Navy’s First Touchdown of the 2016 Season: Double Flex, Zone Option Right versus 4-4 Defense
September 5, 2016
On the first offensive play from scrimmage in 2016, Navy scored a touchdown. They scored on Double Flex, Zone Option Right. Navy calls this Double Flex, 26. When Navy gets into Double Flex, they Trey (Tackle/Receiver) double team on Zone Option. The Playside Guard has the B-gap. He would have the Mike on the […]
2016 Navy Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus Fordham
September 4, 2016
Navy vs Fordham Yesterday, 12:00 PM Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland 1 2 3 4 Total Fordham 10 0 3 3 16 Navy 21 14 14 3 52 Total Plays- 54 Triple Option- 9 (17% of offense) Midline White- 7 (13% of offense) Outside Veer Give- […]
2016 Georgia Tech Triple Option Offense Breakdown versus Boston College
September 3, 2016
Georgia Tech v. Boston College–9/3/16 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia Tech 7 0 0 10 17 Boston College 0 0 7 7 14 Total Plays- 60 Dropback Pass- 9 (15% of offense) Triple Option- 8 (13% of offense) B-Back Toss- 5 (8% of offense) Outside Veer Give- 4 (7% […]
Seven Fundamental Skills That Must be Fixed to Make the Triple Option Go
September 2, 2016
New high school Triple Option coaches are often worried about plays. They want answers to every possible situation that a defense can do. When Dr. Cella put the If-Then sheet on the Internet in 2008, this created a methodology that coaches continually expanded. At one of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football Academy Camps this summer, […]
Eight (8)-Man Triple Option Football: B-Back Toss versus 4-3-1 Defense
September 2, 2016
The B-Back Toss is utilized when Triple is run and the B-Back does not get four yards on the give. When this happens, the defense is attempting to box the offense inside, and the offense must go outside. In eight-man football, B-Back Toss is DEVASTATING because of the numbers and angles involved. The A-Back and Guard […]
Navy’s Three Answers When #1 Cancelled the B-Back on Triple Option
September 1, 2016
In the 2015 Military Bowl win vs. Pitt, Navy did three things when #1 cancelled the B-Back. 1. They ran Zone Dive v. 4-3 when the Mike ran over the top to take the pitch. 2. They ran Down out of Heavy v. eight-man front. 3. They ran Outside Veer Give v. 50 to get the ball […]
Eight (8)-Man Triple Option Football: Triple Option versus 3-4-1
August 31, 2016
In eight (8)-man Triple Option Football, the Navy/Georgia Tech Triple Option is executed without the Receivers and one A-Back, who can run the Pitch route and/or Twirl into the Pitch route based on the numbers advantage. In this post, Triple Option is executed versus a 3-4-1. The Playside […]
Eight Communication Errors Assistant Coaches Must Avoid When Coaching the Triple Option Offense
August 31, 2016
Assistant Coaches play a HUGE role in the development of the Triple Option program. The information they educationally communicate to players make all the difference between winning and losing. There are eight communication errors to avoid when coaching the Triple Option. These errors are the following: 1- Coaches jumping to conclusions If a coach is […]
Army and Navy’s Midline Variations
August 30, 2016
The following are the four variations of Midline run by Army and Navy: 1. Midline Triple 2. Midline Lead 3. Midline White (Playside A lateral steps and leads through the B-gap) 4. Midline Twirl (Playside A motions and leads through the B-gap) The Academy Install the Triple Option the right way the first time. Learn […]
