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Defense



WHAT TO DO vs BEAR DEFENSE

Many triple coaches want to know what to run if the defense is covering both Guards?  The original play call in this case would be 12/13 (triple option).  However, as the offense moves towards the LOS, the QB becomes aware…



BEATING THE BLITZ WITH ROCKET TOSS

ROCKET TOSS: (Click on Diagram to enlarge) When the defense starts to blitz their inside LBs in order to create chaos in your triple option scheme, make them pay the price by using the Toss play. Rocket Toss is our…



HANDLING THE BLOOD STUNT

Many defensive coordinators have lost many nights of sleep trying to come up with a defensive counter to the triple option game. Some have had varying degrees of success defending it while others were just plainly overwhelmed and became just…



READING STACKS IN THE TRIPLE

There are many option coaches out there who will not teach their QBs to read “the stack” during the triple.  Suffice to say that their is indeed two sides to this story.  Many high school coaches simply do not want…



KEEPING RUN PLAYS LOOKING THE SAME CREATES UNCERTAINTY IN DEFENSE

All seven of the Pistol-Flex run plays that are outlined in the DVD collection have one thing in common:  they all look like our base Veer play at the snap of the ball.  Why do I believe that this is…

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