his lane away. In this way thepass blocker power steps down the line without giving ground. Repeat the other way.

2. Next, the defender makes a move to the outside and the blocker must maintain the inside outposition (stay between the QB and the defender with tail pointed at the QB). The blockerKick

Slides (keeps weight over inside foot and kicks outside foot, pick up and replace feet, dont cross

feet, dont click heelsalways have one foot on the ground) in a 45 degree angle backto protect

the pocket (give ground grudgingly). Repeat the other way.

Equipment: none

Brian Brock, Mike Derks

Station 4. Play Action Pass:

Emphasize that the more aggressive the OL is the more the defence is convinced its a runningplay (we want their lbers to play the run so we can throw over the top). Set up 2-3 stations with

two bag holders opposite lines of OL. Out of 3 point stance, have two blockers do an agressive run

cross-block, then settle and pass block the opponent. Make sure they know what line goes first so weavoid possible injury. Remind them that at the end of the block they should be positioned with their

tail to the QB or launch point.

Equipment: 3 pairs of hand held bags

Ralph Scholz, Carm Genovese

Station 5. Pass Protection Progression - Drop back(This drill is broken into 2 stations for the sake of timeSee 6):Emphasize that there are only 4 basic pass rush moves or combinations thereofbull rush, rip,

swim, spin. Please teach the kids that if they can counter these 4 moves, they can defeat any passrusher. Pair up players facing each other on the line.

Bull-rush: Have the defender hold a hand held bag for this one, so they dont bang heads. On

command, defender pushes straight up field. The blocker must: 1. widen base (feet) and drop his

anchor (tail) 2. May have to hop both feet back to gain position and stop the charge, 3. then locks outarms and drives own head back to create separation (Squat and Lock), 4. while keeping tail pointed to

the QB.

Rip: On command, the defender sinks one arm and shoulder down to a side of the blocker and pushes

up field. Ifthe rusher is ripping to the blockers left, 1. the blocker places his left hand on defendersnear chest/shoulder and his right hand on his near hip (tell him he should feel the hip bone). 2. lock

out arms and power step on 45 degree angle backwards against the resistance, keeping tail pointed at

QB as you drive defender past QB.

Equipment: 5 hand held bags


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Mike MacDonald, Dale Sanderson

Station 6. (5 cont.) Pass Protection Progression (This drill is broken into 2 stations for the sake of time -See 5):Emphasize that there are only 4 basic pass rush moves or combinations thereofbull rush, rip,

swim, spin. Teach the kids that if they can counter these 4 moves, they can defeat any pass rusher.

Swim: on command, rusher swims to right of the blocker. Blocker keeps head up to recognize swimmove, then power steps to the right toward defender and punches the near armpit with his left handand the near chest with his right hand. Push with left hand and pull with right hand while stepping to

put defender off balance. Repeat drill in opposite direction and rotate so all get reps.

Spin: emphasize that this is the one time in football that we want to be passive. When we recognizethe spin (see the back of defender) give ground and slide in the direction of the spin. When the

defender comes around, square him up and block him aggressively, while we maintain our relationship

between the defender and the QB.

Equipment: none

John Malinosky, Sean McKenna

Station 7. Twist Drill:Emphasize that they must take an honest pass set and read the defenders before they can force

the switch. We only force the switch in pass protection when two defenders are adjacent, if they are

separated by more than one man we can use man blocking and stay with our own man. When we

recognize the twist (T-E, E-T, T-T) from two adjacent linemen we will force the switch. We mustjump thepenetrater if he is aligned over us to stop his penetration. The blocker with the looper aligned

over him must slide and force his partner off onto the looper, then take over the penetrater. To force

the switch, we must stay at the same level. Conversely, if the defenders are not adjacent it is toodifficult to stay on the same level so we can jump the penetrater and track the looperuse a man to

man scheme. Please walk through these concepts with the kids first and ensure they use good

footwork and hand placement. Coaches please remind kids we have no pads and to keep their bodies

under control for this one.Equipment: none

Mark Verbeek, Brian Hutchings

Station 8. Mirror Drill:Emphasize the importance of changing direction quickly in a good football position. Place two

linemen facing each other between the cones (cones should be about 3 yards apart). The blocker gets

in a good football position, with wide base, good squat, and head up, but must place his hands behindhim. On command, the defender slides back and forth between the cones attempting to avoid the

blocker. The blocker must try to stay nose to nose with the defender without losing his balance or

body control. Please rotate the players after 15 20 second reps.

Equipment: small cones, stop watch


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John Salavantis, Matt OMeara, Bob Macdonald

Station 9. Snap the Punch Drill

Emphasize thumbs up and elbows in. 5 players hold the hand held bags. Have players line up in 5

lines opposite the bags. When one player is done, he holds the bag for the next blocker. Remind

players to hold their hands with thumbs up and to keep their hands up in front of them with armspartially extended. Dont place hands too close to chest to prevent having too long a punch. Also,

punch with an open hand and make contact with the heal of the hand not the palm of the hand. Snap

the wrist on the punch to deliver the most impact, similar to a Martial Arts punch. Go through a punchprogression of 15 second sets: 1. Single punches straight ahead (use the first set to correct the

technique) 2. High-Low: punch high on the bag then low with both hands, 3. Alternating corners of

bag high right, low left, high left, low right. Rotate the group after each set of 15 seconds.

Epuipment: 5 hand held bags

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