Playside A-Back Blocking a First-Level #3 on Triple Option
January 31, 2016
As Georgia Tech Head Football Coach Paul Johnson says, “The closer the run support (#3), the faster the A-Back has to move.” 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 […]
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, […]
What the B-Back Does on Triple and Midline
January 29, 2016
Here is the footwork for the B-Back on Triple and Midline: 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 […]
Scoop Blocking 101
January 29, 2016
There are three situations to practice when your Offensive Linemen are on the backside of 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 […]
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 […]
