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Power· 11v11 Tackle
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Gap-scheme downhill run with a pulling lineman as lead through a designated gap.
The design
How Power works
- Gap-scheme downhill run with a pulling blocker as lead.
- QB hands to the back, who follows the pulling guard (or H-back) through the designated gap.
- OL down-blocks playside; backside guard pulls and kicks out / leads up to the second level.
- Hard-hitting, decisive — the defense gets one count to fit gaps and the back is already through.
- Best when the defense over-aligns to one side or against a stack-and-shed front you can knock off the ball.
Coach the details
Every player's job
- : sell the run fake full speed on the drawn track; finish every rep as if you have the ball.
- : power — downhill behind the pulling guard, find the hole behind the kick-out.
- : down block — drive your man INSIDE toward the playside gap, pin him so the pulling guard has a clean track.
- : down block — drive your man INSIDE toward the playside gap, pin him so the pulling guard has a clean track.
- : reach block playside — drive your man down the line, seal him inside.
- : pull playside — get depth off the LOS, lead through the hole for the back.
- : cut off the backside — chase block to prevent pursuit.