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Article Database

Below is the current library of articles available to Option Central members, excluding the Jerry Campbell article excerpts from his manuals. To purchase a subscription to Option Central go here.

Title (click for pop-up description)	Author	Submitted
Outside Veer from the Strong Set	Dan Knause, Head Football Coach, Cornell H.S., Coraopolis, PA	07/08
Option Plus Jet Equals Success!	Mike Ervin, Head Football Coach, Calistoga H.S., Calistoga, CA	07/08
2008 Fall Install and In-Season Practice Templates	Terrance Banks, Asst. Head Coach, Lakeside H.S., Atlanta, GA	07/08
The Possibilities of the Diamond-T	Mike Schuster, Defensive Coordinator, Cornell H.S. Coraopolis, PA	07/08
The I-Bone Multi-Option Offense	Joey Lozano, Austin, TX	04/08
Why the Shotgun Veer?	Mike Ervin, Head Football Coach, Calistoga H.S., Calistoga, CA	01/08
The Counter Trap Option	Ryan Tundevold, Head Football Coach, Colon H.S., Colon, MI	01/08
The Midline Package	Buddy Taylor, Former Head Football Coach, Medicine Lodge H.S., Medicine Lodge, KS	01/08
The Warrior Counter Option	Greg Youngblood, Head Football Coach, Waldorf College, Forest City, IA	01/08
To Flexbone or Not to Flexbone	Jay DeCann, Head Football Coach, Melrose H.S., Melrose, MN	01/08
Inside Veer From the Gun	Lou Varley, Head Football Coach, Nebraska City H.S., Nebraska City, NE	08/07
0/1 Midline Arc	Scott Dieterich, Offensive Coordinator, Parkview Baptist H.S., Baton Rouge, LA	08/07
The B-Gap Boundary	Mike Schuster, Defensive Coordinator, Cornell H.S. Coraopolis, PA	08/07
The Advantage of Motion	Mike Schuster, Defensive Coordinator, Cornell H.S. Coraopolis, PA	08/07
Play-Action to Complement Your Spread Option Offense	Nathan M. Cochran, Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator, Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL	04/07
The Ace-Deuce Shotgun Package	Mike Schuster, Defensive Coordinator, Cornell H.S. Coraopolis, PA	04/07
Shotgun Option with Wings-The Trap Option Series	Terrance Banks, Asst. Head Coach, Lakeside H.S., Atlanta, GA	03/07
Add Some Flexibility to Your Option	Matt Turney, Head Football Coach, Nueces Canyon H.S., Barksdale, TX	12/06
Formulating Formations	Mike DiMatteo, Head Football Coach, Hinsdale Central H.S., Hinsdale, IL	07/06
Why the Gun Triple	Pat Mitchell-Head Football Coach, Forbush H.S. East Bend, NC	07/06
A Flexible Approach to Check With Me	Mike Wilson, Assistant Coach, Rayville H.S., Louisiana	05/06
Putting Some Tripps In Your Triple: Part II-Handback	Bill Moore, Head Coach, Westfield H.S., Westfield, MA	03/06
Running the Option Attack from the Shotgun	Nathan M. Cochran, Running Backs Coach University Of Wisconsin-Platteville	02/06
The Steele Dawson Counter Trap	Jack Biesterfeld, Offensive Coordinator Steele-Dawson H.S.	12/05
Flex to the Outside Veer	Stephen Lotief, Head Football Coach North Vermilion H. S., Maurice LA	08/05
The Cutback Veer	Cody Mallory, Offensive/Defensive Line Coach Frankfort H.S., Frankfort, MI.	08/05
The Midline "Out" Scheme	Scott Dieterich, Offensive Coordinator Parkview Baptist H.S., Baton Rouge, LA.	03/05
Play Action Pass from the Flexbone Option	J.D. Jones, Assistant Coach Bishop McCort H.S., Johnstown, PA.	03/05
Maximum Practice in Minimum Time	Kirk Brandenburg, Head Football Coach Hardin-Calhoun H.S., Hardin, IL.	02/05
Put Some Trips In Your Triple Part 1: Napalm Right	Bill Moore, Head Coach, Westfield H.S., Westfield, MA	02/05
One Way to Run the Option	Mike Ervin, Head Coach Cardinal Newman H.S., Santa Rosa CA.	02/05
Attacking the 3-3-5	Mike Wilson, White Hall, AR.	04/04
QB Drills for the Inside Veer	Chris Lewis, West Lynn Pop Warner “A” Squad Lynn, MA	04/04
Incorporating the Load Option Pass Into Your Offense	Scott Jazdzewski, St. Mary’s Springs H.S. Fond du Lac, WI	04/04
Option Football for Middle School	Derrick Jones, Newton-Conover H.S. Newton, NC	04/04
Daily In-Season Drills for an Option Quarterback	St. Vital Mustangs Football Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	12/03
The Zone Option: It's like Stealing!	Mike Dicenso, Arlington Catholic H.S., Arlington, MA.	12/03
Midline to A-gap Defender with “SLIP” or “SAM” Call	Mike Wilson, White Hall, AR.	08/03
Complementary plays to the Outside Veer	Doug Kovacs, Offensive Coordinator, Sisler H.S., Winnipeg, Manitoba (CN)	07/03
Combining the Jet Sweep with the Midline Option	Jim DiPofi, Head Coach, Chardon H.S., Chardon, OH.	07/03
Giving the Quarterback the Tools To Handle the “Echo” Stunt	John Iannucci	07/03
Option Theory 101	Mike Wilson, White Hall, AR.	05/03
Attacking With the FB Trap and Trap Option	Darren Willis, Head Coach, Trask H.S., Rocky Point, NC.	05/03
The Muskegon Midline	Rob Zeitman, Offensive Coordinator, Muskegon H.S., Muskegon, MI.	04/03
Option Adjustments for the 5-3 Defense	Will Fields, Head Coach, Bath County H.S. Hot Springs, VA.	04/03
Using the Basketball Pitch in the Option	Ted Newsome, Offensive Line Coach, Portsmouth H.S., Portsmouth, OH	04/03
Belly/Belly Option Series from Splitbacks	Lou Varley, HC, Nebraska City H.S., Nebraska City, NE.	03/03
The Three-Back Option Theorem	Charles Wilson, Scout, Northeast H.S., St. Petersburg, FL.	03/03
A Complete Passing Attack for the Flexbone Option Offense	Charles Wilson, Scout, Northeast H.S., St. Petersburg, FL.	02/03
Maximizing Practice Time in an Option Offense	Al Wolski, Head Coach, Reading H.S., Reading, PA.	02/03
Coaching and Executing the Outside Veer	Kevin Crane, Offensive Line Coach, Portales H.S., Portales, NM.	02/03
The Wing-T Belly Triple	Jim DiPofi, Head Coach, Chardon H.S., Chardon, OH.	02/03
Advantages of the Souble-Slot Formation for the Triple Option	Stuart Salling, Asst. Offensive Line Coach, Parkview Baptist H.S., Baton Rouge, LA.	01/03
Complete Fullback Play in the Triple Option	Scott Deitrech, Offensive Coordinator, Parkview Baptist H.S., Baton Rouge, LA.	01/03
Training the Option Quarterback	Rob Zeitman, OC, Muskegon H.S., Muskegon, MI.	12/02
Complementary Plays to the Triple Option	Coby Long, OC, Federal Hocking H.S., Stewart, OH.	12/02
The Malvern Sally	Joe Sells, OC, Malvern Prep H.S., Philadelphia, PA.	11/02
Make Your QB a Runner With Midline Action	John Millward, OC, Morgan H.S., Morgan, UT.	10/02
Complements to the Midline	Buddy Taylor, HC, Medicine Lodge H.S., Medicine Lodge, KS.	10/02
The El-Camino I and One-Back Option Offense	Herb Meyer, HC, El Camino H.S., Oceanside, CA.	07/02
Blocking the Midline Option the Pueblo County Hornet Way	John Villani, OL/JV OC, Pueblo County H.S., Pueblo, CO.	07/02
The Mulvane Triple Shoot	Dave Fennewald, HC, Mulvane H.S., Mulvane, KS.	06/02
Inside Veer @ 7	Marcelo Metzelar, OC, LaSalle H.S., Miami, FL.	06/02
The North Tonawanda Counter Game	Eric Jantzi, HC, North Tonawanda H.S., North Tonawanda, NY.	06/02
Using the QB Follow in the Option Game	John Anderson, OC, US Navy/USMC Inter-Command Teams (Ret.)	05/02
The Lake Zurich Outside Veer	Mike DiMatteo, HC, Lake Zurich H.S., Lake Zurich, IL.	05/02
Teaching the Wishbone to Jr. High Kids	Derick Price, Athletic Coordinator, Snyder J.H.S., Snyder, TX.	05/02
Triple Option From the Gun	Dale Spitzer, HC, Ft. Defiance H.S., Ft. Defiance, VA.	04/02
Slide Option From the Gun	James Vint, OC, Christopher Columbus H.S., Bronx, NY.	04/02
Double Option: The Tiger Way	Steven Moss, OL, Noxapater H.S., Noxapater, MS.	04/02
The 600 Series Attack: The Triple Threat	Shawn Liotta, Asst. OC, Springdale H.S., Springdale, PA.	03/02
Using Play-Action to Complement the Option	Darrell Sutherland, HC, Bartram Trail H.S., Jacksonville, FL.	03/02
Effectively Using Audibles in Your Offense	Doug Kovacs, RB/Asst. Recruiting Coordinator, University of Minnesota, Crookston.	02/02
Backside Blocking: A Neglected Necessity	Jim Meighan, OC, Blairsville H.S., Blairsville, PA.	02/02
The Nebraska City Midline Trap Series	Lou Varley, HC, Nebraska City H.S., Nebraska City, NE.	02/02
The Kane H.S. Load Option	Rick Bouch, OC, Kane H.S., Kane, PA.	12/01
Pairing Perimeter Option Schemes With Play-Action	Kevin Ahern, HC, Golden Sierra H.S., Garden Valley, CA.	12/01
Option Football for 5 to 7 Year-Olds	Michael Cathey, Youth Coach, Tellico Plains, TN.	11/01
The Florida Multiple Wishbone	John Anderson, OC, US Navy/USMC Inter-Command Teams (Ret.)	11/01
Empty Your Backfield!	Mark Snow, OC, Surry Central H.S., Pilot Mountain, NC.	10/01
The Medicine Lodge Midline Veer	Buddy Taylor, HC, Medicine Lodge H.S., Medicine Lodge, KS.	06/01
The Lake Zurich Counter Option	Mike DiMatteo, HC, Lake Zurich H.S., Lake Zurich, IL.	05/01
The Golden Sierra Midline	Kevin Ahern, HC, Golden Sierra H.S., Garden Valley, CA.	04/01
Keys and Reads for the Option QB	Terry Wheeler, OC, Granville H.S., Granville, NY.	04/01
The Malvern Power Option	Joe Sells, OC, Malvern Prep H.S., Philadelphia, PA.	03/01
The Hillcrest Hornet Midline	Brian Moler, OL, Hillcrest H.S., Springfield, MO.	03/01
The Poor Man's Flexbone	Chip Seagle, HC, DA Smith M.S., Ozark, AL.	02/01
Kick the K.I.S.S.!	Mike Smith, OC, Paola H.S., Paola, KS.	02/01
The No-Back Option	Larry Getts, HC, Paris Union H.S., Paris Union, IL.	03/00
Supporting the Freeze Option With the Freeze Iso	Joe Sells, OC, Malvern Prep H.S., Philadelphia, PA.	01/00
The Bulldog Split-Back Package	Dave Large, HC, ElDorado Springs H.S., ElDorado Springs, MO.	08/99
The Petaluma Midline Series	Steve Ellison, HC, Petaluma H.S., Petaluma, CA.	08/99
The Bridgewater Counter-Option	Bob Colbert, OC/OL, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA.	08/99
Changing From the Wishbone to the Hambone	Mark Snow, OC, Surry Central H.S., Pilot Mountain, NC.	07/99
Putting the Trap in the Option Game	Don Herman, HC, Martha's Vineyard Regional H.S., Oak Bluffs, MA.	07/99
Running the G-Option	Joe Sells, OC, Malvern Prep H.S., Philadelphia, PA.	01/99
The North Catholic Option Offense	Mike Schuster, WR/DB, North Catholic H.S., Pittsburgh, PA.	01/99

Add Some Flexibility to Your Option

Matt Turney authors his first article for Option Central this month with this great look at how he teaches his QB to recognize advantages and make play checks at the line. 5 diagrams and a quick 'check chart' round out this in-depth piece on checking at the line.