FOLLOW THE LEADER

Goal: To teach downfield blocking techniques.

Setup: • Play 2v1.
• The offense consists of one blocker and one ballcarrier.
• The defense consists of one defender.
• The field is a 10-square-yard area.
Description: • The blocker lines up on one of the boundary lines and uses a hand behind
the back to signal which way the ballcarrier should go and on what count.
• The running back stands behind the blocker and outside the playing area
holding the ball.
• The blocker’s first move initiates the play.
• The offense gets one point each time it gains 10 yards in one play.
• The defense gets one point each time it stops the offense from gaining
10 yards.
• Rotate players after a running back has run three straight turns with
the ball.
Variations: • To make the game easier, widen the playing area.
• To make the game more difficult, narrow the playing area or play 3v2
or 4v3.

From Coaching Youth Football: The AYF Way, Third Edition • © 2017 Human Kinetics, Inc. • www.asep.com • 800-747-5698