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Prairie entral Football Pistol Option Run Game Midline Veer Belly
Formations & Alignments
2-3 YARDS INSIDE THE # S 1 X 2 QB 5 YARDS HEEL AT 3 YARDS AE
QB LOU (ROSE)
QB SPREAD RIGHT (LEFT)
QB/Slot/RB Footwork
QB FLY MOTION SLOT TO RUN AT THE HEELS OF RB
Q Q PITH 2 OAH 2 BALL HOK 1 Q 13 VEER 9 7 5 3 01 2 4 6 8 SL SL SL BAMA DRILL QB RB RB RB SL SL SL
Bama Drill This drill is the basic two-ball drill used by many option teams across the football world. As the season progresses perimeter blocking is added to simulate game situations as much as possible. Most of us are right handed and going to the right is natural, going to the left is reserved for the last few minutes of a drill. We do just the opposite, we always start the drill going to the left. We set up the l.o.s. tape that has the position letters on it. The line tape splits help with the aiming points for RB and QB. Play numbers are: Odds to the left, and Evens to the right.
Bama Drill cont. The QB s line up in the centers position and snap the ball to each other. The RB s line up in their normal positions, directly behind the QB in the pistol. After the RB runs his turn in the drill, he will become the hand off key (HOK) for the QB in the next group. If the HOK turns toward the RB (PULL), if the HOK gets upfield (GIVE). The slots will take their normal position (1 X 2) off the tackle. The frontside slot will block his assignment, and the he becomes the pitch key for the QB in the next group. The backside slot is the motion back and must get in pitch relationship for the QB is his group. We run inside veer, belly (outside veer), and midline option in this drill. Each particular option gets 3 minutes apiece. We start to the left and go through each one and if the group period runs out of time it is OK. The options will likely get run to the right in team time. We generally have 3-4 QB s and an equal number of RB s, with 6-8 slots on each side. The varsity backs all run together and the Sophomores run their groups. This is done for the timing of cadence and mesh points. Each group gets 5-6 repetitions for each type of option. By the time practice starts our entire backfield has run 30-40 plays in 15-20 minutes.
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Midline / Veer / Belly
Midline
Blocking Schemes PST Kick out #2 QB Read 1st man PS A gap out or keep (QB run B gap) PSG Veer step to ILB RB Run to the crack of the center Block BS A gap to BS LB PS WR Deepback BSG ombo with enter PS SLOT Load B gap FS LB to S BST Hinge protect B gap BS SLOT Motion, pitch man, maintain pitch position. TE Fold with PST, load B gap BS WR Seal orner
FS SS B B B E T N E 1 QB VS 4-3 AE MIDLINE LEFT WANT TO RUN TO 3 TEH
FS B B B B T N T 1 B QB VS 3-5 SPREAD RT. MIDLINE RT. TE AN HELP DITATE THE 3 TEH
FS B B B B T N T 1 E QB VS 4-4 ROSE MIDLINE RT. OPP. MO.
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Veer
Blocking Schemes PST Veer step inside backer. QB Read #1 Pitch off #2 PSG ombo #1 DL to ILB RB Run to the crack of the guard BSG BST TE Step playside A gap, combo NG to ILB Gap Over Backer Gap Over Backer Gap Over Backer PS WR PS SLOT BS SLOT BS WR 1st DB on or outside the tackle 1 all: (1Safety) Block LB to Safety 2 all: (2 Safety) Arc on ontain (B) Motion, pitch man, maintain pitch position. Seal orner
FS B B B B T N T 1 2 B QB VS 3-5 AE VEER LEFT 1 ALL
FS SS E 2 1 B B T N T E QB VS 5-2 ROSE VEER LEFT 2 ALL
3 B2 E 1 FS B B B N T E QB VS 4-4 AE VEER LEFT RAK ALL
FS FS B 2 T 1 B N B 2 T 1 N B QB QB VEER RIGHT (1 ALL) VEER RIGHT (2 ALL) OUNT THE NUMBER OF DB S ON OR OUTSIDE THE TAKLE
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Belly (Outside Veer)
Blocking Schemes PST Gap Over Backer QB Move the FB read outside one player. Read #1 Pitch off #2 PSG Gap Over Backer RB Run to the crack of the tackle Gap Over Backer PS WR Deepback BSG Gap Over Backer PS SLOT W/ TE Deepback; W/ out TE combo w/ Tackle to LB BST TE Gap Over Backer Gap Over Tackle Backer BS SLOT BS WR Motion, pitch man, maintain pitch position. Seal orner
FS 2 1 B B B B T N T B QB VS 3-5 BELLY
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Prairie entral Football 411 North Seventh Street Fairbury, Illinois 61739 work (815) 692-2355 fax (815) 692-6205 BRIAN HASSETT HEAD FOOTBALL OAH BHASSETT@PRAIRIEENTRAL.ORG KIRK BRANDENBERG DEFENSIVE OORDINATOR KBRANDENBURG@PRAIRIEENTRAL.ORG ANDREW QUAIN OFFENSIVE OORDINATOR AQUAIN@PRAIRIEENTRAL.ORG JARED MUNDT VARSITY ASSISTANT JMUNDT@PRAIRIEENTRAL.ORG