RunBest for: Base down
Speed Option Right
Quarterback attacks the pitch key immediately with no dive phase and options to the slot.
Concept: Playside line reaches to the edge while the quarterback pitches off the first unblocked perimeter defender.
Base alignment — schematic, not to scale
Every position's job
QB
Attack the outside pitch key downhill; keep upfield if he takes the pitch back, pitch if he takes the QB.
FB
Lead-block or fill for the pulling lineman.
Playside Slot
Block the alley/support defender inside the pitch key.
Backside Slot
Pitch back at pitch relationship.
Playside OL
Reach and seal to create the edge, leaving the pitch key.
Backside OL
Scoop and cutoff.
Center
Reach the playside A-gap.
WR
Stalk-block the corner.
How to teach it
- 1No FB mesh, so the QB gets to the edge fast.
- 2Pitch key is the only read.
- 3QB stays square to keep the pitch option alive.
Common mistakes to fix
- !QB commits to keep too early (fix: run at the outside shoulder of the key and let him declare).
- !Pitch relationship collapses (fix: rep pitch spacing on air).
Build this into your call sheet.
Adopt this system in your coach portal, tag plays by situation, and print call sheets and player wristbands.