HILLSDALE COLLEGE CHARGER FOOTBALL

Running the Inside Zone: Teaching Progressions & Variations with Multiple Personnel & Formations

Nate Shreffler
Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line
Contact Information Hillsdale College Football 201 Oak Street Hillsdale, MI 49242 Office: 517-607-3141 Email: nshreffler@hillsdale.edu

Hillsdale College Offensive Philosophy

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what the defense gives you n Efficiency: Average 4 yards per play n Expose the defense to multiple looks without creating new plays n Maintain the integrity of the play when fitting it into a formation n Avoid little variations to a play taking us away from our base concept n Kick the ball at the end of every series

Hillsdale College Offense

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We are a multiple one-back no-huddle team. We use all personnel groups from 4 WRs to 4 TEs. We are an advantage check offense that will take what the defense gives us through a series of pre-packaged check with mes, audibles and called plays. Run / Pass Ratio 50% Pass, 50% Run

Establishing an Offensive Gameplan

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Analyze Defensive Philosophy & Personnel

Front/Coverage/Stunts/Twists and Blitzes Formation Adjustments/Substitution

Run Your Stuff / Do What You Do!

You will never achieve the execution and consistency if you continually change from week to week.

Keep Your Game Plan Small

Quality Reps - You can expose players to a greater variety of fronts, stunts, twists and blitzes in practice. In a game situation having a small package allows your team to get into a rhythm by repeating plays.

Sequence Plays by Formation

What is Inside Zone?

The inside zone play is a mid-tempo run to daylight play designed to block multiple fronts with vertical push and lateral stretch. This play can hit anywhere from playside B gap to backside D gap.

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Why run Inside Zone?

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Can be run from multiple formations. Can be run using multiple personnel groups. Can be run against multiple defensive fronts. Sets up play action.

How do you run Inside Zone?

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QB opens to 5 oclock, drives the ball deep to the TB, then boot fakes away. TBs footwork is lead-open-roll tracking his inside leg to the outside leg of FSG, press the hole mid-tempo to the heals of the OL, make cut based on movement at the LOS.

Teaching Progression for the O-line

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Center will identify the defensive front. This will ensure everyone is on the same page and Zone teams will work to the appropriate 2nd level player. FS F S
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O-Line Coaching Points

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Covered linemen will establish Zone teams with adjacent uncovered linemen who are aligned to their inside or backside. Take care of the line of scrimmage first.

Block the men first, boys second, and women last

O-Line Coaching Points

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Deny penetration. Hit your aiming points, stay square and keep your man covered. Be patient. Stay on double teams until you get to LB depth or it gets to you. Technique and aiming points are determined by position to the play

Individual Blocking Technique

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Covered Linemen:
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Playside (Drive Mentality)

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Outside or Head-up shade = Drive Block Attack the inside V of the neck and dont let DL cross your face Inside shade = Base Flipper Shoulder block with an upward strike. Lift man, drive and keep gap arm free.

Backside (Reach Mentality)

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Inside or Head-up shade = Reach Block - Hat across to playside number and get DL out of his gap

Individual Blocking Technique

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Uncovered Linemen:
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Playside (Drive Mentality)

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Shade on adjacent OL is away from you = bucket, check slant, give one hand, nothing shows climb to your LB on tempo Shade on adjacent OL is to you = bucket, attack V of neck, bring both hands and drive

Backside (Reach Mentality)

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Shade on adjacent OL is away from you = bucket, check slant, possible slam, then climb to your LB on tempo Shade on adjacent OL is to you = bucket,

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Other Technique Considerations

Vs. 3 Tech without help (trail man) = Drive Block

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Vs. 3 Tech with help (trail man) = Reach T T Block

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Other Technique Considerations

Amount of contact given to 3 Tech depends on 2nd level alignment.

Side Flipper

Front Flipper

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OL Drill Work
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Drill the pieces of the puzzle and connect the dots to the big picture.
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Individual blocks (Drive, Reach, Base Flipper)

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Bags, Boards, Sled, Fit Drills, Chute, 1 on 1s

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Double teams (2 on 1, rep vs. movement) Half line (3 on 2, rep vs. movement and twist) Full line

Blocking the Backside C Gap

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Using multiple formations, personnel and motions we will be able to effectively attack the backside edge through a variety of looks. This will also provide cover/disguise for other plays in our package.
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Seal Cross KO Reverse Combination Seal + Reverse, Seal + Cross

C Gap Variations Seal

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C Gap Variations Cross KO

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C Gap Variations Cross KO

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C Gap Variations Cross KO

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C Gap Variations Cross KO

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C Gap & 8th Defender Variations

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C Gap & 8th Defender Variations

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Scheme Adjustments
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Occasionally adjustments will need to be made based on defensive personnel or front alignments. These adjustments will be made week to week by game plan or by sideline decision.
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Chase call when running to the shade vs. 43 Scrape & Scrub calls vs. 50 NT that is

Chase vs. 43
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Scrape & Scrub vs. 50

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