Installing Today’s Hybrid Pistol Offense Run & Pass from Top to Bottom
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Post by tigerfootball on Oct 12, 2004 12:43:26 GMT
I play a team that runs what we call a "Star Return. They have four people deep to return the ball. When one fields the ball they sprint to the center, between the hash marks, and turn their backs to the kO team. Then the remaining three sprint past the "piviot man" one of which will recieve the ball. What makes this hard to defend is that all three go in different directions. Has anyone seen anything like this? Do you have any trick to defend against this............short of tackling all four players?
Post by tigerfootball on Oct 13, 2004 10:58:26 GMT
That is a good idea in theory but they have the pivot man standing at the 15. The whole "star" adjusts to where the ball is kicked. Another concern I have is kicking the ball out of bounds. I feel we have good enough athletes to cover this but the deception is tough. :confused;
you give these guys way too much credit......I'd love to see a team pick a squib ball off the ground and run this return....it can't be that tough to disrupt their timiing....
load up your kickoff team with y our best athletes and take it to these guys!
You might want to really study the film and see who they usually end up giving the ball to. One of their 4 has to be their "go to" guy. Scheme to concentrate on him and keeping the ball out of his hands by having your kicker directional kick. Have your kicker concentrate on "hang time" much like a Punter does when he is faced with a great returner that week, giving your athletes additional time to analyze what is really happening in front of them as they cover. Of course, the most expedient way to deal with it is to have a kicker who can put it in the endzone, and make them start on their 20! As most HS teams don't have that luxury, keep studying the film until you can spot one little thing that you can capitalize on. It's always there, you just have to find it.
JC
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE
Post by tigerfootball on Oct 13, 2004 12:05:06 GMT
Thanks Coach Easton,
I have picked up a few tendencies. They will build a wall with one more blocker to the side they want to run to. One of the things that makes this so effective and the reason they can run this with a squib kick is that if the ball is fielded to one side or the other the player fielding the ball will carry it to the pivot man and hand it off(or not). Couple that with three other players flying off of a player with his back to you and it is really tough to find the ball. I guess part of the reason we have tis problem is that we have a young kicker (soph) that will reach the endzone 1 in 3 times. So I would hate to ask him to "squib" the ball.
Coach, That tendency you spotted is big! Keep studying the film, you'll find more! Another thing that is perfectly legal is to bury their "pivot" man. If he is disguising the movement of the ball, he is fair game! I agree totally with "hang 50" about putting your best 11 on the kick off unit, I do it as a regular practice. Send some real players down there that will light some people up! If he is standing with his back to a KO team coming with their ears laid back, he is crazy as a bed bug! You send a couple of your studs down there and light him up like a christmas tree a time or two, I'll guarantee you you will put the fear in him! Keep looking at the film and pick up something else, you've already found one.
JC
J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE