Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill visual
What is Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill?
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for blocking work. It covers Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is part of FantasyHQ’s free football drills library.
Focus: Blocking.
Inside: 1 drill progressions.
How to run this drill
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.
Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo.
Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish.
Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
Close with one coaching cue players can repeat in the huddle next period.
Progressions
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill
Full drill
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about cut blocking, and a great offensive line drill called “Rip The Hip”. Cut Blocking has a lot of great uses, but especially if you are going up against a defensive lineman that you are having trouble blocking. A cut block is a great technique to use to get him back on his heels a little bit.
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill
One player acts as offense and one as defense. If the offense is having a hard time blocking the defense, the offense is going to cut block the defense, or “cut” his legs out from underneath him and he is going to fall to the ground, stopping his momentum and charge off the line of scrimmage.
The offense is going to aim for the outside hip (the hip furthest away) and stay low. And then the offense is going to drop step to a 4 oclock, opening up, and then throwing his shoulder and rip that outside hip. As the offense comes through and rips the hip, he is going to throw his body right on his thighs. The thighs are the aim point. You can’t really cut too high, but you definitely do not want to cut too low. You don’t want to dive at the ankles because all the defensive lineman has to do is pick up his feet and he is right over you.
You want to practice this drill as a progression, with the offensive player starting on their knees with a tackling paddle. Once you have worked on the upper body motion, you will add in working on the rip from the stance.
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Coaching tips
For bag / agility work, prioritize high knees, eyes up, and ball security through traffic.
Keep one cue per rep so kids hear the same language every time.
Film the first live set; pause on footwork and finish, not just the ball.
Pair this drill with a matching play install so practice transfers to game day.
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Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill FAQ
What is the Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill drill?
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for blocking work. It covers Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
Who should use this football drill?
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is built for youth, high-school, and volunteer coaches who need clear drill language — not a random cone circuit. Beginners can install the first progression; experienced staffs can layer competition.
How do I run Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill in practice?
Read the purpose once, then walk the setup on air before live tempo. Demonstrate one clean rep so players see landmarks, pad level, and finish. Run short competitive periods — quality reps beat long lines.
Is this drill free?
Yes. Browse FantasyHQ football drills, youth plays, and coaching guides free on Football Coaching.
What progressions does Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill include?
This page includes Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill.
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill
Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Cut Blocking Drill is a free football drill on FantasyHQ’s Football Coaching hub for blocking work. It covers Offensive Line Drill: The “Rip The Hip” Drill with purpose, setup cues, and coaching language for youth and high-school staffs.
In today’s video blog post, we are talking about cut blocking, and a great offensive line drill called “Rip The Hip”. Cut Blocking has a lot of great uses.
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