Mid-Line attack???

Coach,

I love the midline and the veer. I think you should have both plays in your attack. The trap opton can also be a great play because you can really get the DT your traping confused. One play you run ISV and the DT reads dive. The next play you run trap option and of course the DT is darting inside looking for dive then out of nowhere he gets trapped. Once you get the DT thinking about wheather he is going to see dive or trap you can have a field day with him.

I ran the midline and ins veer last season and the midline was by far our most productive, kc is right the defense has to cover a gaps to stop mid line and reduce the ends from 5 techs, to 4's to stop inside veer and now you have a great scenario for the o.v. or the load opt.

Coach,

I believe in what Coach Campbell states on opening your outside attack. We were successful early with the midline vs. a team this season and they were not able to have there MLB's(4-4)helping in pursuit or making tackles on our outside stuff, because they were concerned with not getting beat on midline with the FB or QB. Midline is a great addition to any option attack. We just added it this past season and I'm very glad we did. We run wing-t, so we ran a belly option and down option, then we added triple option/veer two seasons ago and now midline this past season, great stuff. Good luck.

This was our first year running the option as the baseof our offense. We stumbled through a 1-9 season but not totally because of the offense ... we were horrible defensively, just could not stop anyone. I believe we tried to put in too much for the first year with the offense but, in the long run, we will be better for it. By that I mean that our young team (36 of 47 in their first or second year EVER playing football) got a taste of ISV, OSV and Midline. We were most successful with the Midline and it was an EXCITING play for us all season long. We are sold and dedicated to this quest - we WILL be better over the next several years because we have turned to the option. It gives us more opportunities for success given the experience and talent level of our players who are among the most positive I have encountered in 20 years of coaching. To improve we must get better at passing off of the option to keep teams honest and out of the box.

Thanks to all of you great coaches for your willingness to help us out - the input from so many of you has been fantastic. Happy Holidays to all!

Coach you are right about staff they must all buy in and you must be willing to put the game in the Qb'S HANDS FOR AUDIBLES ON OR AT THE LOS. Coach we givew the Option on me and our option game Ten minutes aday of practice with still being able to run the gun option attack along with our passing game with 4 and 5 receivers. We give our practices 18 to 24 periods aday which equates to 5 minute periods. Coach CAmpbell

Coach Tinglof - great to have you and we appreciate your willingness to share on our forums. Coach CAmpbell