End Crash
Crashes both ends flat down the line to spill outside runs to the linebackers.
Concept: Ends wrong-arm kickout blocks and spill the ball wide where scrape backers clean up.
Grows with your players
Same play, more layers as they age up — teach it once and build on it every season for a consistent program.
- 12UIntroduce: Line up right and own your gap — win with alignment, pad level, and pursuit to the ball.
- 14UAttack blocks: Add get-off and block destruction so the front controls the line of scrimmage. Layer in the called blitz — one timed gap-shooter on the snap. Add the line stunt/twist to beat the offense's blocking rules. Teach the coverage drops behind the front and read run vs. pass. Combine front, pressure, and coverage — and disguise it pre-snap.
Every position's job
0-technique, two-gap the center.
Crash flat down the line, wrong-arm the kickout and spill the strong run wide.
Crash flat down the line, wrong-arm the kickout and spill the weak run wide.
Scrape over the top to clean up the spilled ball on the strong edge.
Scrape over the top to clean up the spilled ball on the weak edge.
Fill inside, chase the ball to the scrape side.
Fill inside, pursue to the ball.
Deep-middle center field.
Cover strong receiver, force ball inside.
How to teach it
- 1The ends wrong-arm kickout blocks and spill the ball wide where the scrape backers clean it up.
- 2Crashing flat down the line forces the ball outside into the backers' pursuit.
- 3The scrape backers must be over the top and outside to make the tackle.
Common mistakes to fix
- !End getting kicked out instead of wrong-arming; fix by attacking the kickout block's inside shoulder.
- !Scrape backer not over the top and the ball outruns him; fix by scraping fast and wide to contain.
Build this into your call sheet.
Adopt this system in your coach portal, tag plays by situation, and print call sheets and player wristbands.