Marian Catholic High School

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Marian Catholic High School

• Zone Blocking
• Catholic Grade School Conference
• Friday, March 12, 2004

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Marian CatholicHigh School

• www.marianchs.com
• Athletics
• Mens Athletic
• Football
• Clinic Notes

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Develop A Personality

• Evaluate your offensive philosophy
• Evaluate your potential athletes
• More is not always better
• Copy is not always better
• Establish offensive philosophy throughout the
  multiple levels of the program
• Be a teacher
• Repetition, Repetition, Repetition.

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Developing A Plan

• Successful programs learn to be adaptable.
• Conservative offense minimum sets quality
  repetitions
• Varied Offense multiple sets minimum
  repetitions
• Ability to run the football
• Adaptability to throw the football if scrimmage
  line becomes crowded.

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Developing A Plan

• What changes occur on the defensive side of the
  football when we change our formations?
• Grade School Eight man fronts
• High School Seven man fronts
• Collegiate/Pro Six Man fronts
• Do we create a disadvantage by being multiple?

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Blocking Designs

• Old School Defined Holes Defined Path
• Zone Blocking Step In The Bucket Step
  Stretch Stretch Double Aiming Point Run
  To Daylight
• Hybrid Combination Defined and Zone

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Defensive Techniques

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Zone Principles

• Jim McInally Cincinnati Bengals
• Anthony Munoz
• In a good zone scheme
• Effective offensive linemen always stay on their
  feet
• Effective offensive linemen always maintain
  contact
• Effective offensive linemen work well in tandem

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Inside Zone Principles

• Inside Zone Blocking is designed to use the
  movement of the defenders against them as the
  running back finds the crease in the defense (Run
  To Daylight)
• Inside Zone Blocking rules are keyed by whether a
  lineman is covered or uncovered
• Covered lineman will execute a Stretch Base
  technique
• Covered lineman will take a short Stretch Step
  to the play side and attempt to control the play
  side shoulder of the defensive lineman

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Inside Zone Principles

• The purpose of the Stretch Step is to invite
  movement by the defensive lineman, and then
  immediately engage him
• Uncovered lineman execute a Stretch Double
  technique as they step to the play side
• The uncovered lineman then attacks the backside
  shoulder of the same defensive lineman, creating
  double teams on most defensive lineman
• The uncovered lineman assists the covered lineman
  to the play side

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Inside Zone Principles

• Four hands Four eyes
• Four hands on the defensive lineman and four eyes
  on the linebacker in their area.
• Once the linebacker commits to the Line of
  Scrimmage, one of the lineman chips off the
  double team and blocks him
• The other lineman must be prepared and in
  position to block the defensive lineman
• Goal cutback running lane for running back

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Outside Zone Principles

• Goal of outside zone blocking is to get the
  defense moving laterally across the field and to
  create seams in their coverage
• Covered lineman executes a rip-reach technique,
  taking an angle step at the play side shoulder of
  the defensive lineman and rips through with his
  backside arm
• Job of the covered lineman is to turn the
  defensive linemans shoulders and get him
  off-balance and prepared for the combination
  blocker.

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Outside Zone Principles

• The uncovered lineman executes a pull and
  overtake technique, executing a shallow pull
  step toward play side and works to take over the
  block of his partner
• Goal is for the covered lineman to rip through
  and get to the linebacker with the uncovered
  lineman attempting to overtake the covered
  linemans original block.

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Combination Block Concept

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• Play develops to the right
• OG Must step to the right as if drive block and
  engage 3 technique
• Center must step hard to right and work to gain
  leverage on 3 technique
• If Mike linebacker scrapes over the top, OG
  will proceed to next level for Mike linebacker
  with the center responsible to block the 3
  technique.

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Zone Schemes

• Zone Blocking Schemes place the emphasis on the
  running back making the appropriate cut to
  daylight wherever that may occur. There is a
  defined aiming point with the blocking
  development dependent on the combination concept
  to determine the actual path of the ball carrier.

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Hybrid Schemes

• Hybrid Blocking Schemes place the emphasis to a
  defined aiming point with the running back to aim
  for a blocking development at the point of attack.

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Fit Position

• The physical engaging of a defensive player by
  an offensive blocker. The fit is determined as
  the contact point of a blocking attempt within
  the frame and will form the third leg of the
  tripod effect.

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Blocking Technique

• Base Tripod
• Feet Shoulder Width Apart
• Right Toe Left Instep
• Knees slightly bent
• Hips set
• Back arch
• Right hand right of center

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Blocking Technique

• Balance and transfer of weight
• Balls of feet
• Adjust right foot to accommodate balance
• Weight on hand no discolor
• Ability to step with either foot
• Step positive / Step Into The Bucket
• Recognition of defensive set
• Snap Count

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Blocking Technique

• Stretch Step
• Vision
• Explosion
• Collision

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Blocking Terminology

• Drive Block
• Reach Block (Zone)
• Ace
• Deuce
• Trey

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Drive Block

• DRIVE BLOCK (Sam)
• One-on-one blocking situation with defensive
  player head up on offensive blocker. Right foot
  or left foot lead will be determined by play call
  and direction of the designated hole.

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Reach Block

• REACH BLOCK
• One - on - one blocking situation with defensive
  player on the shoulder of the offensive blocker
  and in the direction of the play call. Offensive
  blocker must step positive (45 degrees) in the
  direction of the play call. Offensive blocker
  must work for a fit - initiate contact - begin
  working up the field for leverage - gradual
  turning of the defensive player away from the
  direction of the play.

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Combination Concept

• COMBINATION BLOCK
• Two offensive blockers being responsible for two
  defensive players who are on two levels.
  Blocking sequence will include the drive and/or
  reach blocks with a subsequent move to a second
  level. Two offensive blockers will engage a
  first level defensive player with the idea that
  the inside blocker will eventually be responsible
  for the first level defensive player. The
  outside offensive blocker will help the inside
  blocker establish a fit and will then work to
  the defensive player on level two. Outside
  offensive blocker should not leave level one
  defensive player until inside offensive player
  has established proper fit. This call will work
  from the outside to the inside.

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Ace

• ACE - combination block between center and
  guard (blocking away from the designated gap)

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Deuce

• DEUCE - combination block between guard and
  tackle (blocking away from the designated gap)

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Trey

• TREY - combination block between tackle and
  tight end (blocking away from the designated gap)

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Levels

• There are three levels to the blocking sequence.
  
• The first level is restricted to the down
  defensive linemen of the defensive set.
• The second level is restricted to the line
  backing level of the defensive set.
• The third level is restricted to the entire
  secondary level of the defensive set.

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Hawk Concept Zone

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Hawk Concept
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Sky Hawk Concept Zone

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6-2 Concept
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Split Hawk Concept Zone

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Split Hawk Concept
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