Winning Points For Offensive Line Blocking

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1. Get off ball quickly; anticipate snap count; explode from stance.

2. Keep shoulders low and square, back straight, neck bowed with head up; eyes focused straight ahead.

3. Keep feet on ground; plant power foot forcibly; generate power from ground up through legs and back.

4. Legs drive with short, choppy steps; maintain wide base.

5. Finish block with hip thrust and arm extension forward and upward until play ends.

6. When pulling, do not lean in direction of pull.

7. On double-team blocks, maintain hip-to-hip relationship, drive up and through defender; finish block together.

8. On combination blocks, both linemen start in one direction and determine blocking targets on the move.

9. On goalline/short-yardage situations, assume four-point stance.

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