Football Blocking Simulation Apparatus

Northern Illinois University
posted on 06/24/2010

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This piece of football equipment is designed for defensive players training against the offensive maneuver known as the cut-block. The equipment contains an upright blocking pillar connected to a rolling cart which is fitted onto a track. Within the cart lies a triggering system which allows the blocking pillar to be adjusted and released at specified intervals selected by a coach or other player, therefore creating an element of surprise. As the player practicing on the apparatus pushes the pillar down the track, the blocking pillar will be released at the desired triggering spot, falling quickly to a horizontal position near the player’s knees, simulating the cut-block.

Football practice and training camps for defensive players

Several methods are used today to practice against the cut-block but none of them contain the accuracy or element of surprise as this apparatus. Since the triggering system of this invention contains multiple interval selection settings, the player cannot anticipate when the blocking pillar will be triggered.