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Shotgun Zone Triple Option - North Alabama's Option Offense
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- WN-07221
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About this video
The University of North Alabama has always been an inside zone team that runs the option, and during one five-year stretch under head coach Mark Hudspeth the offense averaged more than 33 points per game with the inside zone at the center of that scoring. Coach Hudspeth kept changing the offense each year, and this coaching video illustrates the evolved version of UNA's inside zone trap: the shotgun zone triple option.
What you'll learn
- How Coach Hudspeth aligns his personnel for the shotgun zone triple option, in ways that may differ from what you have seen before.
- The rules for each position on the inside zone trap.
- How to achieve optimal timing in the backfield, shown in on-field demonstrations.
- Why the inside zone remains the base of the UNA offense and how the option grew out of it.
- How it all fits together, in extensive game film analysis.
Who it's for
College and high school offensive coordinators and quarterback coaches who run inside zone from the shotgun and want to add a true triple-option dimension to it.
About the coach
Mark Hudspeth was head coach at the University of North Alabama, where his inside zone and option offense averaged more than 33 points per game across a five-year span.
This video contains on-field demonstrations and extensive game film. Runtime: about 37 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the shotgun zone triple option in this video?
It is the evolved form of North Alabama's inside zone trap, run from the shotgun with an option element. Coach Hudspeth covers personnel alignment, each position's rules and backfield timing.
Is this a fit for a high school program?
Yes, provided you already run inside zone from the gun. The alignment and rules are college-tested, but the play is built on a base most high school spread teams already have.
How does the purchase work?
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What does the game film show?
Coach Hudspeth uses extensive game film to show the alignment, the rules and the backfield timing coming together against real defenses, following the on-field demonstrations of the backfield timing.