How to defeat a double team
1) Read The O-line
- If two O-linemen are tight to one another and both looking at you get ready for the double team


2) Tight Alignment
- Aligning your inside eye to an O-lineman’s outside shoulder will reduce the amount of surface area that both O-lineman can block

3) Take Two Short Steps
- Short steps allow for your feet to be on the ground more
- You’re 10x more powerful with both your feet in the ground than with one
- Avoid being caught on one foot at all costs

4) Stay low
- Being low gives you more leverage
- A high D-lineman is a weak D-lineman

5) Punch The Chest
- Your hands are your weapons; they allow you to create separation between you and the O-lineman
- High hands reduce your leverage and get you knocked back

6) Get Skinny
- When you feel pressure from the outside, turn your hips, get low and apply all your pressure on the O-lineman’s outside shoulder
- Staying square only gives the double team more surface area to block

7) Make the play
- When the innermost O-lineman goes up to the linebacker throw the O-lineman off and make the play
- If you’re stuck on the O-lineman you can’t make the play
