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.
Hey guys. I will coaching a 9-11 pee wee team. I have an idea, a vision of what I want to do. My question is..from you guys experience...what kind of passing can I pull off? I am a fairly good teacher and LOVE kids and coaching. I want to throw the ball some as no one else seems willing to. My friends and myself have set up a "family" as we have a flag team, a pee wee team and a midget team. We have even added an indoor soccer team and next season will have a basketball team. Our heart lies with children andd football is the main sport. ALL of our teams are the "KNIGHTS" Any help that you could give a 1st year coach would be VERY appreciated. ANY ANY ANY help and advice. I want to do it right. Can some one reccomend play books? DVD's ( I am a visual learner) anything...did i say anything?
Before obtaining "playbooks" ascertain what STYLE offense & defense you want to run.
As to passing - a few play actions off your 2-3 best runs are important. If you dropback - keep it to the 3 step drop with QB's THAT age. the 3 step passing game is WELL KNOWN, & used by most everybody!
Thanks Coach. I know that i want to run a splitback offense. I want to be a team that you have to respect the run AND pass. No one passes at all. I know at this age it is difficult but it can be done. Simple passes, simple protections. I want to run alot of misdirection runs and flood passes..maybe sprintout flood. What offense would lend itself to this? WC, Air Raid, This is where I am unsure of what to look for or at? Wgat would you reccomend and where should I look for help on installation ? Thanks Coach(es).
Are my ideas feasible? Too much? Not practicle?
P.S. The 3 step is what i wanted to base my passing on, the quick game. Also some VERY quick 1-2 step passes. NEVER see these though. I think with split backs you can do so much with a little simple motion to one side or the other...even some bunch stuff maybe.
Most kids that young will not read keys on defense, just react so misdirection is great. As Coach Mountjoy pointed out, play-action is very effective. I assume you will have some sort of cross-buck out of the split back set. You can put a nice PA pass in off that (receiver deep, 1st back in flat, high-low the corner). Also bootleg off your power off-tackle play is good.
Coach Mountjoy has posted on this site about the "look" pass that Charlie Wiess and others employ. That may interest you as well.
Coach Mountjoy and Scott..which offense would you recomend? Which would offere us the opprotunity to keep D's off balance with passes? I want to be run based but offer much more passing than the other teams do. We will see 1 pass a game sometimes.
I love the suggestions that you guys offered.. I however am a visual learner, is there anywhere i can go to "look" at the plays you mentioned? You guys are very appreciated.
I cannot advise someone as to WHAT to run. There are MANY styles of offense, & it becomes PERSONAL PREFERENCE (based upon what YOU played in, what peaks YOUR interest from what YOU have seen). What WE use is strictly "Pro-Style" footall. Our offense looks very much like the Colts in that we are 2 TE/2 WR/1 RB, and 1 TE/3 WR/1 RB. This is not what you have in mind (split backs, etc.).
I don't think WHAT you run is as important as TEACHING IT WELL, keep simple, & letting the kids have fun.
If you care to contact me at: billmountjoy@yahoo.com maybe I can help you further. Perhaps I can send SOMETHING that might help (1 to 3 step passes,. etc.)
I am open to any suggestion and opinion. If you have something that you would share I would be VERY appreciative. I would like to study different O's and see what fir best.