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Check and checkmate: forcing the defense to adjust with unbalanced sets. (football)
Football has long been described as a chess match, a constant process of attack and counter attack.
As a multiple I read option coach, I have noted that as the season progresses, the opposing defenses usually try to give us a tough read or to force us to change or adjust by taking away a certain phase of our option.
We have to counter, of course, and we do it by attacking the defense and making them get out of their game plan, using two unbalanced sets that feature a base play from each.
What's great about these sets - unbalanced slot [ILLUSTRATION FOR Diagram 1 OMITTED] and unbalanced trips [ILLUSTRATION FOR Diagram 2 OMITTED] - is that whether you plan an I, wing T, split back, or wishbone, you can force the defense to adjust.
The base play we feature from these sets is the toss sweep to the unbalanced side. We toss-sweep for three reasons:
1. It hits quickly and puts pressure on the perimeter.
2. If the defense doesn't adjust, it will be outflanked, giving us the perimeter.