One of my favorite football linemen workouts is “King of the hill”.This is a drill that has become a huge motivational tool for correct blocking techniques.
King of the Hill
We use a small blocking dummy that is 12 inches wide and about 4 foot long.
We place two players head up at the middle of the dummy.
They are on offense two plays and defense two plays.
If the offense stays square and drives his opponent off the dummy he wins.
If the defense stands the offense up and holds his ground he wins.
Winner moves to the next round and so on until we have the king.
We match up the players that are equal until the last two rounds. Usually when we get the final 4 they are pretty even.
I have found this competition is very entertaining and very helpful to me as I can make sure their technique is correct.
I added a feature toward the end of last season–I bring the backs/receivers over and they get into the competition by cheering and screaming as each lineman advances. When we get to the final 4 we make the backs/receivers choose who will win and if they choose wrong they have to do 3 gaser’s.
