YOUTH FOOTBALL DRILL BOOK - Gregory Double Wing

34. Double TeamsPurpose:• To teach the fundamentalsof the double team block.Coaching Pointers:• Flat back, stay lower thanyour opponent.• Keep your hips andshoulders glued to yourteammate.• Feet wide. Short, choppysteps.• Keep your feet moving untilthe whistle blows.• Always keep your head upwhen blocking or tackling.Set-up and Instructions:CCYou will need two adults to hold blocking dummies. Split your playersinto two groups and have each group go to a dummy. Two players attime will execute the double team. Place the dummy head up on theoutside player. The player who has the dummy over top of them is thepost man. He must get his head on the outside of the dummy (in a gamethis would be the defender’s inside but we want to drive the dummiesaway from the other group). The other offensive lineman will be thedrive man. He must position his head on the inside so that they haveeffectively pinched the defensive lineman with their heads. Both playersmust keep their hips and shoulders connected while working togetherto drive the dummy.39