Triple Option Football Playbook: Running Follow out of Heavy Versus the Bear Front
November 15, 2013
On the Goal-line, Follow is the first answer. Follow is run the same as Triple except the Playside Tackle bases and the Quarterback follows the B-back. Since there are two playside Tackles in Heavy, both of them Base. One thing to keep in mind is the following: Since Follow can be run to a 3-technique, […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: Rocket Toss Versus Cover 2
November 15, 2013
This is Rocket Left Versus Okie with Cover 2 at the snap. The PWR has the near deep defender and the PA dropstep-crossover-runs to #3–he will run the circle and turn up to run the circle on #3 UNLESS #3 flies past the line of scrimmage, which turns into a trap block for the PA. […]
Triple Option Football Offensive Line Blocking: Counter Option versus the 50 Double Eagle
November 14, 2013
Counter Option is run when the Backside Inside Linebacker makes the tackle on Triple/Midline. This concept constrains the Backside Inside Linebacker. Here is how the Counter Option is blocked. System The Big Idea in 171 Words Here’s the problem. If you can’t block defensive linemen, you’ll never move the ball, you’ll never score points, and […]
The Triple Option is Alive and Well in New Mexico–with Piedra Vista High!
November 14, 2013
In 2011, Piedra Vista (NM) was running the spread offense and won three (3) games. In 2012, after running a camp with Lou Cella as Camp Director, Piedra Vista won nine (9) games and made it to the state quarterfinals. “It is never to late to make the right decision. After evaluating our offensive production the […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: Triple Pass Progression
November 14, 2013
When I interviewed former Georgia Tech Quarterback, Josh Nesbitt in 2011, Josh told me that Triple Pass was all about reading the safety. He said that Georgia Tech Head Coach, Paul Johnson would make him stare at the safety from the time Josh got out of the huddle. Josh said that he would take the […]
Triple Option Football Academy Twitter Update
November 14, 2013
The Triple Option Football Academy and the American Football Sports Science Mental Conditioning Academy (AFSSMCA) are now unified on Twitter. Go to twitter.com/AFSSMCA for information, articles, and discussion on the Triple Option, football-sports science, and football-mental conditioning. ______________________ System The Big Idea in 171 Words Here’s the problem. If you can’t block defensive linemen, you’ll never move […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: The COMPLETE Triple Option Progression
November 13, 2013
When running Triple Option, the concept looks like this: Triple Option Rules PR- Near 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 If a 3-technique aligns to the playside, the play defaults to […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: Running Rocket Toss out of Over versus 8-Man Front
November 13, 2013
Running the OVER formation is helpful versus the 8-man front because this forces the single-high safety to declare where he is going. If the defense starts to blitz, the Rocket Toss out of Over is the transparent answer to destroy the blitz. This is your obvious answer when the 8-man front defense blitzes to […]
Triple Option Situational Football: When to Default to Zoom (Midline Triple) and Lead (Midline Double)
November 13, 2013
When Triple Option is called in the huddle and a 3-technique aligns to the call side… The play defaults to ZOOM (Midline Triple) This is due to the fact that you can eliminate blocking all the playside defensive linemen and have the Quarterback read your way out. When Triple Option is called in the huddle, a […]
Triple Option Blocking versus the 4-3
November 13, 2013
The 4-3/6-1 is the most common defensive alignment seen by college Triple Option teams. At the high school level, this alignment is less prevalent, but still seen. Because of a lack of parity at the high school level, Paul Johnson recommends “Ace” blocking the A-gap defender on Triple Option. This is time-tested and infallible at […]
