The pistol flex t package is just one of the possible variations that this flexible offense offers. Markowski has developed a true quadruple option play run out of the pistolflex formation. The option offense may be the most popular type of offense. Pistol offense pistol emptydt pistol h shuffle pass pistol emptydt pistol h shuffle pass ex. The pistol offense was designed in 2004 by chris ault, the head coach of the university of nevada. List of all madden 20 playbooks with carolina panthers offense. Markowski has developed a true quadruple option play run out of the pistol flex formation. The style of attack to which it gives rise is known as the wishbone offense. If the defense does not align properly they are in for a long night. That pair of plays is nearly inaccessible to pistol flexbone teams. The starting point of the triple option is the pswr attacking the deep of the field. The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football forward on the field of play. This was a very strong running formation with the famous triple option where the quarterback could handoff to the fullback, run it himself, or pitch to the trailing halfback. The mastermind of the triple option offense at georgia southern, navy, and currently georgia tech, coach paul johnson explains the triple option, the triple option load, and the play action passing game off of the triple option look.
The diagram below shows which offensive players have the option of receiving the ball during the play. Rack up rushing yards in the flexbone triple option. Pistol flexbone concepts midiline, veer, toss youtube. Coaching the complete triple gun offense including the bonus dvd the triple gun offense. It is the opposite of a playaction pass, which is a passing play disguised as a running play. Flex bone offense american football football codes. Pistol triple option quarterback gridiron football. For illustrative purposes i will use the triple option play out of a flexbone set to show how an option concept works. I used to go nohuddle with this, but later in my dynasty i reverted to normal tendencies. Jon is an awardwinning writer and his latest book, coaching kids. Like the spread offense in the 2000s, the wishbone was considered to be the most productive and innovative offensive scheme in college football during the 1970s and 1980s.
I highly recommend this book to any coach who is interested in learning about the inside veer offense from a no tight end, split back formation and a passing attack that compliments this formation very well. The offense combines the shotgun and single back offenses into a hybrid system. While at georgia tech, he has been one of the leaders in the nation in rushing year in and out, while producing. In the flexbone triple option offense, every supplemental play is used to do one thing and one thing only. The pistol allows you to marry option concepts with spread and traditional downhil. Georgia southern eagles flexbone option offense 1990s paul johnson 1 files 77. Understanding the basics, offers coaches at all competitive levels on both sides of the ball the perfect tools to better understand the key aspects of the triple gun offense. The book of paul johnson triple option football academy. Digital download 304 pages of football forms for the winning coach. A prostyle offense is a broad term in american football that means any offensive scheme that resembles those predominantly used at the professional level of play in the nfl, in contrast to those typically used at the collegiate or high school level. The pistolflex triple option introduction and philosophy by. Football coaches football drills plays coaching training game nature games soccer drills.
Subscribe gameplans money plays playbook db discord support. Nov 25, 20 those are by far the best two counter plays to run in conjunction with triple option. Rack up rushing yards in the flexbone triple option fnf coaches. Complete in depth list of coaching points on drills, plays and scheme. Offense playbooks, option offense, may 23, 2017, download. Smith felt that the triple option was still a powerful offensive weapon, so he set out to create an offense that would retain the threat of the triple option but offer greater deception, versatility and passing capability while letting talented runners attack either side of the defense.
The many books, articles and online forum posts describe the very fine points of running a double wing offense. The pistol flex is an offensive philosophy and formation that is a hybrid of two very popular college offensive strategies. The pistolflex triple option manual by paul markowski. Book on ibone offense realizes deceased creators dream. Youth football online in the triple option vs the defense, we try to make teams commit more guys to stopping the run than they want to. This coach in this video is paul markowski, former fullbacks coach at. Mantoman defense is a type of defensive tactic used in team sports such as american football, association football, basketball, and netball, in which each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. The first step in dealing with the triple option is stopping the fullback. The mesh point football coaching podcast returns with coach paul markowski, assistant coach with the us army sprint team talking about the pistol flex triple option. The flexbone triple option can be a high flying, explosive offense. Gunpistol alignments applying springfield colleges count system in an option offense. The oneplatoon system, also known as iron man football, is a platoon system in american football where players play on both offense and defense. Complete book of triple option football hardcover january 1, 1975 by jack olcott author visit amazons jack olcott page.
This video shows midline, inside veer, and toss being run from the pistol. The offense, which is the team controlling the ovalshaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense s advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The quick passing game a check with me system made easy. We have emphasized for years to step deep at 5 oclock or 7 oclock to mesh our triple play. Afm videos has the best in offense, defense and special teams. The academy empowers you to execute the triple option offense the right way the first time. Pistoldouble tight pistolemptydouble tight consist of. It is analogous to running out the clock and associated countertactics seen in many sports, and the act of trying to hasten the games end is often referred to by this term.
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. He lays out the principles of the veer so clearly and precisely that i believe anybody could be successful running this offense. The pistol flex is a hybrid of the strengths of both the pistol and flexbone offenses. The spread offense is an offensive scheme in gridiron football that typically places the quarterback in the shotgun formation, and spreads the defense horizontally using three, four, and even fivereceiver sets. It has widespread use from college football down to youth football but is run very sparingly in the nfl. With the liberalization of the forward passing rules in 1933, the defenses began to evolve along with the offensive changes, and by the later 1930s, the standard defense in the nfl and college was the 62. Coach al blacks excellent book, coaching runandshoot football harding press, 1991, details how he joined the powerful runandshoot offense of coach darrel mouse davis with a triple option. Those are by far the best two counter plays to run in conjunction with triple option. The double gun system a unique combination of the double wing. Triple option football academy camps the triple option football academy is the leading instructional source for the authentic triple option offense utilized by georgia tech, navy, army, air force, the citadel, jacksonville, and kennesaw state. 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. Wn11041 the pistolflex triple option introduction and philosophy this new offense, the pistolflex triple option, is a hybrid of both the pistol and flexbone. Football team play offense pistol flex bone coaches.
Pistol weak triple option madden 20 playbook database. The oregon ducks ran the triple option out of their spread offense over 100. The pistol flex triple option features 9 presentations for install the pistol flexbone option. The flexbone offense is a system based attack, that has been developed and refined since he early 1980s. Covers alignments and formations, offensive line play create seams and double teams, backfield play speed in space, receiver play blocking the edge, tight end play, quarterback play the trigger, attacking defenses, the flip option a counter triple, attacking defenses with the flip option. Additionally, coach markowski includes motions, oline splits and the quarterbacks thought process and reads against different defenses.
The engine of the navy offense, as with any such modern scheme, is still the quarterback. It was the result of smaller roster sizes in the early days of the game and rules that limited player substitutions, rules that are also standard procedure in many other sports but were eliminated in the 1940s as free substitution was legalized. The encyclopedia of the pistol offense by todd hafner. The fastpaced flexbone pistol no huddle offense creates enormous pressure on the defense. The draw is a running play disguised as a passing play. Jun 03, 2010 it is imperative that everyone on the offense is on the same page as the qb, so that all 11 players know who the read keys are before the snap. Cookbooks, crime, ebooks, fantasy, fiction, graphic novels, historical fiction, history. Discover everything scribd has to offer, including books and audiobooks from major publishers. Georgia southern eagles flexbone option offense 1990s paul johnson 1 files. The following are the four best plays to show just how dominant the run game is within this offensive philosophy. Practice scheduling for elite triple option offensive performance. Why army and navy run the triple option flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense.
Meanwhile, at places like army, monken is staying true to the oldfashioned, undercenter triple option. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The biggest issue is that the dive just hits too slow and its possible for well coached dl to play both the dive and the keep phase of the triple option at the same time. Very comprehensive book on running the flexbone from the pistol.
Hybrid power the pistolflex triple option is an innovative offense that combines two distinct styles the pistol and the flexbone. However, instead of a specific play in mind, the offense has several options of how to proceed. Lou cella installs army and navys modernday flexbone triple option offense with you and your staff. The wishbone formation, also known simply as the bone, is an offensive formation in american football. American football monthly hybrid power the pistolflex. Coach paul markowski of simon fraser university details seven running plays from the new pistolflex triple option offense in this dvd, the. Jul 08, 2014 at holy name, mike pucko dug into dutch meyers world war iiera playbook and installed a fullbackless triple wing offense for the naps thanksgiving contest with milford, a game they. Air force will be perfectly content to give the ball to the fullback 40 times if hes able to get three or. Triple option power point for flex bone association. The wishbone triple option can use several formations including the flexbone or maryland i.
This new offense, the pistolflex triple option, is a hybrid of both the pistol and flexbone. How and why to install, teach, and make the gun triple an effective part of a team s offense. A draw play, or simply draw for short, is a type of american football play. Triple option offense situational football installation checklist new for 2020.
The fraternity of double wing coaches is a great source of knowledge. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense. Simon fraser university coach paul markowski combines the strengths of both offenses in creating the most fundamentally sound triple option attack. Additionally, coach markowski includes motions, oline splits and the quarterbacks thought. Share your videos on your option offense formations, and so on. The triple option is an american football play used to offer several ways to move the football. If you have access to the glazier vault, you can access the entire presentatin here. Often, pro style offenses use certain formations much more commonly than the air raid, run and shoot, flexbone, spread, pistol, or option offenses. Coach paul markowski of simon fraser university details seven running plays from the new pistolflex triple option offense in this dvd, the second of a four set package. Offenses that fall under the prostyle category include the west coast offense, the air coryell offense, and the erhardtperkins offensive system. Triple option football has been around for 45 years. An option offense is a style of offense in american football that is predominantly based on a running play. Four flexbone variations that manipulate defensive reads.
The pistolflex triple option the running game by paul. Split end x same as proi flanker z flanked out 10 yards from te, and2 yards from l. In gridiron football, clock management is the manipulation of a game clock and play clock to achieve a desired result, typically near the end of a match. In this detailed manual, coach paul markowski of simon fraser university explains the strengths of this offense, diagrams both running and pass plays, and includes every day drills for your players to improve their execution. The wingt offense has been made famous by university of delaware coach harold tubby raymond, and is a popular misdirection offense that can be hard to stop characterized by a wingback in the slot just behind the tight end, and a split end on the weak side, the offense places all three running backs in prime locations for counters, fakes, and other misdirecti. It can be run from any formation and in any offensive scheme. 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. This new offense, the pistol flex triple option, is a hybrid of both the pistol and flexbone. May 14, 20 based on the navyga tech 12 triple option play. The pistolflex triple option offense interview with paul markowski on the pistolflex triple option. The run and shoot offense is an offensive system for american football which emphasizes receiver motion and onthefly adjustments of receivers routes in response to different defenses. Enjoy the files, please report any broken links or miscategorized files and as always, please feel free to send any. Pistolflex or pistol doubleslot is a hybrid of two wellknown american football formations. Nobody knew more about the triple option than homer rice.
For art craig, this proven offense has allowed his team to average 40 points per game and produced a state championship in 2011. The pistolflex triple option introduction and philosophy. Our 2014 summer football primer boston high school blog espn. Afm videos has the best in offense, defense and special. The other problems have to do it being a lot harder to get the qb going downhill properly. It is imperative that everyone on the offense is on the same page as the qb, so that all 11 players know who the read keys are before the snap. Used at every level of the game including professional nfl, cfl, college ncaa, naia, cis, and high school programs across the us and canada, spread offenses often employ a no. The shotgun evolved from the single wing and the similar doublewing spread. It was run with great success by darrell royal s texas teams, barry switzer s oklahoma teams, woody hayes ohio state teams, and paul bear bryant s teams of the. The stretch route is the first pass play introduced in an option offense. This triple read, inside veer offense out of the shotgun is a unique concept that creates an offense your opponents will not want to line up against. Utilizing the pistolflex quadruple option coach and athletic director.
Is triple option offense fading from college football. Among the generic playbooks on 14, spread option is my cup of tea, of course. It was conceived by former high school coach glenn tiger ellison and refined and popularized by former portland state offensive coordinator mouse davis. 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. A hybrid of both the pistol and flexbone, the pistolflex triple option offense creates the most fundamentally sound triple option attack. Coaches commonly morph, add and tinker with the various plays originally developed by coach don markham in the 1970s. While the flexbone doesnt require the same amount of decisionmaking in the passing game as a. If you want to learn about the outside veer offense purchase jim wackers book, the explosive veer offense to go along with this book. Flexbone wishbone triple option football 2018 duration. Hollister of northwestern in 1900 is one source, as is bob zuppke in 1914 tom nugent is credited with developing the i formation at virginia military institute in 1950 as a replacement for the singlewing and an alternative to the t formation.
If your offense is struggling in the red zone or you want to implement the nohuddle offense this is a musthave dvd. How the oregon ducks utilized the triple option in their spread offense. The pistol flex triple option you can also find out more information on subscribing to have access to thousands of similar presentations. Utilizing the pistolflex quadruple option coach and. Flexbonewishbone triple option football 2018 duration. Prostyle offenses are only run by a few college teams and virtually never run at the high. Air force falcons flexbone offense 1995 fisher deberry 1 files. Early in the history of the nfl, teams stacked the defensive line of scrimmage with seven linemen, typically using a 7diamond or the 7box. 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. The qb must put the appropriate wing back in motion at precisely the right time for this play to be properly executed. Mar 05, 2014 i tend to use the triple option and tr ctr weak a lot, as well as read. Coach markowski introduced his offense on a recent coaches corner show, and goes into greater detail in this member only edition of the mesh point.