The Role of the Guard in Pass Blocking

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Sean Hobson, for Expert Village. What we want to talk about is the effective way to pass block if you're a guard. Sometimes the guards will have somebody on them and sometimes they won't. A lot of times the guards will have to turn and look and a lot of times they'll combination block with the tackle standing next to them or they'll wait for the linebacker to come through the hole and then they'll have to anchor down and take on that block. Regardless, the way you make the block is to come up with a good, firm foundation. We want to be low, we want to have our arms out and locked. When you get those arms out and locked and get in between the numbers you can control what's happening. Then you want to keep your feet moving, you want to be up on your toes. You do not want to get your feet together because we don't want that guy to rush over the top of you. We want you to keep your hands out and keep the play moving until the quarterback has released the ball. We're going to show you what it looks like when he's trying to pass block and I'll play the quarterback (video demo). You see this guy trying to find a way to get around him and this guy is doing a great job of keeping his hands out, he's moving his feet, he's up on his toes and he didn't ever get his feet together. That's an effective way to pass block if you're a guard."