Clubhouse Gas
Casey: There’s a lot more to blocking thank just lining up and hitting the guy in
front of you and that actually can be broken down pretty scientifically in
fact there’s three major types of blocking and today we’re going to go
over those three types so that you can teach your guys a few easy steps to
help them increase your running backs yards for caring so stay tuned today
for Clubhouse Gas.
Children: Good morning Clubhouse Gas from Top Hat! Yehey!
Casey: Three major types of blocks the first block is a drive block second block is
a reach block and the third block is a down block. Now there’s not that
much difference in them and once you get the foundation and once you
teach your kids the foundation of the drive block. The first block we’re
going to work on today, the other two will come to them a lot easier the
only thing is you have to work on this every single day. Off with the line
coaches this should be the first thing you do everyday.
Now you’re not going to do it with a sled but I’ve got a little too old and
little too big for me to line up and knock heads with anybody
unfortunately so today I’ll be using this sled here to work on it. Now the
first thing to do obviously is getting a good stance. That’s your foundation
for anything you know wide feet, shoulder width apart low to the ground,
head up, straight back, we know how to get in this stance. Just do this for
me alright. Don’t have your kid with the chicken wing. When I say
chicken wing if I can turn to the side here maybe you can see. Let me turn
this way.
I see a lot of guys here with their arm out here and the chicken wing is
kind of flapping don’t do this, alright. Another problem I have when I see
young teams blocking. I see a lot of this. This is old school this is really,
really, really old school. They passed the rule like 20 years ago that allows
you to block with your hands. Allow your kids to block with their hands.
First off it doesn’t hurt them as much second off it delivers a bigger blow
so what I want you to do is when your kid gets in a stance I want him to
have his hand, elbow tucked in, hand over here because when your hand is
here when drive off they can deliver a punch with the palms in their hands
which is really, really hard.
Alright so you are going to line your kids up across the dummy or across
from whoever, let’s start with the dummy. Turn my height around, my dad
would tell me he can’t tell if I’m coming of going so I’m sure I’ll get a
comment from that, alright. We’re going to get in our stance and then
we’re going to back him up. Alright have him pull their elbow back so you
have both elbow on your knees like you would get in your normal stance
but without your hand the ground. This is how we’re going to learn how to
drive block, alright. They key to drive blocking is to step, which is firing
off the ball and have your face in the numbers and deliver the blow with
the hands all at the same time.
If you can teach your kid that right there, hit with the face, hit with the
palms of the hands and step in all in one move there are very few
defensive tackles that will be able to do anything with an 11 year old,
alright so again we’re getting them in our stance and we’re just going to
move in to here because we’re going to break it down in the steps and
we’re just going to have him do this. Alright, put him into stance back him
up.
Step number two to the drive block. Once you get to this point, once
you’re here that’s all in one step. You are going to bring your second leg
and start to role your tail, right. So your second leg comes up, your tail
rolling. When they roll their tail in it’s going to stand them up, but if their
low enough and their underneath the numbers it’s going to put this guy on
his back wheels and your driving him backwards. That’s the driveline.
Female: Please join us again tomorrow for the exiting conclusion of the Casey Bass
blocking trifecta, actually it was not our intention for this a two part show
but as it turns out Casey is his most long winded gas.
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