The core concepts were originally developed by lavell edwards and norm chow when they coached at byu. Every football coach gooroo on social media as a book out that claims to be the best book in all. Coach george coltharp, is a national certified air raid coach and the founder of the 92 mesh group, a group of likeminded coaches who are disciples of the air raid offensive system. How to call a play new, 9 comments names of plays in football can sound like nonsense but really convey a ton of information in the fewest amount of words. Feb 05, 2015 hes also an author of the book, hawaii warrior football its safe to say that june jones is the most accomplished true run and shoot coach in the country. How the run game and rpos factor into phil longos air. Air raid offense the air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. The air raid offense is known to be one of the simplest passing offenses to install. In august 2018, i wrote a post fantasizing about how a coach could adapt a form of the. Hargitts third book, coaching the air raid offense, was published in 2014. This will force the defense to cover the entire field, and also give the quarterback the option of throwing deep, over the middle or dumping it off for the shorter routes. It has been around since the 80ssetting offensive recordswinning championshipsand setting the football world on fire. If you have the 101 air raid plays book by coach hargitt, this book goes into more detail about the techniques behind the plays. Gwynne he also wrote the fantastic book empire of the summer moon and it details the journey of air raid inventor hal mumme.
The 4 main schools of spread offense football study hall. Gwynne he also wrote the fantastic book empire of the summer moon and it details the journey. Charley casserly provides 16 keys to stopping arizonas air raid. Air raid offense youth football coaching youth football.
The air raid offense has come a long way over the last 15 years, and over that time period the offenses reputation has gradually changed from gimmick to mainstream, from a oneschool wonder to one of the most popular offenses in college football. In the entire 3 volume set, you get 6 core passes, some great drills, and a little bit about how they call the formations. Gwynne captures perfectly how hal mummes air raid offense helped change the landscape of college football forever. It is the best offense for high school because it is systematic. How the run game and rpos factor into phil longos air raid. If you love the spread offense and want to learn the latest run pass option, pass. This is the most fun football book ive read in some time. A system designed to spread the field and run or pass based upon your personnel. The air raid offense will almost always have five players run a passing route on every play, with different players attacking different depths of the defense. Air raid offense coaching dvds at championship productions. The modern versions of the air raid have tended to mute the wide splits and overly passheavy emphasis of the original air raid.
The air raid for madden 20 operation sports forums. I f you want to learn how to run the air raid offense but dont have time to search all over the internet for it, here are 11 of the top air raid offensive plays 1. May 18, 20 the air raid offense has come a long way over the last 15 years, and over that time period the offenses reputation has gradually changed from gimmick to mainstream, from a oneschool wonder to one of the most popular offenses in college football. This is a good guide for any coach who wants to run the air raid offense.
The concepts are designed to take advantage at every defensive scheme. Hal clay mumme born march 29, 1952 is an american football coach and former player. Blake bortles has been the butt of a lot of jokes over the last few weeks, but he may yet wind up with the last laugh. Then it produced mahomes and the chiefs embraced its principles. It is undeniable that the air raid, the fast passing game, and the frequency of the forward pass are now imprinted on football, especially, as gwynne notes, on the college level though also in the nfl. May 26, 2015 the air raid offense is coming to kansas football.
The air raid offense was always doubted in the nfl for being too extreme. Hal mumme is the godfather of the air raid offense much like mouse davis was to the run and shoot. Air raid offense football coaching guide includes images. The air raid system gave our program the access and resources we needed to truly understand and implement the offense into our program. Jun 08, 2017 riley had a great reputation amongst air raid coaches and had really taken off in 2012 after installing former twostar texas hs qb shane carden as the starter in east carolina.
On sunday, well finally get a full view of kliff kingsburys offense and the player handpicked to run it, kyler murray. Learn the core of this storied scheme and find out what to expect from the 2015 kansas jayhawks. The nfls air raid revolution is nearly complete the ringer. Coach coltharp has 20 years of coaching experience and has been a varsity head football coach for over ten years, as well as a college offensive coordinator. Coach patrick taylor covers how he installs the four vertical passing concept for the air raid offense. Thats good, but the problem is thats all you get and theres far more to an offense than skill position play. The air raid offense is the best offense in all of football. Feb 07, 2018 coach patrick taylor covers how he installs the four vertical passing concept for the air raid offense. New kansas head football coach david beaty is bringing a new offensive scheme to the jayhawks, expecting the air raid offense to keep defenses on their heels and fans on their toes. Tiffin air raid vertical passing attack football toolbox. In his one season at tech, the orediggers ranked 15th in the naia in passing offense per game 261.
While in theory this allows easier blitz lanes, it forces the defensive ends and defensive tackles to run further to reach the quarterback for a sack. Feb 03, 2020 the perfect pass link to purchase is a book by s. In 20, only his second season at washington state, coach leachs team ranked fourth in the nation in passing offense and went to a bowl game for the first time in 10 years. Most playbooks are long, cumbersome, and full of verbage that doesnt make sense to 16 and 17 year old kids. First it is important to understand that football is an exciting and strategic. Hes also an author of the book, hawaii warrior football its safe to say that june jones is the most accomplished true run and shoot coach in the country. Dec 16, 2018 the chicago bears have been blaring an air raid siren before every defensive snap, and its been deemed a legal move by the nfl.
The power spread offense old school power football with the new school spread beauty. Ill note that this book is approximately 1 billion times better than the stock cardinals playbook. Im a high school coach and i know the frustration of trying to install and run a system that was designed for d1 programs or the nfl. His e book, open grass reads is a must read for any coach interested in the air raid offense. The air raid is a nohuddle, spread attack that turns all five of its eligible receivers into goto guys. Being a football coach who innovates against the way the game has long been played is deeply challenging. Coach hargitts second book 101 air raid plays was published by coaches choice in 20.
I did this in the past and worked pretty well with another football game. It is undeniable that the air raid, the fast passing game, and the frequency of the. The offense itself, however its raw structure, plays, and formations nevertheless deserves deeper study given its. The personal story of the rise and development of the air raid offense, the story of the men who developed and mastered it its originators, hal mumme and mike leach, as well as coaches like tony franklin and dana holgorsen has been told many times and told very well.
Sep 19, 2019 the second way the air raid takeover is evident is that an nfl coach is running an air raid offense right now. It is a very popular offensive system run by many high school football programs and many college football teams such as texas tech. This will force the defense to cover the entire field, and also give the quarterback the option of throwing deep, over the. While it is easy to hear air raid and think back on mike leach throwing the ball 70 times a game as the head coach at texas tech, or tim couch setting records as he and craig yeast torched sec secondary after sec secondary, the offense has evolved over time. The lincoln riley oklahoma offense football study hall. Tay martin got in the endzone and dezmon patmon got a nice shoulder in this weeks play breakdowns. Previously, mumme served as the head football coach at iowa wesleyan college, valdosta state university, the university of kentucky, southeastern louisiana university, new mexico state university, mcmurry university, and belhaven university. The perfect pass is a brief history of footballs passing game and the development of the air raid offense by its iconoclast alchemist coach hal mumme. Because the originators of the air raid decided to change the way football passing offenses were. He captures the essence of the teaching that makes this offense so effective. If you have run the air raid offense in youth football, i would love to hear your experiences. Even if you dont know anything about the passing game or never coached a qb before in your life, you can put this offense in and see results. The perfect pass is a perfect book about footballand the transformative power of.
He is currently an offensive advisor for the dallas renegades of the xfl. Together, they spent days and nights developing the air raid, staying in the office sometimes until 2 a. Hal mummehead coachbelhaven university and creator of the air raid offense. In american football the air raid offense refers to an offensive scheme popularized by such coaches as mike leach, hal mumme, sonny dykes, and tony. It is a very popular offensive system run by many high school football programs and. Crossing routes in the air raid offense football coaches. Teaching the air raid four vertical concept youtube. Running the air raid we won a conference title and had two back to back 3rd round playoff berths averaging over 34 ppg at small rural.
Jul 30, 2019 and im giving away 5 copies of the book. Every football coach gooroo on social media as a book out that claims to be the best book in all of football. Runpass options rpos and dualthreat qbs have been a major boon to the system and allowed teams to get enough out of their running game to be balanced and stop defenses from embracing the same kind of extreme, pass. The perfect pass is a perfect book about footballand the transformative.
The origins of this offense come from the split back misdirection offense that we ran while i was a player under coaching great, dale mueller at highlands high school. Gwynne captures perfectly how hal mummes air raid offense helped. Join for mastering the air raid offense with coach patrick taylor today. Com and learn about air raid from history to fundamentals and more. Football coaching book for packaging plays in the air raid offense for coaches who want to run multiple distinct concepts simultaneously, gives a youth, high. Teaching the modern passing game run and shoot football. Sep 09, 20 this is a good guide for any coach who wants to run the air raid offense. The objective is to get the ball to the person who can score the fastest. Knowing how effective the air raid offense has the potential to be in scoring points, weve been working on stripping down the air raid offense to its basic plays to address the problem of bloated playbook syndrome. Riley had a great reputation amongst air raid coaches and had really taken off in 2012 after installing former twostar texas hs qb shane carden as the starter in east carolina. In a conventional offense, the linemen are bunched together fairly tightly but in an air raid offense, linemen are often split apart about a half to a full yard from another. Understanding the air raid offense rock chalk blog. Mike leach is widely known for developing the air raid offense with hal mumme.
The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. The second way the air raid takeover is evident is that an nfl coach is running an air raid offense right now. American genius and the reinvention of football, by s. My playbook leans much more towards a pure air raid approach as much as madden allows. But the air raids evolution over time has been even more fascinating than the playbook at any one moment. Air raid offense coaching youth football tips, talk, and.
Refine by no filters applied browse by available formats. This is the most fun football book ive read in some time, which is a credit to gwynne but also to his subject matter, namely hal mumme, mike leach and the motley bunch of players, coaches and a few administrators who supported or in some cases simply tolerated the birth of the air raid. Coach mumme is always willing to help with questions and to bounces ideas. If you can teach your qb to count to 3, then you can install and run the air raid offense. Air raid offense coaching youth football tips, talk, and plays. The chicago bears have been blaring an air raid siren before every defensive snap, and its been deemed a legal move by the nfl. Cardinals kliff kingsbury first to bring hal mummes air. Prior to bellhaven, fhipps was the offensive coordinator at montana tech. Coach hal mumme has been in the coaching profession for thirty two years and has experience at almost every level in football. To paraphrase holmes, a playbook is but a crystal, transparent and unchanged. The pirates program was run by ruffin mcneil, a man who had successfully coordinated good defenses under mike leach in texas tech and thus enabled the best stretch of.
He resigned as smu coach in 2014 after 2 games and is currently unemployed. Com discusses how to run the air raid offense effectively at the high school level. In american football the air raid offense refers to an offensive scheme popularized by such coaches as mike leach, hal mumme, sonny dykes, and tony franklin during their tenures at iowa wesleyan university, valdosta state, kentucky, oklahoma, texas tech, louisiana tech, and washington state the system is designed out of a shotgun formation with four wide receivers and one running back. So the number one question on most peoples minds is how did the air raid come to existence. May 06, 2016 the modern versions of the air raid have tended to mute the wide splits and overly passheavy emphasis of the original air raid. Simplifying the air raid offense ebook is a striped down version of the air raid offense for the offense who wants to score points but not load down their playbook. The bubble concept is not new to football by any means but it is still an effective and simple play for air raid offenses to implement into their playbooks. He has been published numerous times in coaching journals and has spoken at both the nike coach of the year clinics and the glazier clinics.
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