Double Team Blocking

One of the main blocks I have used over my 20+ years of coaching youth football has been the Double Team block. It is a very effective block to use at all age levels. It is also a very easy block to teach the players. There are many different times to use a double team which include

 

Let me go over each of these in a little more detail. There will be times during a game where you really want to open the hole. The best way to accomplish this is to send more blockers than defenders to that area. The double team may come from two linemen, a lineman and a running back or possibly a slot and a lineman. A properly designed play bringing extra blockers can almost assure a few extra yards on that play.

The second situation for a double team is when your opponent has a dominant defender that one blocker cannot handle. I will send a double or even a triple team if I need to control a dominant defender. I always have a scouting report so we have a heads up on this situation and we prepare accordingly.

The third area of double team is when I notice an extremely weak defender of our opponent. If you attack a major weakness, early in the game, with extreme power you should be able to dominate that area with one defender throughout the rest of the day. The theory here is to set the tone early and scare the opponent keeping them off balance on what we are going to do to them next.

The fourth reason for using a double team block is to help an ailing teammate. If we have a lineman who is sick or hurt, we can use double team blocking to help him out. We want to make sure he does not feel abandoned during his time of need so we adjust to help him out.

These are just a few of the areas we will use the double team block when coaching youth football.


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