Mis-Direction from the I help

Coach,

I agree with Woodman on the "double dive" Belly scheme out of the I. We have run this religiously for over 10 years. Everyone knows it's one of our base plays, and it is still very difficult for teams to shut down. Here are a few other misdirection runs we use in the I formaiton:

-FB counter-trap off of ISO action: Have the FB take a crossover to the butt of the backside guard. On the second step, have him plant and cut back, just after taking a reverse pivot handoff from the QB. Bend back and run off the typical "Wing T FB trap" blocking scheme. The TB must make a great, hard fake into the backside B gap. We have found this to be much more effective in creating false flow than faking a toss or option to the backside. When defenses see the "I"...they are trying to stop the lead. It looks just like ISO / lead to the LB's and they will flow in the direction your playside OL are downblocking. The result is a devistating, quick-hitting FB counter play that will also keep teams honest on your base ISO stuff.

-HB counter Trey off of ISO action: The backside G and T pull to the POA, which is the playside C gap. The G kicks out, using a trap technique, the first defender at or beyond the hole. The T pulls and leads up through. The FB fills hard in the vacated backside B gap. The tailback takes 2 hard counter steps to the outside hip of the backside tackle, making sure his head and shoulders go with him. Plants, cuts back and takes the handoff, following the blocking scheme.

-We also run a WB reverse, but I got the impression you were trying to stay away from this scheme, so I will not elaborate here.

Also, if you run the "offset I", and teams over compensate for you offset FB, these plays are even more effective.

Good luck!