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Triple Option Right

Quarterback reads the dive key for give, then attacks the pitch key to keep or pitch to the trailing slot.

Concept: Line veer-blocks inside as the playside slot arc-releases to the alley and the backside slot pitches deep.

Age version
TGCGTQBFBSSWRWR
Ball carrierBlock / pullMotionRoute / pass
14U — Add deception: Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.
Play movement — schematic, not to scale

Grows with your players

Same play, more layers as they age up — teach it once and build on it every season for a consistent program.

  1. 10UIntroduce: Nail the snap/exchange, aim the right hole, and finish downhill.
  2. 12UAdd motion: Add pre-snap motion to stress the defense's edge.
  3. 14UAdd deception: Add the fake/mesh — and a counter off the very same look. Run it fast both directions and check into it by defensive look.

Every position's job

QB

Read the dive key (first man past the tackle) for give; if keep, attack the pitch key and pitch to the trailing slot or keep.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff QB Pitch Delivery QB Read and Keys
B-back

Run the dive path at the guard's outside leg and take the give if the QB hands it.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Footwork and Start WR Hands and Catching
Playside Slot

Arc-release to the alley and block the alley/force defender.

Coach it with
TE Seal and Arc Block WR Route Running Stems WR Stalk Block
Backside Slot

Run the deep pitch relationship, staying 4x1 behind and outside the QB for the pitch.

Coach it with
QB Pitch Delivery RB Pitch Relationship Track Scoop / Cutoff Block
Playside Tackle

Veer-release inside to the playside linebacker, leaving the dive key free.

Coach it with
Screen Release & Block QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Footwork and Start
Playside Guard

Veer inside and combo to the linebacker.

Coach it with
Combo Double-Team to Linebacker Zone Combo Footwork
Center

Block back on the backside A-gap/nose.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block WR Stalk Block TE Seal and Arc Block
Backside Guard

Scoop and seal backside.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block Down Block Angle Drive Combo Double-Team to Linebacker
Backside Tackle

Hinge/scoop the backside.

Coach it with
Scoop / Cutoff Block Pass Set Kick-Slide Hinge Back-Side Block
Split End

Stalk the corner or clear the deep third.

Fullback/B-back

See B-back dive assignment above.

Coach it with
QB-RB Mesh Handoff RB Footwork and Start Line Up & Go (Walk-Through)

How to teach it

  • 1Two reads, one at a time: read the dive key first, then the pitch key — rep them separately before combining.
  • 2Pitch slot maintains the pitch relationship (about 4 yards deep, 1 yard behind); drill the relationship at speed.
  • 3Playside tackle veers inside to the linebacker; make him trust leaving the dive key unblocked.

Common mistakes to fix

  • !QB pitches off the wrong defender or too late; fix by drilling 'attack the pitch key's inside shoulder, pitch as he commits.'
  • !Pitch slot runs too flat or too close; fix by marking the pitch relationship with cones.
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