Zoned Out – Stop the zone read cold with Steve Specht’s “Read Scheme”

by JohnAllen Snyder
Offensive Coordinator Pequea Valley High School (PA)
American Football Monthly June 2013 Issue Online

It’s a simple play, but it can give defenses fits. The zone read, or read option run out of the spread, pistol or shotgun, is being used by dozens of high-powered college offenses and hundreds of high school programs. If you haven’t encountered it yet, you probably will very soon.

To help you prepare for the zone read and learn how to shut it down, AFM turned to one of the nation’s most honored and successful high school coaches – Steve Specht of St. Xavier High School in Ci...Login to Read More

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