9-Man Triple Option Football: Running the Zone Option
August 1, 2017
In Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, nine-man football is played at nearly 200 high schools. The Triple Option game is the same except that there aren’t any Wide Receivers; however, this means that there aren’t any Defensive Deep Defenders either. Everything else remains the same, except the Tackles are called ENDS and they are […]
Nine (9) Man Triple Option Football–Triple Option versus 5-2 Defense
October 7, 2016
Nine (9) man football is played in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Navy/Georgia Tech Triple Option is the same in 9-man as 11-man. In 9-man football, the Receivers are eliminated. When this occurs, the defense’s Deep Defenders are eliminated as well. Here is the Triple Option versus the 5-2-2 Defense: Just as in 11-man Triple […]
