The Shotgun Zone Fly Installation Manual by Bryon Hamilton (55 pages, PDF)

The Shotgun Zone Fly is a run-oriented offense that combines the traditional fly sweep, inside zone and shotgun spread concepts. By putting the quarterback, a wide receiver and the running back all into the run game, it keeps a three-back threat on almost every play while still spreading the field — and because most formations use two tight ends, it gets an extra blocker to the point of attack. The manual states the aim plainly: force the defense to play sideline to sideline, while you play goal line to goal line.

This is Head Coach Bryon Hamilton's own 55-page installation manual, the complete system as his staff taught it. An instant PDF download.

What's inside

• The system and its language — points of emphasis and a glossary that runs through the whole book: Track, Mesh, Reach and Base blocking, and the colour calls (Red = inside zone, Green = outside zone, Black = down block and off-tackle track)
• Play calling and cadence
• The mesh — landmarks and key coaching points, the exchange the whole offense is built on
• Formations — the full formation family with alignment rules
• The run game — offensive line rules, the Fly Sweep, Inside Zone (Red), Tackle Pull with the QB read, Trap, Power G, Belly G (Black), plus auxiliary runs
• The passing game — Waggle, Delta, Smash, the Delay combination, Vertical, Under, the Dart Screen and Fade
• Game planning — how the staff builds the weekly plan, and concluding thoughts

Plays are laid out the way a coach installs them: ball carriers, play-side and back-side assignments position by position, then the diagram.

Who it is for

Head coaches and offensive coordinators who want to install the Shotgun Zone Fly, and position coaches who need their players' assignments on every play. It suits a staff looking to keep a power run game while spreading the field, and it pairs directly with Coach Hamilton's video series on the same offense.

About Coach Hamilton

Since Bryon Hamilton installed the Shotgun Zone Fly at Foothill High School of Palo Cedro, California, the program went 23-1 overall with 17 consecutive conference wins and the 2007 NSCIF Championship, including back-to-back undefeated regular seasons and consecutive years over 4,000 rushing yards.