Attacking Cover 3 From the Spread, No-Huddle Offense.

The second installment of Rich Hargitt's coverage series turns the spread, no-huddle offense loose on Cover 3. Hargitt teaches coaches to locate the soft spot in a three-deep shell first, whether that weakness sits with the defensive line, the linebackers or the secondary, then to call the concept that stresses it at a tempo the defense cannot substitute against.

What you'll learn

• Why the spread, no-huddle offense is both efficient and effective at high school speed
• How to find the weakness in Cover 3, up front, at linebacker or in the secondary
• Operating at a regular or a fast tempo, and what each one buys you
• Simple read progressions supported by four basic run plays and one protection
• Cover 3 beaters: Texas Tech (four verticals), Florida (flood), Clemson/Wisconsin (deep cross) and Wyoming (curl/flat)
• The Houston and Hawaii (slant/flat) quick game answers
• Ducks 2 (quick screen), Ducks 2 Joker and the Texas Tech All Curl with its post pattern
• How to adapt the spread, no-huddle to the offense you already run
• Running the package from empty, one-back or two-back sets

Who it's for

High school offensive coordinators and quarterbacks coaches who see three-deep zone most Friday nights, and any spread coach who wants a compact list of Cover 3 answers.

About the coach

Rich Hargitt was the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator at Nation Ford High School in South Carolina. With this offense the school produced a 2,000 yard passer, earned their first statewide top ten ranking and won the first playoff game in school history.

The philosophy of attacking Cover 3 is explained with actual game film. Runtime: about 38 minutes.