Your 3rd and 10 Pass–Sprint Pass: Triple Option Football Playbook
March 11, 2021
When Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Lou Cella interviewed Josh Nesbitt in 2011, he revealed that Coach Johnson’s favorite pass concept was the Sprint Pass. Josh said that this was the concept they would go to time and time again. Sprint Pass Rules PR- Flash (Vertical to 16 yards, come back to the outside at […]
Triple Option Football Academy Process: New Head Coach’s Initial Implementation
March 10, 2021
When hired for the first time as a Head Varsity Football Coach, complete steps 1-4 before the Triple Option systematic installation process begins. Once Steps 1-4 are completed, here is what gets installed next. 5. Huddle 6. Cadence (Down, Ready, Sethut) 7. Spread Formation 8. Count System 9. Defensive Alignment System 10. Triple Option If […]
Triple Option Football Academy Process: Your First Four Assignments as a Head Varsity Football Coach Running the Triple Option Offense
March 10, 2021
So, you’ve been hired as a head coach. Congratulations. What’s that? You’re running the Triple Option as your offense? Fantastic. You want to do this right THE FIRST TIME? Ok, here’s what you do. ——————————————————— Step 1 Meet with the players and inform them that the goals of the offense are the following: Complete verticals […]
Triple Option Football Coaching: Load Situation on Triple Option with the Playside Tackle and A-Back
November 16, 2013
When #3 is in the middle of the field, the Playside A-back loads. This means that he takes a straight path to #3. But, what if the Playside Linebacker runs over the top of the Playside Tackle’s Veer Block? What happens is that the footwork of the Playside Tackle and Playside A-Back stay the same, […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: Triple Option versus the 7-Diamond Defense
November 16, 2013
This question was recently posed to the Triple Option Football Academy… How would you run Triple Option versus the 7-Diamond Defense? The client saw this defense in a game situation. Well… since the Triple Option is a systematic offense, the answers are systematic answers…. Triple Rules PR- Near Deep Defender PA- #3 (Load because #3 […]
Answers to the Triple Option Football Academy Quiz: Triple Option vs. 50 Defense
November 16, 2013
If you haven’t taken the Quiz yet, here it is. 1. 4-technique (Defensive Lineman touching the Playside Tackle) 2. 9-technique (1st defender on or outside #1) 3. Whoever shows in the alley (Safety or the Corner) 4. Cornerback 5. He veers out UNLESS he gets an ACE call… then, he would Veer inside. The Playside […]
Triple Option Football Academy Quiz: Triple Option vs. 50 Defense
November 16, 2013
The play call is Triple Right (The Paul Johnson family calls this 12) 1. Who is the pre-snap #1 in the count? 2. Who is the pre-snap #2 in the count? 3. Who is the pre-snap #3 in the count? 4. If the cornerback cloud forced (ran into the flat at the snap), who becomes […]
Triple Option Football Playbook: Demonstrating How the Odd Stack Defense (3-3-5, 3-5-3, 5-3) Can Stunt Themselves Right into a Loss
November 16, 2013
Often times the Odd Stack does well at the high school level because of all the stunts and games that they provide. Versus the Triple Option Offense, the Odd Stack can literally stunt themselves right out of the game. Here is one example how. When the Odd Stack Defense easy stunts on Counter Option, the […]
Triple Option Football Academy’s 400th Article–Seven Lessons on the High-Performance Football Coaching Process
November 15, 2013
University of Alabama, Head Football Coach, Nick Saban is definitely making the word “process” popular. The American Football Sports Science-Mental Conditioning Academy (AFSSMCA) and the Triple Option Football Academy’s mission is built on the teachings of Nick Saban. The mission is to lead the high-performance football environment by creating teamwork, educational action, anticipation, motivation, leadership, […]
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, […]
