Scrape&Search1032
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. Curious if there were any coaches on here, wanted to see how you teach your linebackers to take on a block and shed him. Personally, I think the way Alabama, Georgia, and many other college and professional teams teach it is the most effective way. Keep their Hips and shoulders square to the blocker, need to have violent hands, shoot them inside the blocker and keep your arms extended enough to create space between them, also need to keep a strong lower base. Being low allows you to generate power from your hips, while also out leveraging the O-lineman. Very few players are going to win that battle if they take on the block playing too high. I love this technique because if done correctly, and playing physical.... it allows the backer to knock the lineman back, or stonewall him. I also love it because it's very hard(if played correctly) for him to play out of position, or get walled off by a lineman. Which is my main gripe with Linebackers taking on blocks with their shoulders for leverage, it's very easy for them to get walled off, and get taken out of the play. If you have any techniques, or wish to talk about the ones I mentioned, please do. Want to see if there's anything new I may learn.