Just because its not the traditional triple option it is an option generally, whether its one or two reads. Understanding the triple option bback, offensive line, and. After a conversation and reading his book, i was hooked. While the flexbone doesnt require the same amount of decisionmaking in the passing game as a prostyle. It has found success and widespread employment in college and high school football. We will be adding more plays from the flexbone during the weeks to come. Oct 23, 2009 there has been a misconception that the triple option is a threeyardsandacloudofdust offense, johnson said. Air force, which also runs an option offense under coach troy calhoun, ranks fourth. An easy way to see that is with a staple of football throughout history. Navys triple option and why keenan reynolds is so successful. We used it with our 3d4th grader tackle football team and they did very well we used the double option as our qb needs a few more years under his belt to handle the triple option. Finally, last weekend, in a 4845 win over air force, navy set the tripleoption aside. Longtime navy coach ken niumatalolo has, over time, had the team work on the zone option offense as well. Its impossible to write about an impending football game against georgia tech and not remind readers about the spreadoption offense.
If you are a flexbone team i implore you to work on fixing the problems your offense faces before succumbing the the kneejerk reaction of running something else. In order to defend the triple option effectively, the defense will need to have three unblocked players in various areas on the play side. I break down the zoneread option, a few versions of the triple option, and the power o play. Pages will be intact and easily read but may include light notes, highlighting or.
Having read john bartons magisterial history of the unexpurgated. The encyclopedia of the triangle offense coach and. Culture crossfire article covering historybackground of option football. Footballs option tactic is part of almost every offense in football, with most of its innovations coming at the college level. On these plays the fullback will charge forward into the line while the running back circles to the sideline. The biggest differences are the shotgunspread formations, and a much heavier dose of zone read option to replace the traditional veer option triple option. The triple option offense can be run out of many different formations. The books are, rather, a later distillation of folk memory and. The option used to be the offense du jour in college football but has fallen by the wayside with the rise of the spread offense and a newfound emphasis on the forward pass.
The dc wing t and pistol offense 1 merging the dc wing t and pistol 2 play calling 3 the split end 4 blocking rules 5 blocking cues 6 blocking cues cont. In this first installment of throwback thursday, inside the pylons quarterback mark schofield looks at the triple option used by nebraska against florida in the 1996 fiesta bowl. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense. When using single wing running plays for 8 man offensive schemes you allow for a traditional triple option offense. First, the speed and athleticism of nfl defenders negate the advantages of an option offense. Finally, the princeton offense works against both man to man and zone defenses, and not just against man, as many think. The triple option can be effective for teams who may be smaller or over matched athletically such as air force. Sep 22, 2016 the veer is a form of triple option made famous by coach yeoman at houston in the splitback variety, but also the flexbone navy, georgia tech, some iformation teams osbornes nebraska and. This is done with the coaching staff, support staff, and dr. Armys flexbone offense gives defenses more to worry about than just the triple option by kyle jones on june 19, 2017 at 11. The veer is a form of triple option made famous by coach yeoman at houston in the splitback variety, but also the flexbone navy, georgia tech, some iformation teams osbornes nebraska and.
Apr 29, 2014 the engine of the navy offense, as with any such modern scheme, is still the quarterback. The counter option was a nice change of pace and complemented the regular wishbone. The read option offense has taken the nfl by storm. Cella no later than 30 minutes before the camp start time.
The history of option football the beginning compusports. This new phenomenon has sparked some controversy with football purists, stating that the option hurts a qbs development as a pure pocket passer. Nesbitt leads the yellow jackets with 624 yards and nine touchdowns. Paul johnsons system uses a lot of pullingtrapping which was a staple in osbournes offense, but not early flexbone option teams. It can be run from any formation and in any offensive scheme. Christ and the nt are seen as the fulfilment of the promise of the ot. Coaches should teach their players the basics and fundamentals of fast break so that they can properly.
I once asked this same question of a buddy of mine who played d1 football. Firstdown playbook begins installing the triple option today off of the inside veer. Winter doesnt stake claim as the triangle offenses inventor, but takes tremendous pride in being the triangles greatest innovator. Nobody knew more about the triple option than homer rice. Seeing a twoonone fast break develop, he realized whatever choice the defender made would be the wrong one. An excellent book with sections on the freelance passing offense, 14 offense, tgame, basic cutmovement game, 4corners offense, fast break offense, pressbreakers, special situations and the shuffle offense. Mar 25, 2016 the flexbone association strives daily to help coaches succeed with this time tested offense, i have been a football coach for 16 seasons, currently at harrison high school in kennesaw, ga i played at st. The quarterback takes the snap and either hands off to the fullback, or fakes and continues down the line of scrimmage to explore options two keeping it. Complete book of triple option football olcott, jack on. Player personnel e j x z r utahs player personnel symbols h z x y f player personnel symbols with regard to the remainder of presentation. Basic counting, and the options, first, second, third, and fourth will give you a solid overview of the way that we teach option football to.
Before the snap, the personnel grouping narrows the choices, the presnap read of the defense reduces them further, and, as. The shotgun, the iformation, the wishbone, and the flexbone. This option revolves more around the zone blocking scheme than the traditional veer style blocking. Nov 03, 2014 this is a video clip demonstrating a transition offense option play used in youth basketball. It doesnt matter if you are talking about the midline option, the zone read, or the inside veerall use the same basic principle of forcing a defender to make a choice and then making him pay for it. But there is a new type of triple option offense that is gaining momentum in the football world. The triple option has been around since the 1960s, when houstons bill yeoman rolled out his splitback veer. As the dominant offensive lineman on armys most dominant team over the last 30 years only bowlwinning team since mid 1980s, zach talked with triple option football academy owner, dr. The engine of the navy offense, as with any such modern scheme, is still the quarterback. They do offer some great advantages over the triple option. May 08, 2014 this is to try and put the 3technique dt right in the spot to take away the b back dive up the middle on the triple option. Triple option football academy, 149 kitchenharding. When you think of the triple option, you immediately think of navy, army, air force, and georgia tech.
Tripleoption offense is back, and still effective sfgate. The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football. Complete book of triple option football jan 01, 1975 olcott, jack. Option offense news newspapers books scholar jstor february 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Understanding the triple option bback, offensive line, and quarterback positions from the players perspective are four interviews done by dr. Recently, herb hand, offensive coordinator for tulsa he formerly shared that title with gus malzahn, and also coached with rich rodriguez at clemson and west. Sep 10, 2014 the triple option has been around since the 1960s, when houstons bill yeoman rolled out his splitback veer. Navy runs the flexbone offense, which is a runfirst attack that has produced some of the best single season rushing yardage marks in ncaa history. Lou cella about triple option offensive line blocking.
Triple option plays tightend side the offense will also use a base triple option play to the tight end side commonly called the outside veer load. Youth option football teach the option, run the option. The first options were all run options and today teams continue to heavily rely on this concept in nearly every different style of offense. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A look at a few plays that can be run from the wildcat formation. The offensive playbook consists of 24 plays, all from the shotgun. An option offense is predicated on the concept of putting one or more players into the same situation as the defender caught in a 2on1 break. He gave me a few different reasons it doesnt work as well in the pros. It has widespread use from college football down to youth football but is run very sparingly in the nfl. The delaware wingt offense has used the option play as an important part of their offense almost from the beginning. Coaching the shotgun triple option february 2004 edition.
Coaching the shotgun triple option by tony demeo, february 2004, coaches choice books edition, paperback in english. This is to try and put the 3technique dt right in the spot to take away the b back dive up the middle on the triple option. Run pass options are not much different from traditional triple options. Jun 14, 2016 zach was a twoyear starter at center in the triple option offense. Aug 28, 2012 the option used to be the offense du jour in college football but has fallen by the wayside with the rise of the spread offense and a newfound emphasis on the forward pass. Each play on a football field is a matryoshka doll. Transition offense basketball play, 2 on 1 pass and cut.
They will now read the outside linebacker first to see if he is closing on the fullback. These interviews get in depth with the players that actually played the position. Both the base zoneread triple option, the zoneread with the bubble, and this quadruple option idea are all evolutions in the ongoing competition between offense and defense. Transition offense basketball play, 2 on 1 pass and cut option 4. Rpos are nothing but an extension of the option game.
The downside to the tripleoption heavy offense raleigh. I began to research and develop an unbalanced single wing offense over 10 years ago. Books listed as good will have the following conditions cover will show some wear but will be intact. The spread option is an offensive scheme that works at all levels of football. However, instead of a specific play in mind, the offense has several options of how to proceed. Basic counting, and the options, first, second, third, and fourth will give you a solid overview of the way that we teach option football to kids as young as eight years old. How to run the triple option offense like new mexico pro. The university of delaware first with the trap option, down option and belly option has now increased their option package to include the triple option and now the counter option. Players like rg3 and colin kaepernick have led the charge in sparking a trend of sorts, as many teams are now attempting to run a variation of. The triple option allows the offense to attack multiple points of the defense with just one play and it is a. Your players and coaches complete the 3day camp with dr. As its name indicates, its actually three plays in one.
The wishbone triple option play is the base play within the greater wishbonetripleoption offensive philosophy. A book well worth owning if you are thinking of implementing nthe wishbone offense. Most doubleoptions happen when a quarterback starts to hand off the football to another running back, while at the same time watching a defenders reaction. In 1941, while watching a basketball game, a college football coach had an epiphanous moment. Armynavy a celebration of the tripleoption offense baltimore sun. The best plan for you to learn more about youth option football is to start out reading the pages that span the top of this site. Coaching the wishbonet triple option attack pete dyer on. In the triple option offense, the first handoff is called a mesh. When the qb and rb mesh, the qb places the ball into the belly of the running back early, and then holds it there or rides the back while making the decision to give it or pull it out and keep it. Mar, 2010 motion pitch or pass key or read on option, pass, or blocking assignment ball carrier or potential carrier drop step for option relationship set up to throw after fake or boot 8. Tigers could face new wrinkle in navys alwayschallenging. Offensive line nothing can be more frustrating than watching an option team abandon triple option at the first sign of trouble. The standard formation allows for the offense to learn a multitude of plays from the simplicity of one or two formations. The spread option offense is a variant of the more generic spread offense.
The triple option is based on the option run, but uses three players who might run with the ball instead of the two used in a standard option run the triple option forces defenses to worry about multiple running options on a single play. When i talk triple option, im referring to the veer option or the divequarterbackpitch option play. May 07, 2009 an easy way to see that is with a staple of football throughout history. Marys springs high school in fond du lac, wi under legendary head coach bob hyland. There has been a misconception that the tripleoption is a threeyardsandacloudofdust offense, johnson said. This is a video clip demonstrating a transition offense option play used in youth basketball. It is rarely used in the national football league for several reasons. He lays out the principles of the veer so clearly and precisely that i believe anybody could be successful running this offense. The playbooks that each team uses are entirely custom for superstar ko, so dont.
Feb 21, 2015 the spread option is an offensive scheme that works at all levels of football. At the heart of the triple option football academy is the mission to. The flexbone is something we would see from air force. I sought out all the masters keuffel, caldwell, warner, crisler, but it was john aldrich who influenced my offense the most. Second, option quarterbacks are hit and tackled frequently.
The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football forward on the field of play. This forces the offense to run it the other way where they are closer. The fact that this book has been in print this long when many other coaching books have died out should give you some idea of how terrific it is. The triple option can you run it like gt in the pros. Legal issue, trolling, hate speech, offensivethreatening language. The triple option football academy technology pretest occurs. Tripleoption plays tightend side the offense will also use a base tripleoption play to the tight end side commonly called the outside veer load. Oct 01, 2019 i once asked this same question of a buddy of mine who played d1 football. Dec 10, 2016 why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense. The offense utilized a triple option offense run primarily out of the iformation. These differ in terms of the personnel on the field and their positioning prior to the start of the play. The option offense may be the most popular type of offense. And if youre duke, and you havent beaten the yellow. Based on the defense, the quarterback may hand off to a full back up the middle dive, hold on to the ball and run himself to either side of the field keep, or pitch the ball to a.
Here, the players discuss how they played the specific positions and how they excelled doing so. The key to a successful option attack is a smart and athletic qb that can make the correct reads. The triple option is based on the option run, but uses three players who might run with the ball instead of the two used in a standard option run. Understanding the triple option bback, offensive line. An option offense is a style of offense in american football that is predominantly based on a running play.
This is probably the most devastating ballcontrol offense in the history of modern. Attacking defenses with footballs ibone option offense. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense. Triple option news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. For the offense, the decision of who is to carry the ballwhich option to useis. Its an offense straight from the days when men were men and quarterbacks werent wilting lotus flowers.
The flexbone association strives daily to help coaches succeed with this time tested offense, i have been a football coach for 16 seasons, currently at harrison high school in kennesaw, ga i played at st. And the play has been devastating for defenses almost ever since until it mostly. Aug 29, 2014 navy runs the flexbone offense, which is a runfirst attack that has produced some of the best single season rushing yardage marks in ncaa history. Notice the fullbacks path is a little bit wider outside the defensive end. As touched on earlier, the princeton offense is a fivepart play that typically takes around fifteen seconds to run.
Motion pitch or pass key or read on option, pass, or blocking assignment ball carrier or potential carrier drop step for option relationship set up to throw after fake or boot 8. Talent disparities that the triple option leverages just arent there. Defenses include pressure man defense, the run and jump defense, the 40and the 50 defenses. I design much of my spin, power and buck lateral after his teams. He knew that if he could utilize that concept in football, it would be hard to stop. The option offense is most frequently utilized in the high school and collegiate ranks. Essentially a hybrid of the traditionally passoriented spread offense, the spread option is based on the concept of defensive isolation.
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