Keeping The Defense Off Balance

When Steve Rampy installed the Pistol offense at Blue Valley High School in Kansas, the results were immediate: 430 yards and 45 points a game. In this coaching video, the first of a three-part set, Coach Rampy shows how the Pistol keeps an opponent's defense off balance through formation variety and tempo. The same personnel group aligns in several different looks, and the tempo package decides how fast the defense has to sort it out.

What you'll learn

• The strategy behind the success of the Pistol offense and the X's and O's that drive it.
• How to take what the defense gives you instead of forcing a call.
• Running multiple formations with the same personnel, including Right Ace, Right Tiger and Right Flex.
• Tempo-changing tools: the no-huddle, Lightning, NASCAR and quick running plays.
• Double calls that let the offense play on its own terms.
• How to attack a defense where it is most vulnerable using formation and tempo together.

Who it's for

High school offensive coordinators and head coaches considering the Pistol, plus any staff that wants to add no-huddle tempo without expanding the playbook.

About the coach

Steve Rampy was the head coach at Blue Valley High School in Kansas, where his Pistol offense averaged 430 yards and 45 points a game.

Part 1 of Coach Rampy's three-part Pistol series, with extensive game film. Runtime: about 46 minutes.