October 31, 2013
For years, Triple Option colleges have discovered the following: Aligning in Over Green and running a pick route has been highly successful as a two-point play. There are a number of variables why this works, but the alignment of the defense dictates a lot of this. After stepping back prior to the cadence, the middle […]
October 31, 2013
“I couldn’t ask for a better group of five kids to do what we’re trying to do. They are all very intelligent. They understand that without an offensive line, your football team can’t move. They take pride in their blocking … 1,000-yard rushers year after year.” –Bayfield Head Coach, Marshall Hahn _______________________________________ The Bayfield HS […]
October 31, 2013
The Rocket Toss was designed to beat the blitz by the playside inside linebacker. The defender who makes the majority of the tackles on the Rocket is the Playside Inside Linebacker…. this is exactly why the Rocket Toss must be run versus the blitz! When the Playside Inside linebacker blitzes, there is no defender who […]
October 30, 2013
The following is the Triple Option Count System. #1- Defensive Lineman aligned on the Playside Tackle. #2- In-box defender on or past #1. #3- Defender on or past #2. *The Near Deep Defender is not part of the count. The Quarterback must know who #1 and #2 are at all times, because he is […]
October 30, 2013
The advantage of the Triple Option is that the super majority of high school defenses align with one high safety or less. This puts the defense in an awkward position. What if the Offense releases four receivers down the field? Who does the free safety cover? In the Four Verticals concept, it’s pretty simple. If […]
October 30, 2013
Before the 2010 season, Riverwood HS (GA) had not won five (5) games in a season since 2005. In 2011, after running a camp with Lou Cella as Camp Director, Riverwood High School (GA) won five (5) games in a season for the first time since 2005. “When we arrived at Riverwood in 2008, we realized quickly how undersized […]
October 30, 2013
The Odd Stack has several variations…. One of which is to align with the Spurs as 9 techniques. This is the old-school version of the Odd Stack. Unfortunately, this defense has vital flaws. The Sprint Pass was the statistically utilized non-playaction pass by Triple Option masters, Georgia Tech from 2008-2010. This concept gets the ball […]
October 29, 2013
The Triple Option Football Academy Clinic is held March 28-29, 2014 at Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA. Triple Option Football Academy camp directors, college, and high school coaches are present to teach you the authentic Flexbone Triple Option system in an advanced setting. You will learn how to run the high school football Flexbone Triple […]
October 28, 2013
System The Big Idea in 171 Words Here’s the problem. If you can’t block defensive linemen, you’ll never move the ball, you’ll never score points, and you’ll never win a game. You need to understand why this disconnect occurs to overcome it and win. ______________________________________ “I know many coaches would rather install an offense the […]
October 13, 2013
Triple Option can be run away from Trips when the defense brings over an extra defender to compensate for the extra defense over which the offense brings. PR- Near Deep Defender PT- Veer PG/C- Ace BG/BT- Scoop BA- Pitch MBA/BWR- Cutoff Q- Veer #1, Pitch #2 B- Veer Path