The Pistol Run Game

THE ‘PISTOL’ Run Game – Zone & Gap Schemes Kyle Hockman Head Football Coach Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA

ALIGNMENT

QB 4yd

Must adjust dept according to your scheme, speed of TB, snap speed

RB 6yd

Overview all from Pistol • • • • • • •

Inside Zone – Read Middle Zone – Slant Outside Zone – Stretch (Speed Option) Gap – Power O Gap – Counter Trey (Read?) Inside Trap – Trap Veer - Wedge

Read Backfield Action Aiming point • Inside leg of Guard QB steps - 1 step • foot away from RB steps forward • Reach and ride • Transfer weight to front foot and accelerate of mesh Mesh point • Reach and ride • Give = slide belly hand out pressing with other • Keep = pull everything

READ OPTION

Slant Backfield Action Aiming point • Inside leg of TE QB steps – 2 steps • lateral and crossover • Push back off crossover Mesh point • Reach and stick • Pull naked hand quick to belly

SLANT

Stretch Backfield Action Aiming point • 2yd outside of outside leg of TE QB steps - 3 steps • Crossover, lateral, crossover • Push back off crossover Mesh point • Reach and stick • Pull naked hand quick to belly

Stretch

STRETCH OPTION

Stretch (TE) Slip W E

Slip

Slip M T

Cut backside

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B or any lead blocker inside out = chip through DE if you see wrong color as you go up to support.

Aiming point 2 yds outside of TE’s outside foot. Lead step and GO! This is an outside play, make vertical cut off TE or FB block at the butt of the blocker.

Stretch (TE) M W E

‘Power Slip’

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‘Zoom’?

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Zoom=zone w/ RB & TE

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Stretch (SE) Slip

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Cut backside

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B or any lead blocker inside out = chip through DE if you see wrong color as you go up to support.

Aiming point 2 yds outside of TE’s outside foot. Lead step and GO! This is an outside play, make vertical cut off OT or FB block at the butt of the blocker.

Stretch (SE) M R

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STRETCH OPTION

Read (SE side) Pitch SS

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Power O Backfield Action Aiming point • Step, Shuffle • Butt of the Guard • Attack vertical A/B gap • Bounce, if needed, following Puller QB steps • Spin –’Reverse out’ • Fake Set up Mesh point • Reach and hand deep

POWER O

Counter Trey Backfield Action Aiming point • Step, Shuffle opposite • Butt of the Guard • Attack vertical A/B gap • Bounce, if needed, following Puller QB steps • Spin –’Reverse out’ • Fake Naked Boot Mesh point • Reach and hand deep

Power O (TE side) W E

M T

B or any lead blocker kick out =

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Aiming point – Butt of G, stay A/B gap if possible, bounce following 2nd puller if need to.

Step with inside foot on bananna course. Use outsie shoulder, run through EOL.

Counter Trey (TE side) M W E

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Could ‘out’ call TE

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Counter Gap(SE side) W QB must make handoff in BS A gap.

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B or any BS blocker, Cut-off EOL.

Step, Shuffle opposite. Aiming point is Butt of the play side G. If clogged, bounce following 2nd puller.

Counter Gap(SE side) M W E

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One removed by formation

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