Drills Report: C.W. Post's Zone Block Teaching Progressive

The purpose of this article is to discuss how we teach the basics of zone blocking at C. W. Post. In our nine years as a staff, we have enjoyed great success. We believe this is due to playing great defense and being dominant in the run game. Over the last few years we\'ve had running backs that have gained over 2,000 yards in different seasons and in 2005 we had two running backs that both rushed for over 1,000 yards. Among all Division II colleges in 2005, we were fourth in total offense (517 yards per game), fifth in scoring (42.5 points per game), and ninth in rushing offense (269.9 yards per game). While we have been blessed with many hard working and talented athletes, the backbone of our success has been the play of the offensive line. Our scheme and approach to fundamental techniques has been the key to dominant play up front. We are a zone blocking team. It is our belief that