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Tempo Tips and Tricks- Keeping the Defense Off-Balance with Gadgets and Exotics Shawn Liotta
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No Huddle No Mercy Offense
1,728 points scored ( ) (28-2) record Averaged 58 ppg (770) total points - 14 Games Led State of Pennsylvania in Scoring 2014-(958) total points- 16 Games Led State of Pennsylvania in Scoring Established Pennsylvania State Scoring Record Highest Scoring Team in Nation 2nd Highest Scoring Team in History of High School Football
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Why Gadgets / Exotics Often Result in Big Plays
Have Fun- Adds Variety to Practice Practice 2 per week until you use one then add a new one Often run only one way to increase reps Makes Defense waste practice time defending a play that you ran that you will not run against them (Defend Ghosts)
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Tempo Tips & Tricks Cadence One or Two Word Play Calls Orange Green
Gold
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Exotics
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Exotic Formations Exotic formations stress a defenses ability to get properly aligned Force defensive alignment and preparation time that they are not spending on stopping our basic schemes Will use 3-4 exotic formations per game – may only run once, can shift to or from. Once it is on tape – your opponent is preparing for it
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Rex
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Exotic Formations
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Exotic Formations
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Star
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Rambo
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Titan
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Cobra
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PACKAGED CONCEPTS AND TENDENCY BREAKERS
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Exotic Motions Exotic Motions are “Weapons of Illusion”
Force the defenses eyes to be wrong Window Dress Base Concepts Be Creative, Don’t be afraid to think outside the box
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Apache Motion = CFL, Arena Motion
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SHIFTS
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Shifts Shifts -Impact “no-huddle” defenses auto checks
Go from empty to two back, two back to empty, quads, rex Call to allow players to align in any formation and then shift to formation pre-snap
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Star
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JUMPS
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Jumps Deceptive shift designed to get the defense to jump offsides
Usually some sort of jet motion or double movement Will use two candances “Gold”
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Gold- FREE 5 YARDS
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SUGAR HUDDLE VARIATIONS- SCATTER
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Scatter
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GADGETS
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Gadgets Be creative Does it Make sense within your system
Tendency Breakers Will open up other areas of your offense Make your opponent defend ghosts When to Trigger the Gadget based on situation and Field Position Practice them daily
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Tony Disco
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Tony Disco – (Wildcat)
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Scatter
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Scatter – Jet-Pop
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Jet - Pop
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REX
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Rex - Shift
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Rex - Shift
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Statue of Liberty – New York
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Big Apple
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Yankee
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Race
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Reverse Pass
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WILDCAT REVERSE SHOVEL
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Contact Information Shawn Liotta nohuddlenomercy.com
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