The Situation

Scott Criner, Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach, Bishop Kelly High School, Boise ID. AFM subscriber since 2001. We are a no-huddle offense and we expect to get a large number of repetitions per game. In this situation we would want to be aware of field position and how well our defense is playing the opponent’s offense. The worst thing we can do is force the ball and allow the opponent to gain field position by giving them a turnover. After taking the above into consideration, we would insert twenty personnel and align in our base formation and shift to an empty set to see if the defense will adjust (See Diagram 1). Diagram 1: Empty Set Our cadence is what we refer to as ‘Ready Hut.’ This allows the QB and coaching staff to check the defense prior to the snap. The QB will go through the normal cadence. Once he determines the defense’s intention, he will bring the