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Cherokee Football under Coach Dameron

• Record: 49-42 in 8 years• 6 play off seasons with back to back quarter

final trips in 03 and 04• Coached Jayson Foster- Walter Payton

award winner in 2007

Previous Experience

• Defensive Coordinator Cherokee 2000

• Defensive Coordinator Woodstock

Special ThanksJim Bishop

Ronnie Jackson

John Pate

Angelow Washington

Chuck Buddy

Bill Sebring

Greg Dirst

Mike Collins

Alan Lane

Why Option Football?• Option football fits the type of kids at

Cherokee. When Cherokee has been successful in the past the option has been a part of that success.

• As a defensive coach the option helps the defense by shorting the game and keeping the other offense off the field.

• Option helps us to become physical as a team.

Why Option Football?• It helps our offense by slowing down the

speed of defenses and forcing them to play assignment football. Thus allowing us to not block their best players, but instead read them.

• We don’t need real good offensive linemen.• We can adjust to whatever the defense does

Reasons for lack of Success

• They don’t commit to it!– For us 60% option, 30% I plays, and 10% play

action• They become bored with it!• They are afraid that the QB will get hurt!• They do not have enough play action passes

Positions• QB- Heady/Smart, good manager of the offense• FB-Tough, can explode off the ball.• Z Back- Just as important as our QB; “good

blocker” that can determine the #2 read and pass catcher

• Tail Back- “Believe in the Play” “Pitch Relationship”

• Wide Outs-Good Stalk blockers• OL- Tough/Scrappy and a bit mean. Quick off the

ball!

Triple Option or “Veer”• We are looking for the open B gap.• #1 Read- First down lineman head up or outside

the Tackle to the play side. • You must know who on the defense is the dive,

QB, and Pitch player• Who is the deep defender during play action• Line Splits

– Play side– Back side

Veer Blocking

Listen for call (Blue, Tiger, 5)Z-Back

Dive to B gap play side (listen for soft call)Full Back

Pitch Relationship, run ArcTail Back

Listen for Call (Blue, Tiger 5)Split End

Listen for call (off call from Tackle-1st Linebacker End-Tackle AreaTight End

ScoopBack Side Tackle

Scoop (Call CHUG if you cannot Scoop 1-Tech)Back Side Guard

BaseCenter

1st down lineman Guard-Tackle gap to NosePlay Side Guard

1st player inside on or off line of ScrimmagePlay Side Tackle

ResponsibilityPosition

Veer VS. 4-3

Veer VS. 4-4

Veer VS. 50

Veer VS. 3-3

Midline• This is the counter part to the Veer• This play is run to the open A gap• Read man is the first down lineman head up

or outside the guard.• This is a double option play with the full

back and the QB.

Midline Blocking

Block Base if backside, insert for Linebacker if playsideZ-Back

Run Midline tacks, Mesh with QBFull Back

Start Pitch Tracks then block 1st linebacker Outside Center-Guard GapTail Back

Block middle ½ or 1/3 playerSplit End

Tex Call- Wrap around Tackle to Linebacker, No Call- block EndTight End

AnchorBack Side Tackle

Ace with play side guard take over A gap defenderBack Side Guard

ACE with Backside guard combo to backside backerCenter

Release inside three tech to backerPlay Side Guard

Tex Call- Block End, No call- Block basePlay Side Tackle

ResponsibilityPosition

Midline VS. 4-3

Midline VS. 4-4

Midline VS. 50

Questions?