Unity Rocket Football

Option Offense

Unity Rocket Football

• Thank You– Northern Illinois Football Clinic– Charlie Raich and Ric Johns– Unity High School

Success

• Administration– Supporting my wants and needs– Trusting me to run the program– Facilities– Hiring assistant coaches

Success

• Coaches– Loyalty to me and the program– Dedication to the kids and team– Desire to improve– Good teacher and coach

Success

• Community– The program is a community work– Parents involved– Booster Groups– Cheer, Dance and Youth

Unity Football1994-2003

95 Wins 21 Losses

Year Total Rush PassPoints

2003 4943 3603 1340381

2002 4598 3284 1314429

2001 4227 3261 966375

2000 6237 4873 1364602

1999 5431 4238 1193387

Unity Option Offense

• Option Game Based On:

– Formations and Alignments– Defensive Players strengths– Ability to throw the ball– Vertical and horizontal threat

Option Plays

• Midline Option• Triple Option• Speed Option• Belly Option

• Lead Option• Trap Option

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Center

Halfbacks

Fullback

Quaterback

Position Playside Rule Backside Rule

Gap, Over, Backer.

Step playside, Over, Backer.

Block Option Run Rule.

Step with playside foot at the inside hip of the guard. Read the 1st down lineman inside the QB #1 read.

Open and mesh with the FB. Read the 1st lineman outside a 4I for the FB mesh. After the give/pull read attack the inside shoulder of #2 read.

Scoop to Guard.

Scoop to Center.

Block Option Run Rule.

Veer inside to PSLB. Call 4I and Release outside the 4I to the PSLB.

Seal the Corner.

Motion after the R in Ready. Get in pitch position and stay with the QB.

Triple Option

T ET

B BB

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C CFS

B

Keys and Changes to Triple

• Blocking schemes on perimeter

• Path of the FB

• Double the Tilt

Midline Option

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Center

Halfbacks

Fullback

Position Playside Rule Backside Rule

Turn out DE.

Veer to Backer

Over, backside shade, to backer.

Step with playside foot and run at playside cheek of the center's butt. Read the first down lineman inside of the QB read.

Take a cheat step with the backside foot, step back at the snap and clear the LOS. Read the first down lineman from the guard out.

Turn out DE, or hard B gap charge.

Step playside and base the shade, to backer

Sprint to pitch position at the snap.

Quarterback

Twirl motion, wham to backer. Inside backerif 2MLB, outside backer if 1MLB.

Stalk the Corner. Seal the corner.

T ET

B BB

E

C CFS

B

Keys and Changes to Midline

• Mesh by the QB

• Block by the PSHB

• Key the OLB…Counter and Pitch

Speed Option

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Center

Halfbacks

Fullback

Quaterback

Position Playside Rule Backside Rule

Block the corner.

Inside lineman to the backer.

Gap, over, backer.

Step playside, over, to backer.

Middle slot has the run support safety, try to seal him to the inside. NO penetration. Inside slot must seal the OLB inside.

Open step, crossover with depth and look for the ball. Read the block of the middle slot.

Back step out and attack the DE. As soon as the DE turns his shoulders pitch the ball to the FB.

Seal the corner.

Scoop to the guard.

Scoop to the center.

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Keys and Changes to Speedo

• QB down hill at DE

• Inside Slot secure the LB

• Middle Slot being slow

• Tackle veer to LB

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Unity Rocket Football• Scott Hamilton

• Email: hamilton@unity.k12.il.us

• Phone: 1-217-485-6230

• Thank You