‍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
  

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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
  

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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

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