Empty | Orbit to Quads | Packaged Play | Screen and QB Draw

Empty, motion to quads, packaged play, perimeter screen and QB draw. Center folds thru the B-gap to lead the QB. #spreadoffense

Dive | Keep | Pitch - Modern Day Triple Option

The 3 phases of option football: Dive, Keep, and Pitch phase, the same in today's game as the option days of the 70's and 80's. #spreadoffense

QB Stretch Lead

Shot gun formation QB stretch lead (RB) to the weak side of the formation. #spreadoffense

OT arc block vs 3 man front | QB pull read 📚

Here, the Offensive Tackle arc blocks up onto the over-hang defender vs a 3-3-5 defense. QB pulls on the read. #spreadoffense

Sweep Pass (dual threat QB)

Here's a good design with a dual threat QB. QB sweep with the option to throw. #spreadoffense

QB Trap Counter | 15 Counter

1996 QB Trap Counter. No read or 'Bash' concept, called play to compliment the FB G or 'down' play out of the shot gun formation. #spreadoffense

Weak side power triple option

The offense is in a heavy over formation, placing the G and TE to the weak-side. Power option with the TE running the arrow creates a triple option for the QB. #spreadoffense

Zone Read in the Red Zone

QB reads the EMOLS or end man and pulls for a nice gain. #spreadoffense

QB accounting for the unblocked D-lineman

A numerical advantage occurs in the run game when your QB can account for an unblocked defender. #spreadoffense

Pull Lead QB Run

Good addition to the traditional zone read, here it's a designed pull RB lead for the QB on the keeper. #spreadoffense

QB trap with swing screen

Nice design, packaging motion swing screen with the QB trap run play. #spreadoffense

Swing screen with Q Counter

Well designed play, packaging a swing screen to the RB with QB counter. This can be a pre-snap read by the QB. #spreadoffense

QB Counter Bash 16/17 Flow

QB keeps the ball on the Bash Counter concept. A read run where the QB decides to keep or hand-off to the RB based on a specific read. #spreadoffense

QB design run - 2 point conversion

Good design on the Quarterback run, pulling the guard and tackle as lead blockers to the weak side of the formation. The offensive tackle pass sets to draw the defensive end upfield.

#spreadoffense

QB Buck Sweep off Jet motion | RB misdirection

Here's a nice QB run design off jet motion (RB mis-direction), pulling both guards on a buck sweep to the boundary. A good play to install with the a dual-threat QB. #spreadoffense

Video: New Clemson Spread Offense - QB Bubble Screen Drills

I found this nice QB drill video, courtesy of the Orange and White blog covering Clemson University sports http://www.orangeandwhite.com/ .

You'll see new Offensive Coordinator Chad Morris drilling his quarterbacks on the bubble screen throwing mechanics to the left and right. I like how he makes a verbal coaching point about a baseball player, which is what I learned years ago when Rich Rodriguez used an analogy of your quarterback needing to be like a middle infielder in baseball on the bubble screen 'turning the double play' on his throws.

Chad Morris working with QBs during Clemson spring practice

Keep spreading 'em!

- Mark

Spread Offense - How To Run

Youth Football Spread Offense | Highlights

Hey Folks! I love getting emails and calls from youth football coaches who are interested in implementing the spread offense. They usually come with some hesitancy that the execution of the shot gun snap may be to much to handle physically, or the quarterback can not handle the nuances of the offensive packages mentally, etc...

That's why I love when I'm able to post videos like this, showing youth football players executing the spread offense and having great success.



The only coaching tip I would give is to the Quarterback (#8) in the first segment. On the hand-off plays (traps, sweeps) to the tailback, the QB should always carry out his run fake hard after handing the ball off, especially if you're a good running QB. As we know, football is a game of inches and if you can make the defense hesitate just a split second on a carry out fake, that can be the difference between a 5 yard gain and a 50 yard touchdown.

I compliment the offensive line play by these young guys, like at any level, it all starts upfront at the line of scrimmage.

Keep spreading 'em!

--Mark

www.SpreadOffense.com