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THE PISTOL
COUNTER TREY &
PLAYACTION
Kyle Hockman
Head Football CoachCampbell High School, Smyrna, GA
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Pistol
What?
Shorter Shot Gun.
QB heals at 4yds.
RB still in TB spot.
Offset FB or HBack
Why?
Illusion of Gun.
Still I Run game.
QB instant separation.
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How does it fit?
Love the down hill I run game
-Iso, Power, Counter, Toss, etc.
Love undercenter QB turning back toDefense to hide the ball.
Love the Gun idea of quick separation
from the LOS & QB run elements. Ok, so fit those together with the Pistol.
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ALIGNMENT
6 YDS
Must adjust dept according to your
scheme, speed of TB, snap speed
4 YDS
Q
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Must Consider
Center snaps accuracy more critical in
the pistol because its quicker than Gun.
QBs ball skills same reason as above.
Would you do it with back ups?
Would you do it in the rain and mud?
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RISKY?
Campbell 06
Pistol/Gun
500 snaps = 2 bad snap, 1 bobble.Undercenter
100 snaps = 1 muffed snap.
7 turnovers all season 6 fumbles, 1 int.
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Gap Scheme Theory
Double team POA.
Aim A/B gap to hold defenders.
Bring to big bodies to POA. Simplicity with assignments.
Power O & Counter Trey.
Sets up great playaction.
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GAP SCHEMEPlay side OL rules (C,G,T,TE, Wing)
Block down on Inside gap
Play side Inside gap
inside shoulder to nose of
adjacent inside OL
Nobody threatening, help adjacent
outside OL with Mate block up to 2nd
LB inside.
If you are EOL with no one in gap, Dig to 2nd LB.
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Pullers
Backside Rules - Pullers
1st puller - pull and trap block (kick out)EOL.
2nd puller - pull and turn up past mate to1st LB play side.
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Counter Trey (TE side)
W M S
E
T T E
Aiming point is play side A gap. If clogged, bounce
following 2nd puller. Crossover, plant, then to A gap.
B or any BS
blocker,
Cut-off
EOL.
QB must
make hand-
off in BS A
gap.
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T
W M R
E
T E S
W M ST
N T EE
N
W S
E T T ENR
44 53
Bear Wk eagle
M SE T E
RW
Counter Gap (TE side)
Could out
call TE
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Counter Gap(SE side)
W M S
E
T T E
Aiming point is play side A gap. If clogged, bounce
following 2nd puller. Crossover, plant, then to A gap.
B or any BS
blocker,
Cut-off
EOL.
QB must
make hand-
off in BS A
gap.
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W M R
E
T E S
W M ST
N T EE
N
W S
E T T ENR
44 53
Bear Wk eagle
M SE T E
RW
Counter Gap(SE side)
One removed
by formation
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Where to Run it?
Weakest edge defender.
Most aggressive up field edge defender.
Where can center block back best. At or away from best LB?
Set up Naked.
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Lookout points
Lookout for DT who plays up field and
sometimes reads or visa versa. Tough to block
back on by center.
Lookout for run-through LBs. Lookout when running to A gap defender and
BS LB is run-through player. Must naked to
death.
Lookout for TE on 7 tech? Long block to hold.
Mate Block weak post man or not butt to butt.
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Play Action
Naked, Boot, Waggle
Love to get QB outside vision.
Distortion of coverage integrity. PA off exact playLBs cant handle it.
-counter trey and zone
Modify as game plan dictates. Simply progression reads by QB.
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QB TECHNIQUES
show ball then pull to body very quick.
Hide ball in crease of the leg.
Always keep ball in throwing hand. After fake, take 1st step for depth and snap
eyes to kill zone.
Take what defense gives you. After release, follow flight path of the ball.
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RB Technique
Faker
Roll shoulder with hands in pocket.
Shake slightly, keep running, get tackled.
Chipper
Run through path of rusher - kill zone.
Cross face of blitzer.
Get width, dont worry with depth.
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Naked
#2Q
20
#2
#1
#3
#1
.
1st 3rd
2nd 2nd
Great Fake TB!
QB-show ball, keeping
throwing hand on the
laces, come fake with
eyes to flat
3rd
1stPresnap
Find window vs. zone,
run vs. man cov.
304 Country =
reverse progression
Chip
POR!
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Naked Comeback
#2Q
20
#2
#1
#3
#1
.
1st
2nd
Great Fake TB!
QB-show ball, keeping
throwing hand on the laces,
come fake with eyes CB, hang
on him longer than normal.
3rd
Stop before #s vs. zone,
stair step vs. man
Can ReverseProgression vs.
displaced FS.
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Naked Change
#2Q
20
#2
#1
#3
#1
.
1st 3rd
2nd 2nd
Great Fake TB!
QB-show ball, keeping
throwing hand on the
laces, come fake with
eyes to flat
3rd
1st
Presnap
Find window vs. zone,
run vs. man cov.
Alt-wheel = Bench stay into block & QB reverse
progression
POR!
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FLOOD
#2=OUT 1st
2nd
3rd
POR!
#3=BenchBS #1=Flat 8
#1=9
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Flood Change
#2Q
20
#2
#1
#3
#1
.
1st
2nd
Great Fake TB!
QB-after 3 steps to
naked, roll back to flood
side.
3rd
Presnap
Block
Show Naked
then change toFlood!