Complete Guide to the Playside A-Back’s Blocking Assignment on Triple Option
August 30, 2016
On Triple Option, the Playside Receiver is responsible for the Deep Defender, which is the defender who drops over the top of the Receiver when the Receiver sprints off the ball. The Playside A has #3 which is the run support player. Here are the different situations that must get practiced in order to prepare […]
Introducing the Quarterback to the Triple Option for the First Time and the Initial Drill that Starts the Process
August 29, 2016
This is the drill that best introduces the Quarterback to the Triple Option for the first time. Then, you can work with your Quarterback on the Pitch Phase. Start with the Easy and Blood Stunts on Triple Option. Three stunts your Quarterback must face in practice. 1- Takes the snap. 2- Seats the ball. 3- Hops into […]
Can Junior High/Feeder Programs Effectively Run the Triple Option Offense?
August 29, 2016
In one of the most asked questions I’ve had in the many years of educating coaches on the Triple Option Offense, the questions about Junior High and Feeder programs always comes into play. “Can Junior High/Feeder Programs run the Triple Option?” I did a football camp out in Bayfield, Colorado two years ago. Their 2nd grade […]
Coach Paul Johnson on Offensive Line Splits in the Triple Option Offense
August 28, 2016
According to Georgia Tech Head Football Coach Paul Johnson: When the Playside Tackle is able to Veer inside to the Mike Linebacker (vs. 1/2i/2 technique), the Tackle can oversplit. This means that the Playside Tackle can continue to widen his split until two defenders jump into the B-gap. Coach Johnson says that even when the […]
Run Triple Load When You Cannot Block the Overhang vs. Triple Stack
August 27, 2016
When running Triple Option, the Playside A is responsible for #3 (run support). Here is Triple Option versus Triple Stack with the Playside A blocking #3. If the Playside A cannot block the overhang, run Triple Load. In the Georgia Tech/Navy […]
The AUTHENTIC Navy and Georgia Tech “If-Then” Procedure to Triple Option Offensive Playcalling
August 25, 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 […]
Paul Johnson’s Triple Option Offense Installation Order as Told to Colorado Coaches
August 25, 2016
Paul Johnson has discussed how to install the Triple Option. In this column, the information provides gives a summary of the rules, installing the Triple Option versus a 4-3 Defense to the shade side, installing the Triple Option versus a 4-3 Defense to the 3-technique side, installing the Triple Option versus a 4-3 Defense versus two, […]
Paul Johnson on How to Beat the 3-2 Exchange with Triple Pass Switch
August 25, 2016
Coach Johnson says: When #3 takes the Quarterback and #2 runs out to take the pitch, run Triple Pass Switch to take advantage of #3’s aggressiveness as #3 is flying up to stop the Quarterback. This is how Triple Pass Switch is executed versus the 3-2 Exchange: The Academy Install the Triple Option the right way […]
According to Coach Paul Johnson, “After a while, you’re going to get tired of four-yard gains.”
August 23, 2016
According to Georgia Tech Head Football Coach, Paul Johnson if #1 and #2 are sitting in a stacked position on Triple Option and are sedentary post-snap, it’s time to run Double Option. This is because the Triple Option becomes a give read where #2 can fold inside and hold the give to a four-yard gain. According […]
Navy’s Answer When The Defense Won’t Let Them Pull/Pitch on Triple Option
August 23, 2016
When Navy is forced to give the ball on Triple Option and they cannot get four yards on the give, Navy runs Zone Option. This is the two-way option where #1 is blocked by the Offensive Guard and Tackle (Receiver if Double Flex) and the end man on the line of scrimmage (EMLOS) is put in […]
