Inside Zone

Coach -

We always like to cut the ball backside to the 1 and 5 technique when a defense gives us the 1,5 bubble.
Line your FB as a weak slot and have him come underneath the tackle's block and seal the LB inside. The tackle will turn out the 5 technique and the center & guard will zone the 1 technique. Get the ball deep to the TB and have him sell the frontside before cutting backside.

I hope this helps!

Coach Em Up good job. With any zone scheme the more the angle of push moves towards the call the more apt the ball is going to cut back. Coach Campbell

The TE will base the 9

The PST and PSG will combo the 3 to the backer

The C and BSG will combo the 1 to the backer

The BST will release inside the 5 and block the cutback man

The QB's boot action will take care of the 5

Coach H the inside zone blocking scheme is determined by whether or not you are using 1 or 2 backs. Some inside zones like the one I teach is built off of split flow by the fullback and the Tailback, this allows a vertical push instead of using a drop step. Coach CAmpbell

Coach Campbell and Northstang,

How would the inside zone be run from a 1 back offense when you have a 9 and 3 strong and a 1 and 5 weak? We would not run this play from a 2 back offense but from a 1 back offense TOWARD the TE side?

Coach H due to the fact you are running this into a 9 and a 3 means a 4-3 scheme. A 4-3 scheme would take your offensive linemen more into a dropstep in order to compensate for the 6 deadiest defenders playside. Because the angle of the blocks are headed out this will most likely be a cut back play. Coach Campbell

wouldn't change a thing.....

Coach H

either way is fine, as long as you believe in it 100%. Some coaches like to block the inside zone using stretch steps because it resembles the outside zone at first then when the defense flows outside the back can either hit the seams or cutback. There is also nothing wrong with trying to get double teams with the near ear rule.

Against the front you described I would have the tightend and tackle combo the 9, the center and guard combo the 2, the backside guard and tackle combo the backside 2 tech.

Northstang,

What do you mean when you say you can be successful running the zone play with the FB using the stretch scheme from 2 backs. Are you taking about inside or outside zone?? Which back gets the ball.??