1.0CoachUp Nationhttps://www.coachup.com/nationKamal Walkerhttps://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/author/kamalwalkerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="T0y1TGAWyS"><a href="https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/blocking-a-lost-art">Blocking: A Lost Art</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.coachup.com/nation/articles/blocking-a-lost-art/embed#?secret=T0y1TGAWyS" width="600" height="338" title="“Blocking: A Lost Art” — CoachUp Nation" data-secret="T0y1TGAWyS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.coachup.com/nation/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.coachup.com/nation/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-dreamstime_s_20304489.png800450I love all types of blocking: crack backs by receivers, wedge blocking on special teams, stock blocking on the outside, traps and chop blocks (cuts) in the trenches and even zone blocking. Along with tackling, it serves as one of the basic fundamentals of football. However, despite its importance in the game of football, blocking […]