Pro-style, West coast, fly, spread, air raid, option, run and shoot, spread option. There are many offensive schemes that teams at all levels are using. Famous offensive schemes that changed and revolutionized the game of football include: - Bill Walsh’s West coast offense that brought four championships to San Francisco.
- Hal Mumme’s air raid offense that has now been part of majority of college football teams across the nation.
- The Wayne Fontes era with the Detroit Lions run and shoot offense, and
Keep in mind that with each of these offenses ran by different teams at all levels, each may have their own concept on how it is ran. The pro-style, air raid, and run and shoot offensive philosophies have been the most used offensive schemes in football. but what are the keys and concepts to running these offenses and will it best fit your style as a coach, for your players and help your football team be successful?
Pro-Style: Unlike college and high school offenses, the pro-style offense is a bit more complex that you will see ran in the NFL. The pro-style offense is more balanced. It requires an offensive line that can adapt with a strong, balanced pass and run game and a quarterback that can manage the game and have great decision making abilities. Unlike most other offenses, the pro-style offense requires a tight end,fullback, and running backs that are all able to run between the tackles. The west coast offense falls underneath the pro-style offense. Out of the pro-style offense, you will see a lot of play action, zone, and power run. One of the concepts is to have five skill players being involved with the passing game. All run plays use the standard two digit number system, and the pass plays are not numbered. The pass plays have to be memorized by their route types that are usually given names that can be easily remembered for players.
Air Raid: The air raid offense has become the most popular offense among college football teams. Hal Mumme and Mike Leach revolutionized the game of football with the air raid offense that uses a short to intermediate passing game with a fast and no huddle tempo. It uses multiple formations out of a shotgun formation and uses the pass first and run the ball second approach to the game. Air raid offense is designed to create space and to put the ball in the hands of your playmaker as fast as possible. To effectively run the air raid offense, coaches need to keep in mind that it starts with the Quarterback. The quarterback has to be the leader and know exactly what is going on. The offensive line in the air raid offense is all about spacing and playing heads to be quick on their feet as the play unfolds. Coaches that run the air raid need to keep it simple as possible for their players. Have the players you coach master 10 plays as opposed to trying to get players to master 25 or so plays to be effective in the air raid offense. Players want to be able to play fast and know exactly how to adjust as the game goes on running the air raid offense.
The run and shoot offense: The run and shoot offense uses four receivers, five down linemen, and only one running back. The main concept with the run and shoot offense is to spread the length of the field by having receivers line up wide to make the defense have to cover all areas of the field. Receivers are the most important chain to this offense, having to understand that they can change their routes based on what coverage the defense gives them. Having to adapt to what the defense gives the offenses is very important. Most teams that have the run and shoot offense will use hand signals to change their routes at the line of scrimmage. The Detroit Lions along with a few NFL teams in the early 90’s were very successful with the run and shoot offense. Keys: use a lot of different motions to spread out the defense and anticipate what the defense is doing. If the quarterback can read less than five defensive players in the box, run the ball. Find the open receiver fast as possible.
These are just three of many different offensive schemes in the world of football that are being used by football programs at all levels. Remember, football is a numbers game and when it comes to finding the right offensive scheme for your team you have to keep in mind of the players you have and what you may be capable of producing with the offense you put in. Find your offense based off the players you have and your coaching style. Find the advantages and disadvantages of different offenses and keys and concepts that will help your football team win and fit your style.
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A simple approach to run and shoot offense
http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2009/03/simple-approach-to-run-and-shoot-part-1.html
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