Lets Compile a List of Flexbone Teams

Middletown North, Middletown, NJ, Joe Trezza
Middlesex HS, Middlesex, NJ, Bob Dougherty (OC)
New Egypt HS, Plumsted, NJ, Tom Farrell

Parkview Baptist- Baton Rouge, LA.

Baker- Baker,LA.

Zachary- Zachary LA.

North Vermilion- Leroy,LA.

West Jefferson- Metarie, LA.

Coach Lo, do you coach in Louisiana?

I coached at Parkview for awhile. I am now in Missouri.

Coach
Stopping the flexbone? Well we can only theorize how to stop the flexbone. This offense when executed properly can not be defensed. IMO. However, he are some simple things:
1. Assignment football. Assign some one to the dive, pitch and QB.
2. Take away their best runner.
----If QB then come down on the dive and make him pitch it.
----If FB then come down on him everytime.
3. Use the FS to run the alley and play pitch man. Try to get two on the dive, QB and Pitch. BEWARE of the play action pass though.
4. Shift your interior DLINE. Most option teams want to run veer to a one tech and midline to a 3 tech. Shift them with the cadence and just maybe you will catch them trying to run veer to a 3 and midline to a 1 (NAVY does this to Air Force)

5. Watch film and see which option they run. If they only run midline and veer then make them run load option. If they do not have it in their playbook then you got them. If they do then maybe they are not as good running that option. If it is veer and double option then make them run midline. Sometimes option guys do not run certain options or they do not practice them as much.

6. One of the easy ways especially on the HS level. Is have your CB's beat the stalk block. If CB are better than their WR you can beat it just with that alone.

7. Feather the Pitch key. It will slow the decision making process down and give other defenders a chance to help you out.

8. Q stunt on the dive key and twist stunt with MLB and the three tech, If you are getting killed with midline run a twist stunt with MLB and three tech. If veer then Fake the taking of the dive key and then take QB.

Remember any option coach that has some knowledge of the offense will have his players prepared for these things listed above. But just maybe you might be able to get away with it for a little while before they firgue it out and your offense scores a couple of times and gets you ahead.
Hope this helps
Karjaw

Good coaching clinic you just put on,Karjaw.It is hard to stop option football.You made some great points.Where do you coach?

What year did you graduate from Parkview?I know Steven Pettis;frat brother I met while at Louisiana-Lafayette formerly U.S.L.He graduated from Parkview in 1986 I think.