The Power Zone Offense: An Overview – The keys to the success of the power zone offense are blocking both the nose guard and the middle linebacker.

The Power Zone Offense can be utilized with any offensive formation because of the blocking schemes that combine the power concept along with a zone concept. Our base formation is the Pro-I. This formation dictates how the defense will line up. We always face a nose guard and a middle linebacker, simplifying the blocking scheme (See Diagram 1: base formation). The power concept is due to the center base blocking the nose guard and the fullback blocking the linebacker, designated as the middle linebacker. The zone concept is applied to the other offensive linemen and the tight end who zone steps to the playside and run their tracks. The fullback is our #2 back and will block the middle linebacker (power) through the playside gap (zone), as the center is “big on big” base blocking (power) the nose guard. The tailback, our #3 back, will step playside reading blocks, looking for cut