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D-Line Basics
D-Line Basics
Basics:
Key on the ball / motion
As you reach the line, think: 1. Alignment 2.Key 3. Responsibility 4. Technique
Attack & Act
Fight the pressure
Active feet and hands
Fight to stay on your feet and get to the ball
Arrive at every tackle
Attitude:
Be enthusiastic - desire to dominate on every down, every practice, every game.
Encourage - support your team-mates with only positive talk: every down, every practice, every game.
Be aggressive - hit & hustle: every down, every practice, every game.
Be fearless - fear and negative emotion sap strength, positive thinking empowers and strengthens
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Contact Basics:
Keep shoulders parallel to line of scrimmage.
Stay low (“hide your number”) with neck bulled (“look through your eyebrows”).
Never use your head as primary point of contact - use your hands, arms, and shoulders to defeat blocks and
make tackles.