Untitled - Fast and Furious Football
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56 FOOTBALL COACHING STRATEGIES<br />
. Center <strong>and</strong> guards-H<strong>and</strong>s in the middl€,<br />
fight to keep them there.<br />
. ocAles Favor outside slight\ never lose<br />
head inside.<br />
Firc Cut Protection<br />
This is a variation of firc protection. Here the<br />
blocker is looking to cut down the opponent.<br />
L Sray lo$ right from stanc".6re into gT"in<br />
to force the defender to keep his h<strong>and</strong>s down.<br />
2. Look into the middle ofthe man, keep head<br />
up, <strong>and</strong> stay after him while keeping the<br />
feet moving.<br />
3. Throw block high €noush <strong>and</strong> with €nough<br />
force so def€nder can'tjump over you. NeDer<br />
just falt down in front ofthe defender.<br />
4. Anticipate slant charye €ither way, <strong>and</strong> b€<br />
able to adjust <strong>and</strong> stay under conhol.<br />
Firm Protection<br />
Finn protection is used for quick dropback passes<br />
witb the quaderback taking a thrce-step drop.<br />
Instructions are to take the defensive rusher on<br />
at the line of scrimmage, but not to firc out. By<br />
position:<br />
Center <strong>and</strong> guards Keep head up, set<br />
quickly with h<strong>and</strong>s in ftont, stay squared (don't<br />
get turned), <strong>and</strong> don't retreat more than a yad<br />
because of the quarterback s short drop.<br />
Tackles Take one or two steps back on a<br />
slight angle to force th€ defender outside or<br />
upfield. Don't get beat inside. If the defender<br />
slants inside, use h<strong>and</strong>s to driv€ him into the<br />
pile without retreatjng too de€p.<br />
Regular Protection<br />
Techniques<br />
Regular protection is used to form a pocket for<br />
the quarterback when he tates a seven'step dmp.<br />
This allows offensive linemen to retreat a little<br />
deeper. By position;<br />
Center<strong>and</strong>guatds Responsible for form a-<br />
tion of the pocket. Must slay paIallel to the<br />
LOS while reheating. Use h<strong>and</strong>s to keep the<br />
defensive rusher from grabbing or pulling <strong>and</strong><br />
to keep from being tumed.<br />
Tackles-Take slight angles;never stay parallel<br />
to th€ line of scrimmage. Force th€ defensive<br />
iusher outside or upfield. Stay in front of<br />
rusher, use h<strong>and</strong>s to conhol, <strong>and</strong> slide feet to<br />
maintain balance.<br />
In conclusion, otrensive linemen should remember<br />
that their feet are just as impodant as their<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s. They must keep their feet moving, but<br />
must n€v€r retreat too deep into th€ qualterback's<br />
face. The quarte$ack must have room to thlow<br />
the football <strong>and</strong> st€p up into the pocket-<br />
1989 Sunmer ManuaL Cotuh Little it head coach at North Carclina Central Unireftit\.
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