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tance is the foundation that all movement is built on as a D-Lineman. So below are a few tips to focus on when getting into your run stance
1) Heal to toe
- Short vertical distance between your front heal and back toe will help you to take a shorter step
- Too much vertical distance will cause you to take a long step
2) Feet + knees in line with shoulders
- Keeping your feet + knees in line with your shoulder will make it easier to move forward
- Feet + knees outside of shoulders points your weight in the wrong direction
3) 90 degree angle in front leg
- A 90 degree angle loads your hips so you can burst forward with power
- Below 90 degrees puts your weight back too far
- Above 90 degrees makes it too hard to lift your hand off the ground
4) Front hand horizontally in line with front of head
- The vertical alignment of your hand determines weight distribution
- If your hand is too far forward you won't be able to pick it up off the ground
- If your hand is too far back you'll stand straight up and get knocked back
5) Off hand locked and loaded
- Your hands are your weapons. Having your off hand ready will help you get your hands into the O-lineman's chest quicker
- Resting your hand on your knee makes it harder to punch your opponent
6) 50/50 weight distribution
- In a perfect run stance you should have 50% of your weight on your front foot and 50% on your hand
- Too much weight front or back makes it hard to get your hands on the O-lineman
7) Practice both you right and left handed stance
- Almost all high school, college and pro defenses need D-linemen to play both the left and right side, so make sure to practice your left and right hand stance equally
- If you only practice one stance you become a player who can only play one position. This limits the amount of opportunity you have to make a difference for your team.
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