How to train as an Oline to improve; snap discipline, assignment cohesion, blitz recognition. Are VR headsets used for OL training?

[Carl]

I never played OL. Curious how training is enhanced in today's world of technology. 

[All Gas No Brakes]

Congratulations on the longest post title of all time 🤘🏼

[Carl]

I found a thread from CJ that I was also able to just ask for feedback,  If you want to take the topic down is fine too. I am learning my way around the site, Thanks for your poke.

[Rocky P]

1 minute ago, Carl said:

I found a thread from CJ that I was also able to just ask for feedback,  If you want to take the topic down is fine too. I am learning my way around the site, Thanks for your poke.

Hey Carl, welcome to the site!! There are a lot of smart @sses in here...i'm one of them so don't take too much here literally.. People are just having fun! 

 

This is a great question, i'm not sure how you can use VR to train an olinemen other than to put him in a real world like situation. It's hard to replicate the physicality and technique though once the ball is snapped in a VR environment.  It can definitely be helpful to give them fps view of a play and where the pressure could be coming from.

[Tim Longoria]

It could help in film study. Obviously goes without saying, but watching All 22 os way different than seeing it first person. Where it would help is when the Dline stems, delay blitzes, stunts, etc. You can rep it over and over to see it. 

[All Gas No Brakes]

2 hours ago, Carl said:

I found a thread from CJ that I was also able to just ask for feedback,  If you want to take the topic down is fine too. I am learning my way around the site, Thanks for your poke.

Yes, just a joke all in good fun. Not sure I can answer your question, but it is a good one. I can’t see the benefit of using VR technology in assisting with OL play. You can only take so many physical reps, so this could be a good way to increase the quantity and quality of mental reps.

[Dread-headed Texan]

Let's be honest most here don't know much about offensive lineman. Whenever there's a breakdown they assume that a lineman got beat. Just recently, I watched the Miss State game and from the looks of it, early on the line was having a rough go at it. In reality, whenever a back stays in to block his responsibility is to take the most dangerous man from the inside out. That wasn't happening and there was nowhere to step up and out for Arch. Fans do the same thing whenever it looks like a QB throws to the wrong spot. There's so many things happening on any given play and the only thing we have witness to is the result. As for discipline, as a leader or head coach, you're either teaching it or allowing it. Most of us here played sports and had that one coach we didn't want to piss off. Like this team Sark needs to be tougher. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Dread-headed Texan

[HudGar1922]

15 hours ago, Carl said:

I never played OL. Curious how training is enhanced in today's world of technology. 

step 1

there is a snap count that you go  over 500000+ times don’t move until the right count and the ball moves 

step 2 

the guy on the other side with the different color jersey, push him back without grabbing and holding him 

the end 

we can’t do either