Dr. Lou Cella Football: Triple Option Football Camp #1 Notes

May 30, 2015

Camp #1 at Cypress Christian went very well, and here are the key points that must occur to accurately execute the Triple Option Offense.

Installation

Day 1- Triple Option

Important Notes

• The Backside Guard and Center must cancel the A-gaps.
• The Playside Guard has an awesome responsibility to get movement on the Deuce (Guard/Tackle double team), Ace (Center/Guard double team), and when the Action Key is a 0-technique, the Playside Guard must Base the Mike.  If the Mike runs over the top, the Playside Guard must go right through the Free Safety.
• The Quarterback must play urgent and accurate regardless of what the Defense does.

Triple versus 4-3 to 3 technique side
PR- Deep Defender
PA- Run Support (#3)
PT/PG- Deuce
C- Veer (Playside A-gap)
BG/BT- Scoop
BA- Pitch
BR- Cutoff
Q- Veer 1, Pitch 2
B- Veer Path

Triple v. 4-3 Cover 2.
PR- Deep Defender
PA- 3
PT- Veer
PG- Base to Ace
C- Veer to Ace
BG/BT- Scoop
BA- Pitch
BR- Cutoff
Q- Veer 1, Pitch 2
B- Veer Path

Triple versus 3-4/50 Cover 2.
PR- Deep Defender
PA- 3
PT- Veer
PG- Base to Ace (v. 1/2i/2)
C- Veer to Ace (v. 1/2i/2)
BG/BT- Scoop
BA- Pitch
BR- Cutoff
Q- Veer 1, Pitch 2
B- Veer Path

Day 2- Triple Pass

• The Playside Tackle/Guard, Center, and the Backside Guard must cancel the inside gaps.
• The Quarterback opens, crosses over, steps, crosses over, and steps.  Then, he transfers his weight and throws the ball over the head of the secondary defender the offense is constraining.

Triple Pass Versus Odd Stack:
PR- Vert
PA- Vert
OL- Slide Away
BA- Pitch-Kick
BR- 17-yard Drag
Q- Triple Pass Steps
B- Veer Path-Kick

Triple Pass v. 50
PR- Skinny
PA- Wheel
OL- Slide Away
BA- Pitch-Kick
BR- Drag
Q- Triple Pass Steps
B- Veer Path-Kick

Triple Pass Out versus 6-2

Day 3- Midline Lead, Rocket Toss, and Follow

• On Midline Lead, the Center and Backside Guard must cancel the Action Key–hard.
• On Midline Lead, the Playside Guard must step, dip, rip and block Mike to Will.
• The Quarterback must play urgent and accurate regardless of what the Defense does, and if the 3-technique cancels the B, the Quarterback must replace the 3 and immediately get vertical–not outside the Trey.
• On Rocket Toss, the Playside Guard must get past #1.
• On Rocket Toss, the Quarterback must take a six-inch punch step with his playside foot, turn around, and pivot a low knuckleball off his hip one yard outside the Playside A’s initial alignment.

Midline Lead versus 6-2.
PR- Safety
PA/PT- Trey
PG- Ace-Veer
C- Ace-Reverse Ace
BG- Scoop-Reverse Ace
BT- Scoop
BA- Lead
BR- Cutoff
Q- Mid 1
B- Mid Path

PR- Deep Defender
PA/PT/PG- Arc
C/BG/BT- Scoop
BA- Rocket
BR- Cutoff
Q- Rocket Steps
B- Rocket Path

To learn how to run the Triple Option Offense, contact the Triple Option Football Academy at 570. 332. 0265.

Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System Over the Last Four Years

Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Dr. Lou Cella, is a Sports Performance Specialist, and a 20-year coaching veteran of the college and high school level.  

Over the last five years, Dr. Cella assisted in the turnaround of numerous high school football programs through his triple option-based camp system. Just months after Dr. Cella served as camp director, Cashmere (WA) and Timmonsville (SC) went to the state semifinals, Bayfield (CO) went to the state championship game, and Falls City (TX) won their first regional and first state championship in school history.

In addition, Hereford (MD), Johnson (NJ), Lakewood (SC), Petaluma (CA), Piedra Vista (NM), Poland (ME), Riverwood (GA), San Benito (CA), Seminole County (GA), and Temple City (CA) posted drastic turnarounds just months after Dr. Cella served as their camp director.

At the heart of the American Football Sports Science-Mental Conditioning Academy (AFSSMCA) and the Triple Option Football Academy is the mission to lead the high-performance football environment through sports science and mental conditioning coaching practices.