I Have a Great Story about Army’s New Head Football Coach Jeff Monken
December 23, 2013
I LOVE Army Football. As a member of Army’s A-Club, a season ticket holder in football, a courtside season ticket holder in men’s and women’s basketball, and a season ticket holder in ice hockey, it’s safe to say that I’m somewhat excited about the news I read on footballscoop.com after arriving home late from Philadelphia following […]
How Well Do You Know the Triple Option Count System? Triple Option Football Academy Quiz Answers
December 23, 2013
The quiz can be found here. 1- 5- technique 2- linebacker stacked behind the 5 3- whoever comes into the alley (either safety or corner) 4- whoever drops into the zone (either corner or safety–if both drop, it’s the corner–thus the term NEAR deep defender) 5- 1-technique 6- 3-technique 7- whoever drops deep (if the […]
How Well Do You Know the Triple Option Count System? Triple Option Football Academy Quiz
December 23, 2013
One of the most underutilized aspects of the Triple Option offense at the high school level is the count system. Too many coaches do not utilize the count system as the way to identify the read, the pitch, the run support, the action key, and the near deep defender. This has to change for the […]
Triple Option Football Academy Playbook: Sprint Pass Compilation
December 23, 2013
The Sprint Pass is a great concept to utilize on 3rd and 10. When Josh Nesbitt was Quarterback at Georgia Tech from 2008-2010, he told Triple Option Football Academy Owner, Lou Cella that this was the #1 most utilized pass concept in the offense. Here are examples of the Sprint Pass in action. Triple Option […]
How to Mentally Condition Your Athletes with the Triple Option Offense
December 23, 2013
In order to mentally condition your athletes with the Triple Option Offense, there is a six-part process. 1- Teamwork This is where all 11 players simultaneously technique their assignment. 2- Anticipation This is where players envision the worst-case scenario from the defense before the ball has been snapped. 3- Motivation Unless a lot of players […]
Triple Option Football Made Easy for the Junior High/Feeder Program
December 22, 2013
In one of the most asked questions I’ve had in the many years of educating coaches on the Triple Option Offense, the questions about Junior High and Feeder programs always comes into play. “Can Junior High/Feeder Programs run the Triple Option?” I did a football camp out in Bayfield, Colorado two years ago. Their 2nd grade […]
Wanted–Great Coaches to Communicate Information about the Triple Option to Players
December 22, 2013
This article introduces key principles to ensure that football coach-player communication is effective and successful: 1- Recognize key complexities. This can best be eliminated by demonstrating where the player has to finish on a block or a run and then break down the physical technique from there. 2- Deliver tangible & visible benefits. Players must […]
How Much Do you Really Know about the Zone Dive? Triple Option Football Academy Quiz Answers
December 22, 2013
The quiz can be found here. 1- 2 2- Playside Tackle 3- Backside Tackle and Guard 4- B 5- Mike 6- Receiver 7- Playside A 8- Backside A 9- Backside Receiver 10- Center Triple Option Football Academy — Online Education for Football Coaches
How Much Do you Really Know about the Zone Dive? Triple Option Football Academy Quiz
December 22, 2013
The Zone Dive is a concept that is utilized in the Triple Option; however, it has a very finite purpose. Disclaimer: The Zone Dive should never be utilized for the sole purpose of taking the read out of the Quarterback’s hands! This form of enabling is unacceptable coaching and will lead to long-term failure unless […]
Lenoir-Rhyne and the Triple Option Score 28 Points in the NCAA D2 Championship
December 21, 2013
If anyone has any question whether to not the Triple Option is football’s elite offense… I hope they watched the Division-2 National Championship game. A physical mismatch in the trenches didn’t matter… Lenoir-Rhyne was able to score 28 points with the Triple Option Offense. Unfortunately, Lenoir-Rhyne allowed 43 to an Undefeated Northwest Missouri State team, […]
