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The Spread Option Passing and Screen Game
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About this video
Once youth players get to sixth, seventh and eighth grade, the offense can open up. Larry Canard, Youth Football Coordinator for USA Football, demonstrates the spread option passing and screen game built for those older youth athletes - a spread offense designed to be fun for every player on the field and hard for a young defense to sort out. The formations, motions and adjustments are all included so the package can be dropped into any youth offense.
What you'll learn
- The details of the spread running and passing game intended for older youth athletes
- How the screen game fits alongside the spread option passing attack
- Formations, motions and adjustments that come with the package
- How to run an effective passing and screen game with a quarterback who does not have a great arm
- Ways to let as many players as possible touch the football
- Using the entire width of the field to keep the defense guessing
- How to build confidence in young players while keeping practice fun
- How to incorporate the spread option passing and screen game into the offense you already run
Who it's for
Youth football coaches working with sixth, seventh and eighth graders, and middle school offensive staffs who want to throw without asking too much of the quarterback.
About the coach
Larry Canard served as Youth Football Coordinator for USA Football and built its instruction for coaches of young players.
Part of Coach Canard's youth football series, with extensive use of game film. Runtime: about 56 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is in this session?
The spread option passing and screen game for older youth teams - the route and screen package, the formations, motions and adjustments around it, and ways to spread touches across the roster.
My quarterback can't throw very far. Does this still apply?
That is exactly who Canard designed it for. The passing and screen game is built to function with a quarterback who does not have a great arm, using width and quick throws instead of distance.
How do I watch it?
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Why limit it to older youth players?
Canard aims the package at sixth through eighth graders because they can handle the formations and motions. Younger teams are better served by the simpler offense he installs earlier in the series.