In some parts of the country, it is still run, but for most, it is seen once a year, if ever. It has widespread use from college football down to youth football but is run very sparingly in the nfl. In the article, coach gunther draws on his many years of experience as a hs and college coach, including a stint on coach emory bellards staff see below to present a comprehensive look at the flexbone triple option, blocking schemes, and individual coaching. The diagram below shows which offensive players have the option of receiving the ball during the play. King high school, houston, texas, under head football coach mike malkowski and offensive coordinator john calicutt i had the chance to help them incorporate emory bellards wishbone numbering system, triple option blocking concepts, and supplemental rule blocking into their offensive philosophies. Patriots josh mcdaniels 21 blast te trap and pa endaround screen 111615. During my final season as a coach thus far, we experimented with this offense and had much greater success over the previous years running flexbone. The flexbone offense is a modern adaption of the wishbone offense, which was one of the most potent rushing offenses in the history of college and high school football. These include the following, midline, isv, osv and speed option. As a free service to our passionate community, we are posting every madden 20 playbook.
There are two adjustments that you need to have to be sure you can effectively run counter option. Lead trap ol outside of hole blocks down, ol inside of hole kicks out. The simple, wonderful, inexpensive speed option smart. Triple option football academy flexbone, navy, georgia. The flexbone offense isnt just for running the triple option, it has a physical element as well. Here nfl breakdowns will explain beginner play concepts and strategies that are used in the nfl. Discuss all aspects of running the option from the flexbonedouble slot formation. For illustrative purposes i will use the triple option play out of a flexbone set to show how an option concept works. A few clips of our tackle trap out of our flexbone offense to learn more go to. He can be found at and can be reached at 570 3320265. 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. Football videos defending the flexbone offense with the.
We improved offensive output by over 40 yardsgame and scored a touchdown more per game. The firstdown playbook flexbone package is a little bigger today than it was yesterday as we are installing the fullback trap. Keeping the rules simple for players allows them to play fast because they know the rules and just need to apply them. How to coach the flexbone football offense gunther. This book is full of invaluable insights from coach stowerss days at georgia southern university, where the flexbone attack won six division iaa championships.
Firstdown playbook changes how coaches teach the game of football. You have to commit a majority of your practice time to the play in order to run it effectively. Overload the strong side, and the offense runs weak. Flexbone option offense introduction inside veer triple option midline zone dive. There are several plays that will allow you to line up and just run the ball down the defenses throat. There are a number of techniques and philosophies that have proven successful in. We will be adding more plays from the flexbone during the weeks to come. It can be run from any formation and in any offensive scheme. If you cant get this play to go, youre going to have problems running this offense successfully.
This tool enhances your players learning curve and does it in a fraction of the time. Flexbone ebook coming soon sign up to receive free email updates to and you will receive a free copy of my flexbone ebook when it is completed. Before continuing, make sure you read the previous articles in the series on the flexbone option to understand the basics of the counter option. The flexbone is a headache to defend because it forces the defense to be assignment sound so they dont give up the big play. The power spread offense is designed to be very simple to run and install. Madden 20 playbooks every formation and play in the game. Flexbone nation is your online source for information on the flexbone veer option offense. When looking at typical offenses the offensive linemen ol are allowed to have their buttocks lower and their chests more upright as they want to read and react to a defenders movement. The powerful veer offense by georgia southern, part 4. Middle school flexbone offense triple option duration. Still offering you all 35,000 plays, defenses, and special teams schemesdrawn by nfl coachesthat were in our 1. The bulldogs will run option plays standard triple, trapcounter option, midline over and over and over. In fact, the first time the light bulb lit over my head and let me know that i was using the wrong name for this play was when i ran across the true trap option in some wintt playbook.
Here, you will learn from an experienced and dedicated coach that will keep your offense scoring and simply. The wing t offense is proven and can be executed successfully on any level of football. The fact that one variation of coach russells formation is identical with the runandshoot. Add pulling guards and trap plays and a spread option offense can inflict a lot of damage if the defense is not disciplined.
Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense. The wingt and its pulling guards, buck sweeps, and trap plays are difficult to defend. The spread option runandshoot offense introduction many coaches are interested in adopting the spread option attack first popularized by coach erskine erk russell at georgia southern university. A new approach to blogs and video on flexbone nation. The counter option is called upon when a backside defender, especially a backside linebacker, is continuously tackling the bback on the dive phase of midline or inside veer. Essentially a hybrid of the traditionally passoriented spread offense, the spread option is based on the concept of defensive isolation. Why every team should install its offense in three days. The flexbone formation it is an offensive formation in american football that includes a quarterback, five offensive linemen, three running backs, and varying numbers of tight ends and wide receivers. The option offense may be the most popular type of offense. Army, navy, and georgia tech combined to do the following in 2018. There will also be sections on technique and drill work as well. This article is an excerpt from how to coach the flexbone offense, by steve gunther. The flexbone ebook will provide information on formations, plays, position groupings, and blocking schemes.
If you can see last years bowl game versus colorado st, they scored atleast 3 times on the pitch phase of trapcounter option and in. It has found success and widespread employment in college and high school football. Flexbone football i had the opportunity to coach at c. Whats more is a counter or option play that goes for big yards is exciting to watch. The original trap option looks a hell of a lot more like some kind of hybrid wingt play than anything an option coach drew up. Rather, it is the triple option run from a flexbonerunandshoot formation with two wide receivers and two slotbacks, with a single back behind the quarterback, who is under center. Coach larry beckish, creator of the trap option and author of the trap option 40 plus 60 equals option, kicks off the new guest writer program with the first article for 2010. A complete passing attack for the flexbone option offense.
The major difference in the offensive line, in say a prostyle offense versus the flexbone is the stance. The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. Flexbone association flexbone triple option football. Nice high school playbook for the multiple veer offense. I think the above amply shows that and hopefully ive provided some additional insight. Can run triple option on setno shift call play action play action.
Also, a running game including the option, trap, sweep, and straight ahead dive plays. Marys springs, who routinely warm up playing catch before games and at halftime, used that experience on thursday in the biggest game of their prep careers. Short plays in the flexbone offense that take advantage of aggressive defenses. A quality flexbone coordinator has to understand how plays fit together. In my opinion, these are some of the best players of all time. Have the armynavy flexbone triple option offense installed at your school over. The best sendoff i can give is the below coaching breakdown of the play from kansas state. This tool allows you to find and identify identical plays in various team playbooks and browse all of the madden nfl 20 team playbooks with ease. Every wing t coach knows and runs the belly, buck sweep, power, trap, counter, and waggle series.
The increased emphasis on option plays takes time away from the passing game, as quicks and dropback passes give way to a focus on option concepts and sprint out passes. 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. Module nine the triple option counter game counter option, the eagle adjustment, trap and counter iso module ten the complete guide to the playaction passing game triple option, rocket toss and counter option module eleven advanced concepts screens and draws module twelve installing the sprint out and drop back passing games. This a complimentary play to the midline option that we installed awhile back so be sure to go and check it out. Teams that run the flexbone usually line up abacks smaller. For those that run trap and trap option, the b back is obviously a part of this as well. These are various college playbooks that range from full playbooks to clinic presentations given by various college football coaches. Armys flexbone offense gives defenses more to worry about than just the triple option by kyle jones on june 19, 2017 at 11. Firstdown playbook begins installing the triple option today off of the inside veer. This blog is dedicated to flexbone option football. Flexbone offense playbook for youth football football. Inside veertriple option the b back is the crux of the triple option.
Red faught and tiger ellison would love this perfect blending of the run and shoot and the flexbone option. Like the triple option, the wingt is an offense that is hard to prepare for and rarely seen by many. The topic i am discussing is the wingbone offense and its advantagesdisadvantages. Option runs the b back is involved in several of the flexbone option runs. Bill snyder, kstates head coach who in turn coaches his coaches, knows a thing or two about the ol speed option.
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