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If you're an option team, you will run into many defenses that will widen out the front and take away the threat of the pitch-man getting to the edge. If [...]

MOST SCHOOLS THAT run a multiple set offense will usually align in the basic pro set, slot, wing or double tight end formations whenever it runs from a two-back formation. [...]

A great little two-minute package that will create a lot of good mismatches The need for a wide-open style of attack causes some coaches to go to the extreme, to [...]

At Davidson Academy, we strive to obtain a 5050 run-pass ratio in our Wing-T offense. We also work hard on keeping it as simple as we can for our players [...]

Coaches perceive the Power I formation for what the name implies-power. Often on third and one or fourth and short, the formation will called upon to power the tailback through [...]

When Farmington H.S. decided to format its kick return, it set out to find something that would be both effective and easy to teach. After a lot of thinking and [...]

Though the triple option has been an offensive modality since the early 1970s, its popularity has been declining in recent years, thanks mostly to creative defenses and the influx of [...]

A little motion will get the defense thinking too much and create mismatches The Z receiver (flanker or slot) in the Mount Horeb (WI) multiple I set has tended to [...]

Used anytime during the game but never on successive plays, if forces the players to focus entirely on their execution Over the past 16 years, our freshman football teams have [...]

There was a time in the 1980s when you could control most offenses with just two defensive fronts and three basic coverages. Then came the 'Run and Shoot' and, more [...]

To minimize the Mike man, it's usually a good idea to run weak On my first year as a football coach in 1960, we ran a Delaware Wing-T in which [...]

The teams are tensed at the line of scrimmage, but something is visibly wrong. The quarterback signals for a timeout--not in the mechanical sign language of the referee, but with […]

How to build a great set out of a strong base play In developing an offensive scheme, football coaches have to start with a base offense - the bread and [...]

Santa Monica College had three wide receivers earn All-Conference honors (1st team, 2nd team, H.M.) in a highly competitive league last season. Running from a balanced attack (51% rush and [...]

How to run up the yardage with a triple reverse posting action on the kickoff Probably no single play in football is as dangerous as the kickoff return. At Galena [...]

Ever think you'd see the day when fullback would become a glamour position in the NFL? That's right. Fullbacks, those guys who do the grunt work while the quarterbacks, halfbacks […]

A run option package that will force the defense to play assignment football in the must-score zone Many One-Back or Run & Shoot offenses seem to become uncertain when they [...]

AFTER RUNNING A TWO- AND THREE-BACK option attack for a number of years, our coaching staff decided to look for some kind of exotic wrinkle that would complement our quick-pass […]

Of all the many significant changes at running back in the NFL during the past offseason - and no position received more scrutiny from league teams since last January - […]

MANY, MAYBE MOST, FOOTBALL coaches believe that you win with defense. I know that some of them do. But I hold the opposite view. I believe in building the program […]

COACHES WHO HAVE HAD success running the halfback lead series know that it doesn't take long for the defense to begin overplaying the weak or strong set formation (Diags. 1-2). […]

On Saturday night on the road, the football men wait for the game to begin the next afternoon. To football men on a Saturday night on the road, when the […]

Football has long been described as a chess match, a constant process of attack and counter attack. As a multiple I read option coach, I have noted that as the […]

Have the TE and weakside T switch positions... then watch the good times roll! Yes, we do play football in Australia. Most of the coaches are former American players, but […]

Jerry Pettibone's wishbone fantasy always leads him to the same place, the Rose Bowl, where no team has ever run the offense. The day Pettibone gets to Pasadena, he promises […]

It can go strong or weak without leaving any gap unprotected HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL coaches who would like to develop a blitz and stunt package must bring three things to […]

PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR play in football is the counter trap, currently being run with a great deal of success by many of the top teams in the NFL and […]

Your QB will pass better and your center will block better AS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL coaches, we are greatly influenced by the college and pro games. We often copy the […]

The inside receiver tries to ensure a collision on the defender's side of the LOS COACHES WHO LIKE TO run the option often have trouble blocking the perimeter. Actually, it […]

THE YEAR 1993 WAS A very good year for the Eau Claire Blugolds. Our tailback gained 1,090 yards to become only the fourth player in school history to make the […]

A fresh, up-tempo set that will put a lot of pressure on the defense OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, EAST Grand Forks has run primarily from a split-back veer. As […]

The Wing-T offensive technique in football that helps players set many records and win the state championship is described. The most notable feature of the technique is forcing the defense to reorganize by moving the ball on the weak side of one's formation and then employing the Wing-T formation to attack the strong flank of the opponent., AFTER SEVERAL LACKLUSTER seasons at Dimond H. S., we introduced the Wing-T offense to Alaska football and good things started happening immediately. In our first year with the Wing-T in [...]

It's an offseason of modifications for the Oilers, who have the run-and-shoot in the shop and a switch at quarterback in store Before we break the huddle, let's get this […]

Offensive linemen must practice re-reaction techniques to successfully combat the reaction by the defense in a football play. Every winning play involves action by the offense, reaction by the defense and re-reaction by the offense. Ohio state football coach Woody Hayes considers re-reaction techniques important for successful play. Several practice drills in re-reaction techniques for offense linemen are described., WOODY HAYES ONCE WROTE that three things happen on every successful football play: action by the offense, reaction by the defense, and re-reaction by the offense. Action: Offensive practice is [...]

Two offensive pass plays, named 'Bingo' and 'Bongo,' are offensive techniques in football that will ensure ball control and break covers 3 and 2 of the defenders. Both can change into a cover 2 defensive position depending on the other team's offense. The quarterback throws either the hook or flat routes, the one will be left uncovered by the OLB, after the outside receivers run hook routes and the tight end and tail back run flat routes.

A wishbone no-huddle offense with two platoons gives Belvidere High School, Belvidere, IL, an experienced, focused team. The integrated system, in place since 1985, uses seven running plays (five of them options) and two basic pass plays. This limited range lets players focus on repetition and execution, and makes no-huddle easier. The two-platoon team lets the team make more plays without wearing down players, and lets players concentrate on one position.

An extra dimension in offensive football is discussed as a means of augmenting the competitiveness of a team against talented opponents. This play involves the installation of a run and shoot passing game with certain modifications. The difference is in the application of the speed option that most run and shoot teams use wherein it ismade to look like a quick pass off to the base three-step drop. Opponents are kept off-balanced and out of good, solid defensive position by this strategy.