Introducing The Pistol Offense-Two Back Offense

Think the Pistol is just a one-back offense? Not anymore.

In 2004 Nevada Wolf Pack Football Coach debuted and new offense, the Pistol Offense is what he called it. When Ault created the Pistol Offense he designed it as a single back running attack. Taking from the I formations and spread formation they invented what is now the Pistol Offense.

The Pistol is a hybrid of the Shotgun Spread offense and an under center offense. The Pistol Offense has the quarterback lining up between three and four yards behind the center and the tailback a couple of yards behind the quarterback.

The purpose of this line up was to keep the quarterback close enough to the line of scrimmage so that he could still read the defense and to add to a spread offense something that was missing, a power running game.

With the tailback line up directly behind the quarterback it makes it more difficult for the defense to take reads on the offense and determine which way the running back will go.

Blue Valley High School (KS) Steve Rampy has changed the game. He has improvised and up graded the Pistol Offense one back strategy and developed The Pistol Offense - Two Back Offense.

By adding a full back into the Pistol Offense Coach and creating a two back offense Rampy has changed the tempo of the game and add that extra element that every offense needs to win! Now the defense has to get reads on two backs.

The two back Pistol Offense adds a new dimension to that offense and allows them to attack the defense with a whole new series of plays. Taking advantage of adding a full back to the backfield The Pistol Offense - Two Back Offense is able to exploit the defense with plays such as Zone Read with the fullback, Zone Read with the Tailback, Fullback Trap, Speed Option, Stretch Zone, Counter and Sprint-Out Passing plays.

If you are using the Pistol Offense and are looking for a new wrinkle to confuse and dominate the defense, you might want to examine The Pistol Offense - Two Back Offense , change the speed of the game and put more pressure on the opponent.

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