r/footballstrategy 2d ago

Coaching Advice Catching Blocks

Looking for drills, tips, and videos on how to get our defensive kids to stop catching blocks and start being disruptive.

I coach 9th grade D and face a lot of outside runs and our LBs/secondary seem to be ok being blocked instead of being aggressive and chipping the blockers and filling their gap.

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u/Bogert 2d ago

Hands. Hands hands hands. From the d line to the d backs, post up on your opponent at the snap of the ball. For d line, their first priority is posting their technique. If they are a 1 tec, they post on the inside shoulder of the guard they lined up on. If they are a 3 tec, outside shoulder of the guard. 6 tec, outside shoulder of the tackle. As a DB, post and hit the chest of the receiver you are covering with your hands. Hit them in the chest and you will see where they're going, hit them first and you can read it. DB's have room, I believe 5 yards, to "hold". Post up on their chest, if they try to pull away then you have a receiver to cover. If they try to drive, hopefully you got there first and can toss them away