Outside Zone Tech--Oneback Help

Thanks for your response Coach Easton. I agree 100%. There are really no "right or wrong" answers, just different ways of doing things (and hopefully the way we end up doing things is compatible with the personnel we have). No offense was taken; I was just worried I had put my foot in my mouth while talking about my hybrid scheme on a zone string. I'd love to continue this dialogue.

HosHos, actually the first person I heard discuss "zoning away" on counter was Coach Vint from (I believe) the Bronx, who gave an excellent presentation at a clinic in So Cal a few years back. The way we ended up running our Power and Counter (T and H) using this concept on the frontside was very close to Oneback's descriptions of the Redskins Power running game in some posts from before the season (with covered/uncovered rules). It fit in very well with our overall concept and allowed us to have some very simple general rules that shifted from stepping playside (on our inside zone play) to stepping backside (on our power and counter running game - with pullers coming around from the backside). In fact, we ended up using the exact same rules for sliding our pass protection as well.

This zoning away concept, falls along the lines of Trey, Deuce, and Ace?

Just so I'm on board with the terminology, are "Trey, Deuce, and Ace" just T/TE, G/T, and C/G combos, respectively.

Hos-Hos:

Here are the BLOCKING CALLS you need in the ZONE game, AND the COUNTER/POWER game. NOTE: CALL them anything you like - I left the calls out because some of our opponents are on this site. If you want me to TELL you what we CALL them - call me at 804-740-4479!

RUN BLOCKING CALLS

NOTE: ALL BLOCKING CAN BE RECOGNITION — NOT CALLS (UNLESS NECESSARY):

ZONE BLOCKING PLAYS:

1. = MAN BLOCK
2. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN OFFSIDE H/Y AND T (T WOULD BE COVERED)
3. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN OFFSIDE T AND G (T/UNCOVERED & G/COVERED)
4. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN OFFSIDE G & CTR (G/UNCOVERED & C/COVERED)
5. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN CTR & ONSIDE G (CTR/UNCOVERED & G/COVERED). "RAY" = RT & "LENNY = LT.
6. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN ON G & T (G/UNCOVERED & T/COVERED)
7. = ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN ON T & H/Y (T/UNCOVERED & H/Y/COVERED)
8. = 3 MAN ZONE BLOCK BETWEEN ON G-ON T- ON H/Y. USED PRIMARILY ON OUTSIDE ZONE
9. = FOLD BLOCK BETWEEN CTR & G
10. = FOLD BLOCK BETWEEN ON G & T
11. = FOLD BLOCK BETWEEN ON T & H/Y



POWER/COUNTER BLOCKING PLAYS:

1. = DOUBLE TEAM BY ONSIDE G & CTR FROM DLM ON CENTER TO BACKSIDE LB
2. = DOUBLE TEAM BY ONSIDE G & T FROM DLM ON GUARD TO BACKSIDE LB (WHEN THERE IS A BUBBLE OVER CTR — OR CTR & ON T)
3. = DOUBLE TEAM BY ONSIDE T & H/Y FROM DLM ON TACKLE TO BACKSIDE LB (WHEN THERE IS A BUBBLE OVER ON G)
4. = DOUBLE TEAM BY ONSIDE Y & Z (2nd TE) FROM MAN ON Y TO NEAR LB
5. = ALL PLAYSIDE BLOCKERS BLOCK FIRST MAN INSIDE (WHEN CTR & ON G COVERED)
6. = BLOCK USED BY CENTER AWAY FROM POA. CENTER BLOCKS 1st MAN ON LOS.
7. = BLOCK PERFOEMED BY WINGBACK ON EMLOS — USED ON "COUNTER-LOAD".
8. = BLUFF TECHNIQUE USED BY WINGBACK ON EMLOS.