Punt Block & Punt Return Bundle

Question: "Are you guys more of a block team or more of a return team?" Answer: "We love to return punts...after we block them."

If you are looking to block more punts and win more games, you've come to the right place. Blocking a punt is one of the quickest ways to turn a game around, and Coach Merfeld is here to teach you his schemes and techniques to help you dominate with your punt block team.

This is the first in Coach Merfeld’s series of presentations on running the punt block-return team. In this presentation, Coach Merfeld covers all elements of scheming, practicing, and executing punt blocks. He discusses his philosophy for pressuring punts and explains how he attacks shield protections, pro-style protections, and rugby punts. This course also includes the Powerpoint presentation from the course, with editable diagrams and coaching points. 

In part 2 of this series, Coach Merfeld focuses on punt returns. In part 3, he covers all aspects of organizing and administering the punt block-return team. You can purchase all three courses with the Punt Block & Punt Return Bundle. 

Coach Merfeld currently coaches the corners and runs the punt block team at Benedictine College. The Ravens led all NCAA and NAIA schools in 2019 with ten blocked punts, while also ranking among the national leaders in punt return yards. This 3-part series includes everything you need to coordinate the punt block-return team!

Whether you primarily coach on offense, defense, or special teams, field position is king. One of the ways you can help your team win the battle of hidden yardage and dominate field position is through assembling a dynamic punt return unit. 

This is the second in Coach Merfeld’s series on running the punt block-return team. In this presentation, Coach Merfeld covers all elements of teaching, practicing, and executing successful punt returns. He discusses the coaching points for the three different parts of the play: at the line of scrimmage, the “battle” in the middle of the play, and the finish.  For each of the three parts of the play, Coach Merfeld explains the main coaching points, with practice drills and game clips included. For each of the three parts of the play, Coach Merfeld explains the main coaching points, with practice drills and game clips included. He also discusses how you can use two deep returners to cover the field, as well as other variations which can be easily and effectively implemented.

In part 1 of this series, Coach Merfeld focuses on punt blocks. In part 3, he covers all aspects of organizing and administering the punt block-return team. You can purchase all three courses with the Punt Block & Punt Return Bundle. This course also includes the Powerpoint presentation from the course, with editable diagrams and coaching points.  

Coach Merfeld currently coaches the corners and runs the punt block team at Benedictine College. The Ravens led all NCAA and NAIA schools in 2019 with ten blocked punts, while also ranking among the national leaders in punt return yards. This 3-part series includes everything you need to coordinate the punt block-return team!

If you want to dominate the opponent with a sound and dynamic punt block team, this is the course for you! Whether you're a veteran special teams coordinator or a young coach just taking over the punt block unit, you will find a wealth of information in this course.

This is the third presentation in Coach Merfeld’s series on running the punt block team. In this presentation, he focuses on the nuts and bolts of running the team. He starts with personnel selection and coaching punt returners, then looks at off-season work, practice, and continues through all areas of breaking down an opponent and game-planning. He closes with a discussion and examples of situational considerations on the punt block team. Included in this presentation are different templates to assist with efficiency, organization, and game-planning. The lessons and coaching points from this course can also be applied to other special teams units, or even coaching and game-planning on offense or defense. 

This course also includes several forms and templates Coach Merfeld uses to help organize the punt block team. These forms can be downloaded and edited to fit your needs. These tools allow you to organize your roster, plan practices and drill work, grade your returners in practice, game plan for your opponent, develop a call sheet, script for the scout team, and analyze your punt block team at the end of the season. The downloads also include the Powerpoint punt block diagrams Coach Merfeld used in this series of courses.

In part 1 of this series, Coach Merfeld focuses on punt blocks. In part 2, he focuses on explosive plays in the punt return game. You can purchase all three courses with the Punt Block & Punt Return Bundle. 

Coach Merfeld currently coaches the corners and runs the punt block team at Benedictine College. The Ravens led all NCAA and NAIA schools in 2019 with ten blocked punts, while also ranking among the national leaders in punt return yards. This 3-part series includes everything you need to coordinate the punt block-return team!