Blocking is fundamental to football. It is imperative we teach our kids the proper fundamentals. A team that blocks well can dominate the line of scrimmage and win you many games. Too often in youth football games I see offensive and defensive lineman stand up and go belly to belly. We all know low man wins; yet we as coaches often neglect this very basic yet pivotal part of the game. It is very easy to fire up young kids to block and be aggressive. It all starts with coaching, if we make it exciting they will respond. Proper drive blocking can be broken down into three parts. 1-Footwork 2-First contact. 3-Keep those feet moving. Footwork. In order to teach good blocking we must have a good and proper stance. We should go with a 3-point stance with 33% of the weight on all 3 points. Feet should be balanced and approximately shoulder length apart. They should be on the balls of their feet. They should also be on their fingertips. I like to think of it like a sprinter because they are going to spring into action. The steps must also be short and choppy. Use shorter quicker steps rather then long reaching ones. First Contact. This is key, if our kids can come off their stance quickly and give that first initial explosion with a bench press style punch to the opponents chest we now have created the momentum needed to drive them back. I was able to make this into a fun time for my kids and they relished the challenge of blocking even bigger kids. The kids love this and soon develop a taste for it and you need only let their enthusiasm carry them. Keep those feet moving. After they have mastered the first two aspects the last one is vital if your going to get your man blocked. The explosion punch gives the kids momentum now all they have to do is keep those feet moving. Again we want short choppy steps. I hope this helps, many times we do not get the biggest kids but if we teach them to block with the proper fundamentals we can still win the battles at the line of scrimmage.