Winning Coaching Points for Tight Ends

Tight end play asks one athlete to block like a lineman and run routes like a receiver, and veteran college coach Tim Salem builds both halves in this session. He lays out the objectives and demeanor the position demands, four separate block techniques with the coaching points that make them hold up, and the route work that turns a tight end into a real threat in the passing game.

What you'll learn

• What the objectives of a tight end should be, and the demeanor the job requires
• The 4 A's: alignment, assignment, adjustment and attitude
• The keys to humiliaTE the backside and dominaTE the frontside
• Hand placement and the fundamentals of proper blocking technique
• Technique for four different blocks: drive, reach, cut off and down
• The blocking progression of punch, strike, eye contact and pad under pad, then the finish and follow through
• Route technique for the tight end, plus drills using red bags to simulate a defender
• Playing as an extension of the line: the concept behind each call, the timing required and the blocking adjustment on every play
• Why many blocks fail, and how to tell whether your assignment is a penetrator or a reader

Who it's for

Tight ends coaches, offensive line coaches and offensive coordinators at the high school and college levels, especially staffs that ask one tight end to block in-line and run routes in the same series.

About the coach

Tim Salem is a veteran college coach who has coached tight ends, running backs and quarterbacks, and who has worked as a passing game coordinator at the FBS level.

Includes on-field drill work with red bags. Runtime: about 51 minutes.