Vincent Massimo

For 12 years I have been an assistant coach specializing in Offensive Line and Defensive Line. In addition I have been a Defensive Coordinator for 4 years. I have coached at Wood-Ridge High School for 4 years, and the past 8 years at Becton Regional High School.

I played 4 years of varsity football at Wood-Ridge High School. I received all league honors as a defensive lineman for 3 years, and 3rd team all county as a senior.

Offensive line- we begin with a good stance, focusing on balance and ability to fire off the ball. Next we will focus on basic first steps (base, reach, down, bucket), proper technique for each step while maintaining balance, and strong body position. We will move through our second steps for each continuing to maintain powerful body position and now add our hand punch making sure our hands placement is correct. Finally our third step, hip explosion and driving our feet. After we will work on pulling (open pull and skip pull) footwork, finding our target, and breaking down before contact. Next we will work on pass protection steps, kick steps and power steps. We will drill hand placement on our punch and timing between our feet and hands. Finally we will focus on specific run concepts (zone, power, iso) and rules that apply, as well as pass protection concepts (slide, slide/man, big on big). For defensive lineman we will start with a strong stance, being able to fire out explosively while being under control focusing on a big first step. Next we will really work on using our hands, punching up on an offensive lineman to create leverage. We will do several drills to make sure we are using our hands properly because great hands make a great defensive lineman. Next we will work in reading keys (reach, turnout, down block, pull, pass) and how we need to react to each key. We will work on proper technique for slants and stunts. Finally we work on several pass rush techniques.