The video captures a coaching seminar in Cleveland where former NFL lineman LeCharles Bentley presents his offensive‑line teaching system. Bentley stresses that the foundation of every play begins with the correct starting position, arguing that a proper start leads to efficiency and effectiveness throughout a play. He demonstrates drills with concrete cues—"own it," "stay locked," and precise elbow positioning—to illustrate how to teach fundamentals to players of any age or skill level. Attending coaches and participants, many from youth and high‑school backgrounds, reflect on the value of translating pro‑level insights into youth coaching, noting that the detailed, adaptable system can be applied from Pop‑Warner up to the professional ranks and can also foster personal growth in athletes. The overall tone is enthusiastic and instructional, highlighting the seminar’s impact on coaching practices and player development.
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I didn't come as a 14-year NFL vet. I came as a Pop Warner coach. And because you realize when you play, you don't really know how to put into words and help the kids execute the drills and the blocks and actually learn how to block. So all the work that LeCharles has put into learning offensive line play and making a system that fits everybody, because a lot of times you teach from your point of view and maybe not the most talented kids can get it. But this system that LeCharles has come up with, you really, you can, it can adapt to any, any player you have and you could teaches through any age.
If you start wrong, you're going to end wrong. If you start wrong, you're going to end wrong. But if you start in an efficient and an effective position, that heightens the chances of your efficiency and effectiveness coming through more often than not. But we know this, If you start wrong, you're going to end wrong.
It was definitely a good opportunity to come in, you know, hear LB talk about, you know, building the foundation for kids, especially at a young level. Working back at Texas Tech, you know, that's one thing that we need to help our young athletes develop, you know, because it's something that's been lacked over the years. And to be able to come to a seminar like this, to be able to gain knowledge of how to coach it at a very young age and establish that foundation for kids is going to be— it's going to mean a lot, you know, for their future. You know, again, was able, was blessed with the opportunity to play for a certain amount of years, but it's different when you have to go back to the basics and teach it to young kids and being able to understand what that foundation is and what it takes, all the little details. So I definitely enjoyed coming here and being able to talk with them and then hear his side of what he believes in and how it's all put together. It's definitely going to benefit a lot of people moving forward and all the coaches that were here as well. And even the high school kids that came. And it was really good to be able to see them get out there and be interactive with the coaches and learn, you know, and really pay attention to what this seminar is really capable of doing for others.
Own it, own it, own it, own it. I'm letting up, but don't you come up. Stay right there. Stay engaged. I'm letting up. Don't move. Stay locked. I'm bringing it back. Elbows. That elbow ain't moving. There it is, there it is, there it is. There it is!
The attention to detail, the care. I can take a lot of this stuff back home and give it to the kids, and the kids can sink their teeth into it. They can run it with themselves. It empowers them on themselves to become better ballplayers and eventually, hopefully, better people. I would recommend this to anybody and everybody within the offensive line, from youth all the way up to a professional level. Just the attention to detail and the unmatched quality.
