Show r FOOTBALL i FUNDAMENTALS 4 As Told By Famous Coaches To BILLY EVANS t I rte I tl l sus c OLLIC f tJ SET 6 5 O Fl j II i PC iJ i x I ITHE Vr L. L I II THE TilE above illustration shows the position of ot the Interference guardi guard blocking guard and IInO blocking tackle when their team has hag the ball On plays plas through the line oyer over hIs Ills position his Job jou Is to open holes On Un off of tackle plays or end runs whether on the short sUe side or long side or to the left or right of him in case the lineup is 1 symmetrical instantaneously when Then T hen the ball Is ha snapped or at a given count after it is snapped he comes cornea out ont of his Ills position and gets into the interference In forward passing ho he comes out of o his position In the lino line and gives all possible protection to the passer In straight plays on the opposite side of the back snapper from here where he may be he ho cuts through in front of his own line of scrimmage and ami cuts down the opponents' opponents sec secondary secondary defense In of kicks by the opposing side aide ho he makes every attempt to block them by breaking through A good start by setting properly Is of great grent aid In attempting to do the above e things There are two ways was of getting set The one shown in the Illustration is with one hand on the ground The other is with both on the ground Most coaches favor or only one hand on the ground since the weight is brought entirely on the balls ot of the lines linesman's mans man's feet His hand is used only as a balance Ho lie can charge straight ahead at right angles to left lert or right or obliquely forward to left or right from such a position With two t 0 hands on the ground round ho bo can only charge straight ahead His ills head must be up watching his opponent but at the same sense time lime he lie must keep the ball in li sight It is well to keep the feet spread as asfar asfar asfar far apart as possible without being belna a handicap to ones one's speed The blocking guard who starts from the same position as liS the Inter Interference ference guard never comes tomes out of the line lino of ot scrimmage to run inter inter- interference interference ference on the flank Depending on the play the blocking guard charges forward to tomake tomake tomake make an opening or lu iu the case of the forward onward pass punt and other outer types of ot plays he covers as much as possible by spreading his feet as far as he can reach Usually when called on merely to block he stands high to keep the defensive linesman from jumping over him |