Playside Tackle and His Inside Veer Release
January 29, 2016
The Playside Tackle will zone step with their inside foot, grab grass with their outside hand, pound their arches, and punch their inside hand through the Inside Linebacker’s outside breastplate through the echo of the whistle. If no Inside Linebacker present, the Offensive Lineman vertically moves to the third level and executes the same action with […]
How Triple Option Offensive Linemen Block Alignments and Not Defenses
January 28, 2016
The action key determines who the Offensive Line blocks on the Triple Option: 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 […]
How Often are Navy and Georgia Tech Running Midline in 2015?
January 28, 2016
There are several variations of Midline. Here’s the data on Midline run by Georgia Tech and Navy… Georgia Tech has run Midline and its variations 15 times this season (384 total plays). Midline is 4% of the Georgia Tech Offense. Navy has run Midline and its variations 40 times this season (379 total plays). Midline […]
Dr. Cella and the “If-Then” Myth in Triple Option Football
January 28, 2016
In 2008, I wrote an article about what to do if certain defenders were stopping the Triple Option and the compliments with which to utilize when a certain player thwarted the Triple Option. In 2014, one of my clients handed me an “if-then” sheet that was so extensive that no human with under a 200 […]
What is the Double Flex Formation in the Triple Option Offense?
January 27, 2016
Double Flex is when the Receivers align two yards from the Playside Tackle with their outside foot up and their inside foot turned inside at a 45 degree angle. The Double Flex formation is utilized to compress the formation, force the corner to become the run support player, and allows the offense to outflank the […]
Rocket Toss Conditioning Drill
January 27, 2016
Utilize the below-listed drill to condition your athletes and execute the Rocket Toss: 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 […]
Running Triple Option versus the 4i Technique
January 27, 2016
Nothing changes–the Quarterback reads the 4i and if he takes the B-Back (he should–that’s why colleges play 4i techniques), pull the ball, replace the 4i and score UNLESS #2 (pitch key) steps at Quarterback. If so, the Quarterback parallel pitches. Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out […]
Triple Option Playside Receiver and A-Back Blocking versus Cover 2
January 27, 2016
The process of how the Playside Receiver and A-Back block for the Triple Option versus a Cover 2 situation is listed below: Triple Option Perimeter Blocking versus Cover 2. 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 […]
Running “Canada” when the Will Takes the B-Back on Triple Option
January 26, 2016
Canada can be utilized when the Will tackles the B-Back on Triple. Here, the Quarterback fakes the Triple and follows the A-Back who starts his pitch route and then leads through the open gap to the Will. The diagram shows you how this is all done. Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State […]
Quarterback Play on Triple and Midline Triple Option–The Situations
January 26, 2016
These four situations must be drilled as they are the worst-case scenarios for any Triple Option Quarterback: 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 […]
