3-Step Passing Game, Screens, and Option Play Action

Offensive coordinator Scott Dieterich of Parkview Baptist High School (Baton Rouge, LA) turns the option offense into a complete attack with the 3-step passing game, the screen game and option play action. Ten pass plays are detailed in all, five from the 3-step and screen package and five from the play action system, and every one of them uses easy-to-teach protections that stay the same across the phases.

What you'll learn

• The strategy and concepts behind the option passing game
• Base protections for the 3-step passing game and for play action
• Five 3-step and screen plays: Whip, Slant and Double Slant, Fade, perimeter screens and fullback screens
• Five play action concepts: Mid-line Dump Pass, Throwback Curl Combination, 2-Vertical, Post-Wheel, and Smash with the Throwback In route
• Quarterback and fullback adjustments within the 3-step routes
• What if: beating press corners on the hitch route and the under screen, and getting the back side slot over the top against back side edge pressure

Who it's for

High school offensive coordinators and quarterback coaches running an option or veer offense who want a passing game that complements the run without a second protection system.

About the coach

Scott Dieterich coordinated the offense at Parkview Baptist High School in Baton Rouge, LA, building an option attack that averaged 35 points a game during a nine-season run of playoff appearances and state championships.

Part 4 of Coach Dieterich's five-part series on the option offense. This session contains extensive game film. Runtime: about 59 minutes.