Tackle Football - Offensive Drills
Rogers Youth Football teaches the Heads Up Football tackling and blocking technique, which was developed by USA Football and has become the new standard for player safety and proper technique.
Starting as three pilot programs in 2012, Heads Up Football is now used by more than 7,000 youth and high school programs. Rogers Youth Football has adopted this approach to make the game safer for our players by deliberating taking the head out of the contact. Simply put: we want our players to be safer, no matter the competition level.
We teach proper technique using shoulders (tackling) and hands (blocking) as the key contact points, supported by proper football work and balance.
You'll find more information and links to informative videos below.
Heads Up Blocking
USA Football’s Heads Up Blocking® helps coaches teach players how to properly engage with a defender, drive with the legs and maintain the correct body position for effective and safer play.
The 5 fundamental are:
- Stance
- Get Off
- Strike
- Stick
- Finish
This foundation of blocking is applicable to every position on the offensive side of the ball.
Offensive Line Drills - Document
Two Step and Finish
Reach Right / Reach Left Drill
- Drill can be done on Air,Sled,Bags or another Teammate
- Start in a good Offensive Line Stance
- Short step at 45 degree angle in the direction you are going while trying to get your head to the outside shoulder to seal off the defender
- Then Player “Duck Waddles” while driving hands and hips up/forward to finish the block
Slide Right / Slide Left Drill
- Drill can be done on Air, Sled, Bags or with Teammate
- Start in a good Offensive Line Stance
- Goal: Pass blocking the defender in your gap, playing from your gap to head-up on the next offensive lineman. Know where the QB pocket is and keep your head and leverage between the defender and the QB.
- Short step and Slide feet the direction you are going while trying to get your head between defender and QB.
Duck Waddle Drill
- Line up in even lines. Usually 5/line Starting on the goaline coming out.
- Get into an Offensive Lineman Stance
- On Hit - While staying low players do short choppy steps forward for 5-10 yards
- Repeat Drill Coming back into the Endzone