CoachTube Presents: Offensive Line Drills - Southern University Cat Block Drill

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE THING: Coach Chennis Berry covers the "Cat Block" Drill that he uses to teach the power run game at Southern University. Follow along and learn as Coach Berry teaches you a great drill for developing your offensive line and getting better at the power run game. Click the link above to get even more great instruction in the power run game from Coach Berry!

About this Course

Learn the Gap Scheme used by Coach Chennis Berry and his Offensive Line at Southern University. 

Coach Credentials

Chennis BerryAssistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Southern UniversityFollow

Chennis Berry was hired as the Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach at Southern University in 2013. In his two seasons with the program, he has helped guide the Jaguars to two SWAC West titles and the 2013 SWAC Championship. Southern ranked seventh nationally in fewest sacks allowed in 2014 and led the SWAC in Red Zone efficiency. Individually, OL Dewayne Houston and WR Willie Quinn were each named All-Americans and First Team All-SWAC selections while QB Austin Howard was named the conference’s freshman of the year. 

In 2013, QB Dray Joseph earned SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors for his role in leading the Jaguars to their first conference championship since 2003. WR Lee Doss was named an All-American and First Team All-SWAC while OL Anthony Mosley received Second Team All-SWAC honors. Under Berry’s direction, Joseph, Doss and Mosley combined to lead the SWAC in Passing Efficiency and earn a second place conference ranking in Passing Offense. Overall, Berry has 20 years of college coaching experience and has earned an excellent reputation for developing solid offensive lines while orchestrating rushing attacks that lead to record-breaking performances.

Over his career, Berry has also shown a willingness to expand his coaching knowledge. As part of the NFL's Minority Internship Program, Berry has interned with six different NFL teams, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. In 2009, he participated in the NCAA Expert Coaches Academy Forum. The program prepares young minority assistant coaches for head coaching positions.

A native of Cleveland, Berry came to Southern following two seasons as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Howard University. In 2012, the Bison finished second in the MEAC with a 7-4 record which was the program’s first winning season in seven years. The offensive line was key to the Bison’s success as Howard finished 2nd in the MEAC with a 365.4 yards per game average. The Bison also were second in the MEAC in rushing with 221.5 yards per game average. These accomplishments led to four Howard offensive linemen earning All-MEAC honors (Josh Matthews, Davin Morris, Bradley Bush Johnson, and David Wilson). The offensive line also blocked for the MEAC’s leading rusher, Terrence Lefall, who rushed for 1,200 yards in only eight games.

CoachTube.com Presents: How to Teach the 2 point and 3 point Stances - Ed Warinner

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE THING:  Coach Ed Warinner takes you through the basics of getting your offensive line in their proper stances. This is something you need to know no matter what system you're running! Click the link to get even more offensive line instruction!

 Discover essential offensive line drills from the nation's top coaches for man and zone schemes.

Featuring drills from James Burk, Steve Greatwood, Dan Roushar and Ed Warinner, this football coaching course showcases a variety of essential drills used by offensive line coaches from some of the best programs in the nation including Oregon, Notre Dame and Michigan State.

Collected from Championship Productions' video library, these drills and schemes will provide you with a blueprint for success in the trenches. Each coach adds their own coaching style to the video, which makes it a unique combination of instruction from differing philosophies. You'll learn 30 drills that teach skills such as stance, get-off, hand placement and footwork for drive, reach and cutoff blocks. Drills for pulling and trapping are covered, as well as zone blocking strategies. All blocks eventually turn into a drive block, which is a key technique that your players need to master to be successful. Chutes, boards and sled drills are included as well.

The importance of coaching linemen to finish the block is not overlooked, as the best teams in the country excel at playing through the whistle. Developing a fundamentally sound offensive line will give any team the ability to run the football, opening up numerous options for the rest of your offense. Coaches and players of all levels looking to become dominant on the offensive line will find this video to be a valuable resource.

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James Burk been involved in strength and conditioning for over 16 years. His experience has ranged from adolescents to being a college strength and conditioning coach. Burke hold 9 certifications in the area of strength and conditioning. He was named 2006 high school strength and conditioning coach of the year.

Steve Greatwood has over 30 years of coaching experience, including stints in the NFL (St. Louis Rams) and at three different colleges (Oregon, USC, Maryland). Widely regarded as one of the premiere offensive line coaches in college football today, Greatwood was named the National Offensive Line Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association in 2008.

Dan Roushar is an NFL coach, currently the Tight Ends coach for the New Orleans Saints. He was previously the Running Backs Coach for the Saints and, before that, the offensive coordinator at Michigan State. Roushar has served as an assistant coach with several teams, beginning in 1986 as the offensive backfield coach with Butler.

Ed Warinner has 27 years of coaching experience and in 14 of the last 19 seasons he has coached the offensive lines at Army, Air Force, Kansas, Illinois and Notre Dame. He has directed offenses that led the nation in rushing (Air Force, 2002), were tops in Big Ten Conference rushing (Illinois, 2006) and ranked second in the nation in scoring (Kansas, 2007).

CoachTube.com Presents: Coaching the Double Team Block on the Power Play - Chennis Berry

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE THING: In this video, Coach Chennis Berry takes you through his teaching progression for double team techniques on gap scheme plays. The double team block is incredibly important to gain an edge at the point of attack, and this video shows you the techniques needed to pull it off successfully. Click the link to see even more from Coach Berry!

Chennis Berry Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Southern University

Chennis Berry was hired as the Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach at Southern University in 2013. In his two seasons with the program, he has helped guide the Jaguars to two SWAC West titles and the 2013 SWAC Championship. Southern ranked seventh nationally in fewest sacks allowed in 2014 and led the SWAC in Red Zone efficiency. Individually, OL Dewayne Houston and WR Willie Quinn were each named All-Americans and First Team All-SWAC selections while QB Austin Howard was named the conference’s freshman of the year. 

In 2013, QB Dray Joseph earned SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year honors for his role in leading the Jaguars to their first conference championship since 2003. WR Lee Doss was named an All-American and First Team All-SWAC while OL Anthony Mosley received Second Team All-SWAC honors. Under Berry’s direction, Joseph, Doss and Mosley combined to lead the SWAC in Passing Efficiency and earn a second place conference ranking in Passing Offense. Overall, Berry has 20 years of college coaching experience and has earned an excellent reputation for developing solid offensive lines while orchestrating rushing attacks that lead to record-breaking performances.

Over his career, Berry has also shown a willingness to expand his coaching knowledge. As part of the NFL's Minority Internship Program, Berry has interned with six different NFL teams, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. In 2009, he participated in the NCAA Expert Coaches Academy Forum. The program prepares young minority assistant coaches for head coaching positions.

A native of Cleveland, Berry came to Southern following two seasons as the co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Howard University. In 2012, the Bison finished second in the MEAC with a 7-4 record which was the program’s first winning season in seven years. The offensive line was key to the Bison’s success as Howard finished 2nd in the MEAC with a 365.4 yards per game average. The Bison also were second in the MEAC in rushing with 221.5 yards per game average. These accomplishments led to four Howard offensive linemen earning All-MEAC honors (Josh Matthews, Davin Morris, Bradley Bush Johnson, and David Wilson). The offensive line also blocked for the MEAC’s leading rusher, Terrence Lefall, who rushed for 1,200 yards in only eight games.

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