Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
This manual provides you with the full offensive line, receiver, and quarterback mechanics for installing each offensive play presented. Coach Campbell has left no stone unturned for implementing today’s Pistol Offense into your program.
I COACH MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL. I GUESS I SHOULD KNOW THIS BUT DONT. WHEN THE QB IS IN THE SHOT GUN FORMATION, AND HE LIFTS UP HIS LEG OR CLAPS HIS HANDS TO LET THE CENTER KNOW HE IS READY FOR THE SNAP, THE CENTER SNAPS WHEN READY, BUT HOW DO THE OFFENSIVE LINE KNOW WHEN PLAY BEGINS? ARE THEY JUST LOOKING IN AT THE BALL? OR WATCHING FOR DEFENSE TO MOVE? OR DOES THE CENTER YELL GO WHEN HE SNAPS THE BALL? PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE. I AM WANTING TO TRY THIS WITH MY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM.
We also use a cadence for shotgun snaps. We may go on "first sound" in which case the QB will lift his leg to tell the center to prepare for the cadence to begin, but we typically just use our basic cadence. We need to in most cases because we like motioning and shifting while in the gun.
When you see it being done on a college or pro level......its due to the sound. Once the qb lifts his leg, the center will snap and the line goes on movement. Same as a punt or a field goal attempt or extra point. At the High School level we use a cadence except during special teams then its hand motion (Punt, extra point) In the semi-pro level we use silent alot....during the time before the snap, the qb is calling out plays. As a quard I can see the ball being snapped but also in shot gun we are in a 2 point so its not hard to see motion from other players.