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The Double and Mid-line Options
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About this video
Offensive coordinator Scott Dieterich of Parkview Baptist High School (Baton Rouge, LA) continues his option offense series with the double option and the mid-line double option, a core piece of an attack that produced three undefeated regular seasons in nine years. He details the three double options that come directly off the triple option, the Zone Option, the Zone-Arc Option and the Counter-Arc Option, and shows how to run each to either side to attack whatever front the defense presents.
What you'll learn
- Why the double option belongs inside a combination triple option offense
- Three double option plays (six when run to both sides): Zone Option, Zone-Arc Option and Counter-Arc Option
- Attacking different defensive fronts with combinations of double option plays
- Adjusting the double option to what the defense gives you
- Blocking adjustments for the double option when the front demands them
- What if: running the mid-line option when defenders align inside the playside guard
Who it's for
High school offensive coordinators and option-offense head coaches who already run a triple option, or are installing one, and want complementary double option plays that punish specific fronts.
About the coach
Scott Dieterich coordinated the offense at Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, LA, where his triple option system produced three undefeated regular seasons in a nine-year stretch.
Part 2 of Coach Dieterich's five-part series on the option offense. This session contains extensive game film. Runtime: about 51 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Which double option plays are in this video?
Three: the Zone Option, the Zone-Arc Option and the Counter-Arc Option, each run to either side, plus the mid-line double option and the blocking adjustments that go with them.
Do I need to run the triple option to use these?
They are built as complements to Coach Dieterich's combination triple option, so option teams at the high school level get the most direct carryover; the front-attacking logic still applies to any team with a double option in its package.
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What if the defense lines up inside my playside guard on the mid-line?
That is one of the what-if situations Coach Dieterich answers directly, using game film to show the adjustment and where the option goes when the mid-line read is muddied.