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HILLSDALE COLLEGE

CHARGER FOOTBALL

Running the Inside Zone:Teaching Progressions &

Variations with MultiplePersonnel & Formations


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Nate ShrefflerOffensive Coordinator / Offensive Line

Contact Information

Hillsdale College Football201 Oak Street

Hillsdale, MI 49242

Office: 517-607-3141

Email: [email protected]


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Hillsdale College OffensivePhilosophy

nTake what the defense gives you

n Efficiency: Average 4 yards per play

n Expose the defense to multiple lookswithout creating new plays

n Maintain the integrity of the playwhen fitting it into a formation

n Avoid little variations to a play takingus away from our base concept

n Kick the ball at the end of everyseries


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Hillsdale College Offense

n We are a multiple one-back no-huddleteam.

n

We use all personnel groups from 4 WRsto 4 TEs.

n We are an advantage check offense

that will take what the defense gives usthrough a series of pre-packaged checkwith mes, audibles and called plays.

n Run / Pass Ratio 50% Pass, 50% Run


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Establishing an OffensiveGameplan

n Analyze Defensive Philosophy & Personnel Front/Coverage/Stunts/Twists and Blitzes

Formation Adjustments/Substitution

n Run Your Stuff / Do What You Do! You will never achieve the execution and consistency if you

continually change from week to week.

n 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 getinto a rhythm by repeating plays.

n Sequence Plays by Formation


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What is Inside Zone?

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


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Why run Inside Zone?

n Can be run from multiple formations.

n Can be run using multiple personnelgroups.

n Can be run against multipledefensive fronts.

n Sets up play action.


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How do you run InsideZone?

n QB opens to 5 oclock, drives theball deep to the TB, then bootfakes away.

nTBs footwork is lead-open-rolltracking his inside leg to theoutside leg of FSG, press the holemid-tempo to the heals of the OL,make cut based on movement at

the LOS.


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Teaching Progression forthe O-line

n Center will identify the defensive front. This willensure everyone is on the same page and Zoneteams will work to the appropriate 2nd levelplayer.

Te t E

W M

S

CC

FS

SS

NICKLE

Te t E

W M S

CC

FS

SS

DIME

TD t N

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CC

FSSS

ZERO

T Dt N

W M S

C C

FS

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STACK


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Nickel


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Dime


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Zero


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Stack


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O-Line Coaching Points

n Covered linemen will establishZone teams with adjacentuncovered linemen who are aligned

to their inside or backside.

n Take care of the line of scrimmage

first.Block the men first, boys second, and

women last


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O-Line Coaching Points

n Deny penetration. Hit your aimingpoints, stay square and keep yourman covered.

n Be patient. Stay on double teamsuntil you get to LB depth or it gets to

you.

nTechnique and aiming points are

determined by position to the play


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Individual BlockingTechnique

n Covered Linemen:

n Playside (Drive Mentality)n Outside or Head-up shade = Drive Block -

Attack the inside V of the neck and dont let DLcross your face

n Inside shade = Base Flipper Shoulder blockwith an upward strike. Lift man, drive and keep

gap arm free.

n Backside (Reach Mentality)n Inside or Head-up shade = Reach Block - Hat

across to playside number and get DL out of hisgap


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Individual BlockingTechnique

n Uncovered Linemen:

n Playside (Drive Mentality)n Shade on adjacent OL is away from you = bucket,

check slant, give one hand, nothing shows climbto your LB on tempo

n Shade on adjacent OL is to you = bucket, attackV of neck, bring both hands and drive

n Backside (Reach Mentality)n Shade on adjacent OL is away from you = bucket,

check slant, possible slam, then climb to your LB

on tempon Shade on adjacent OL is to you = bucket,


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Other TechniqueConsiderations

n FSG:n Vs. 3 Tech without help (trail man) =

Drive Block

n Vs. 3 Tech with help (trail man) = ReachBlock

T T

TT


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Other TechniqueConsiderations

n BSG:n Amount of contact given to 3 Tech

depends on 2nd level alignment.

Front Flipper Side Flipper

T

B

T

B


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OL Drill Work

n Drill the pieces of the puzzle andconnect the dots to the big picture.

n Individual blocks (Drive, Reach, BaseFlipper)

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

n Double teams (2 on 1, rep vs.movement)

n Half line (3 on 2, rep vs. movement andtwist)

n Full line


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Blocking the BacksideC Gap

n Using multiple formations, personneland motions we will be able toeffectively attack the backside edge

through a variety of looks. This willalso provide cover/disguise for otherplays in our package.

n Seal

n Cross KO

n Reverse

n Combination Seal + Reverse, Seal + Cross


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C Gap Variations Seal

Te t E

W M

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C C

FSSS


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Te t E

W M

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CC

FSSS


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Te t E

W M S

CC

FS

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Te t E

W M S

CC

FSSS


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C Gap Variations Cross KO

Te t E

W M

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CC

FSSS


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Te t E

W M

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CC

FSSS


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Te t E

W M

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C C

FSSS


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Te t E

W M S

CC

FSSS


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C Gap & 8th DefenderVariations

Te t E

W M

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CC

FS

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Te t E

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FS

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Te t E

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Te t E

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Scheme Adjustments

n Occasionally adjustments will need tobe made based on defensivepersonnel or front alignments. These

adjustments will be made week toweek by game plan or by sidelinedecision.

n Chase call when running to the shade vs.43

n Scrape & Scrub calls vs. 50 NT that is


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Chase vs. 43

Te t E

W M S

CC

FS

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Scrape & Scrub vs.50

TD t N

W M

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CC

FSSS

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