THE PISTOL

Run Game Zone & Gap

Schemes
Kyle Hockman
Head Football Coach
Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA

QB 4yd RB 6yd
ALIGNMENT
Must adjust dept according to your
scheme, speed of TB, snap speed
Overview all from Pistol
Inside Zone Read
Middle Zone Slant
Outside Zone Stretch (Speed Option)
Gap Power O
Gap Counter Trey (Read?)
Inside Trap Trap
Veer - Wedge


Read Backfield Action
Aiming point
Inside leg of Guard
QB steps - 1 step
foot away from RB steps forward
Reach and ride
Transfer weight to front foot and accelerate of
mesh
Mesh point
Reach and ride
Give = slide belly hand out pressing with other
Keep = pull everything
READ OPTION
Aiming point
Inside leg of TE
QB steps 2 steps
lateral and crossover
Push back off crossover
Mesh point
Reach and stick
Pull naked hand quick to belly

Slant Backfield Action
SLANT
Aiming point
2yd outside of outside leg of TE
QB steps - 3 steps
Crossover, lateral, crossover
Push back off crossover
Mesh point
Reach and stick
Pull naked hand quick to belly

Stretch Backfield Action
Stretch
STRETCH OPTION
Aiming point 2 yds outside of TEs outside foot. Lead
step and GO! This is an outside play, make vertical cut
off TE or FB block at the butt of the blocker.
B or any
lead blocker
inside out =
chip through
DE if you
see wrong
color as you
go up to
support.
W M S
E

T T
E
Cut backside
Slip
Slip
Slip
Stretch (TE)
Stretch (TE)
T
W M R
E

T E S
W M S
E

N E B B
N
W S
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
R
W
Power Slip
slip
Zoom?
Slip
M
Power Slip
Slip
slip
Slip
Slip
Zoom=zone w/
RB & TE
Cut backside
Aiming point 2 yds outside of TEs outside foot. Lead
step and GO! This is an outside play, make vertical cut
off OT or FB block at the butt of the blocker.
B or any
lead blocker
inside out =
chip through
DE if you
see wrong
color as you
go up to
support.
S M W
E T
T
E
Slip
Power
Slip
M
Stretch (SE)
T
M W
S

T T E
S M W
T

N T E E
N
S W
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
W
R
WR
WR
zip
power
combo
Stretch (SE)
STRETCH OPTION
Read (SE side)
S M W
E

T T
E
SS
Read
Pitch
T
M W
S

T T E
S M W
T

N T B
N
S W
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
W
R
WR
WR
Read (SE side)
T
W M R
E

T E S
W M S
T

N T E E
N
W S
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
R
W
Read (SE side)
Power O Backfield Action
Aiming point
Step, Shuffle
Butt of the Guard
Attack vertical A/B gap
Bounce, if needed, following Puller
QB steps
Spin Reverse out
Fake Set up
Mesh point
Reach and hand deep
POWER O
Counter Trey Backfield Action
Aiming point
Step, Shuffle opposite
Butt of the Guard
Attack vertical A/B gap
Bounce, if needed, following Puller
QB steps
Spin Reverse out
Fake Naked Boot
Mesh point
Reach and hand deep
Power O (TE side)
Aiming point Butt of G, stay A/B gap if possible,
bounce following 2
nd
puller if need to.
B or any
lead blocker
kick out =
Step with
inside foot
on bananna
course. Use
outsie
shoulder, run
through
EOL.
W M S
E

T T
E
T
W M R
E

T E S
W M S
T

N T E E
N
W S
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
R
W
Counter Trey (TE side)
Could out
call TE
Counter Gap(SE side)
W M S
E

T T
E
Step, Shuffle opposite. Aiming point is Butt of the play side
G. If clogged, bounce following 2nd puller.
B or any BS
blocker,
Cut-off
EOL.
QB must
make hand-
off in BS A
gap.
T
W M R
E

T E S
W M S
T

N T E E
N
W S
E T T E N
R
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Bear Wk eagle
M S
E T E
R
W
Counter Gap(SE side)
One removed
by formation
Trap
Veer