Stop Worrying About Your “If-Then” and Start Fixing Your Triple Option Fundamentals
August 8, 2014
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, […]
Offensive Line Blocking Midline Triple the Right Way the First Time
August 7, 2014
The First Step Run Choreography drill demonstrates that the Offensive Line blocks Midline Triple with the same first step regardless of the defensive alignment. Here, the Backside Tackle takes a flat step to scoop while the Center and the Backside Guard zone step (T-Board) to the Backside A-gap. The Playside Guard zone steps inside (Veer […]
Getting the Offensive Line to Block the Triple Option Accurately Regardless of the Defensive Alignment
August 7, 2014
Getting the Offensive Line to Block the Triple Option Accurately Regardless of the Defensive Alignment is done with the First Step Run Choreography Drill. Here, the Offensive Line takes their first step on the Triple Option. The Backside and the Center always have the same footwork on Triple Option. On Triple, the Backside Guard […]
The Basics of the Triple Option Center-Quarterback Exchange
August 6, 2014
1. General Background The laces of the ball must come up crossing the finger of the Q’s passing hand. Avoid crowding the Center. 2. Stance Shoulder-width. Toes point straight ahead. Weight on balls of feet with the weight distributing on the side to which the Q is pivoting. 75% of weight on pivot foot. Knees […]
Triple Option Cover 2 Situational Compilation
August 6, 2014
The following are a list of Triple Option concepts run versus Cover 2: About the Author Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System Over the Last Four Years Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Dr. Lou Cella, is a Sports Performance Specialist, […]
What Looks Do I Give the Triple Option Quarterback in Training Camp?
August 5, 2014
When running Triple and Midline Triple–The following diagrams demonstrate the various looks the Triple Option Quarterback must see during the 2017 training camp: About the Author Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System Over the Last Four Years Triple Option […]
Offensive Line Blocking Triple Option Versus the Blood Stunt (Squeeze/Scrape)
August 5, 2014
The below-listed diagram demonstrates how the Offensive Line blocks the Triple Option versus the Blood Stunt (Squeeze/Scrape): About the Author Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System Over the Last Four Years Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Dr. Lou Cella, is […]
Midline Triple versus 7-Diamond
August 4, 2014
The following diagram shows how to run Midline Triple versus the 7-Diamond Defense: About the Author Two State Semifinalists, A State Finalist, and a State Champion in Texas have Come out of Dr. Cella’s Triple Option Football System Over the Last Four Years Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Dr. Lou Cella, is a Sports Performance Specialist, […]
5-on-5X2 Offensive Line Triple Option Blocking Drill
August 4, 2014
The 5-on-5 Drill is a great drill for Triple Option Offensive Linemen to block the five most dangerous defenders in any defensive alignment. This drill is made easier by running it as a 5-on-5X2 drill. In the 5-on-5X2 drill, the Inside Linebackers don’t have to change their alignment at all during the drill and the […]
How High School Defenses Attempt to Stop the Triple Option in 2014
August 3, 2014
Based on qualitative and quantitative information from Dr. Cella’s past and present clients, this is how high school football defenses are attempting to stop the Triple Option in 2014: 1. 4-4 Defense 2. 3-technique to field/2i away from field. 3. 5-technique (#1) flat to dive, overhang (#2) right to QB, FS (#3) runs over the […]
