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BLOCKING

IT ALL STARTS HERESlide2

BLOCKING

Today, we will focus on blocking.Why? Because blocking is offense and offense is blocking – Period.There are two steps to good blocking: Step 1 - Finding the right defender to block

Step 2 - Blocking that defender with good technique (firing off fast, low, correct footwork, correct angle, etc…)

Today, we will focus on Step 1 -

finding the right defender to block.

We will work on technique in practiceSlide3

BLOCKING

Finding the right man to block is important because teams will run all kinds of different defenses against us:5-36-2

5-2 Monster

46 Gambler

Gap – Air - Mirror

Wide Tackle 6

How do you know which man to block?

Easy!

We use two Simple Rules to find the right man to block and they work against any defense.

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G.O.D. Blocking

The first rule we use is called G.O.D. G.O.D. stands for:

inside

G

ap

O

n

D

own

The second rule we will use is

G.O.O.

and it’s very similar

to the

G.O.D.

rule

G.O.O. stands for:

inside G

apOnOut

We’ll explain the

GOD

rule first, then the

GOO

rule

The

GOD

and

GOO

rule are used by Guards, Tackles and Tight Ends to find the correct man to block.

The center has his own simple rule that we will teach the centers at practiceSlide5

G.O.D. Blocking

How does G.O.D. rule work?Simple – G.O.D. is an easy three step process.

Step 1 - you look in your

inside

G

AP. If there is a man there BLOCK him. If no one is there…..

Step 2 – you look for a defender

O

n you. If a defender is ON you, BLOCK him.

If no one is there….

Step 3 - Block the next defender

D

own from you

That’s how it works, really simple.

But was does

inside

G

AP, On and D

own mean? We’ll explain…...Slide6

inside Gap in GOD Blocking

A gap is the space between linemen (blue arrows). This gap space is not very big, maybe the size of a football.Some linemen have TWO gaps. For example: The Right Tackle has two gaps

The

i

nside

G

AP is simply the gap closest to the ball (or center).

C

G

T

E

G

T

E

Left

End

Left

Tackle

Left

Guard

Center

Right

Guard

Right

Tackle

Right

End

One to his left

One to his right

If there is a defender in your

inside Gap

, BLOCK HIM. Look no further, you have found the correct man to block. Slide7

On

If there is no defender in your inside Gap, you then look for a defender On you.. So…..what does O

n mean?

C

G

2

O

n means a defender’s helmet is between your shoulder pads

(the purple bars).

The “On” defender may be lined up on your left shoulder, nose to nose with you or toward your right shoulder. If the defenders face mask is between your shoulders – he is

ON

you.

So, if there is no one in your

i

nside

G

ap, but there is a defender

O

n you – BLOCK HIM. Look no further, you found the correct man to block. Slide8

Down

C

G

T

2

Right End

5

E

If there is no defender in your

i

nside

G

ap or no defender

O

n you, block the defender

D

own from you.

So, what does

D

own mean?

OK, lets go through the GOD process for the Right End

Down simply means toward the center just past your inside GAP. A Down defender is usually ON your inside neighbor.

For example, #5 is ON the right tackle and DOWN from the Right End

.

First, he checks his inside gap

No one is there

Next, he checks ON him

No one is there

So he blocks DOWN (#5)

Down

6

What about #6?

Who blocks him?

A running back will take care of #6, don’t worry about himSlide9

GOD Blocking & Double Teams

C

T

E

G

4

7

The great thing about the GOD rule is you get Double Team blocks!

Let’s look at the left side of the line as a unit:

Left Guard:

Inside gap –

No one is there

ON –

No one is there

Block Down on #4

Left Tackle:

Inside gap –

No one is there

ON –

#7 is there – BLOCK HIM

Left End:

Inside gap –

No one is there

ON –

No one is there

Block Down on #7

Here’s what it looks like!

We call that a Double – Double

(Two Double Team Blocks!)Slide10

GOD Summary

Pretty Simple, right?GOD is a simple three step process used by Guards, Tackles and Tight Endsto find the correct man to block.

Now, let’s take a quick look at the

GOO

blocking rule:

C

G

On

Inside Gap (gap toward the center)

DownSlide11

GOO Blocking

GOO is very similar to GOD – it’s a three step process to find the correct man to blockGOO = inside Gap (the gap toward the center)

On (defender’s helmet is between your should pads)

Out

Inside

Gap

and

On

mean the same thing as in the

GOD

rule, the only new term is

Out.

We’ll explain

GOO

and

Out

– it’s really simple!Slide12

5

Out

C

G

T

2

Right Tackle

E

Here’s how GOO Works:

If there is no defender in your

i

nside

G

ap or no defender

O

n you, block the defender

Out

from you.

So, what does

Out

mean?

OK, lets go through the

GOO

process for the Right Tackle

Out means away from the center.

For example, #5 is

Outside

of the Right Tackle

.

First, he checks his inside gap

No one is there

Next, he checks ON him

No one is there

So he blocks

Out

(#5)

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OUTSlide13

GOD & GOO Summary

So that’s it – two simple blocking rules.GOD and GOO are three step processes used by Guards, Tackles and Tight Ends to find the correct man to block

C

G

On

Inside Gap (gap toward the center)

Down

GOD

rule is:

C

G

On

Inside Gap (gap toward the center)

Out

GOO

rule is:

Remember, terms like

inside, DOWN and OUT

are based on where the football is:

Inside

and

Down

are

toward

the ball (or center who has the ball).

Out

is

away

from the ball (or center who has the ball).Slide14

Blocking

Blocking is the most important aspect to offense!The simple GOD and GOO rules help you find the correct man to block!

Once you understand the

GOD

and

GOO

rules, you know 95% of the offense!

If you need to, review this presentation a few more times. It only takes a few minutes and hopefully it’s fun.

THE TEAM IS COUNTING ON YOU!!

SEE YOU AT PRACTICE!!