Air Raid Offense

When you think of the “Air Raid” offense, the first thing that comes to mind is great quarterbacks and elusive receivers. Over the years this offense has generated a great deal of yardage through the air. A large portion of that comes from the involvement of our running backs. Our running backs play a vital part in our offense because they give us the opportunity to create mismatches with different defenders throughout a ballgame. Many times we get a fifth or sixth cover man matched on our backs, which is often one of our best athletes. Our philosophy is to get the ball to the person who can score as fast as possible. Throughout the years we have incorporated four routes that have been a crucial part of the running backs success in our offense. The Swing, Shoot, Angle, and Option are the four routes we will discuss as well as the drill work we use to teach these routes at