Developing the Competitive Triple Option Player
January 30, 2016
There are specific rules that coaches must follow in order to coach competitive Triple Option players.
In order to get players to block, perfectly secure the ball, read #1, and pitch #2 with all-out effort, six things must occur:
1- Focus on the elite technical details of the block, the ball security technique, the read, and/or the pitch.
2- Coach to get as many full-speed repetitions of Triple Option as possible. Make this a healthy obsession during practice.
3- Think about the technical process and not the scoreboard.
4- Give simplistic instructions, let the players technique those specific instructions, and give them feedback on whether or not they followed the specific instructions you just gave.
5- Be emotional AFTER practice and games. There’s no time for emotion during practices and games.
6- Use mistakes for motivational purposes. Challenge players to get better at something specifically technical.
The Triple Option is about a process-based approach to football. Triple Option Coaches are technically disciplined individuals… there is simply no other way.
Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System In 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.
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.
Also, Corning (NY), 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.
Additionally, Dr. Cella has coached three current NFL players who have been drafted within the last two years. In 2015, Kevin White (Wide Receiver) was drafted #7 overall by the Chicago Bears and Mark Glowinski (Offensive Guard) was drafted in the fourth round by the Seattle Seahawks. In 2014, Lorenzo Taliaferro (Running Back) was drafted in the fourth round by the Baltimore Ravens. All three players were coached by Dr. Cella at the Junior College Level.
At the heart of the American Football High Performance Academy (AFHPA) and the Triple Option Football Academy is the mission to lead the high-performance football environment through sports science and mental conditioning coaching practices.
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