Coaching the Inside Zone: Using Football's Most Versatile Blocking Scheme to Ignite Your Offense

All offenses across the country are dealing with the same problem. How do I create multiple looks to confuse the defense while keeping things simple for my players? The Inside Zone Blocking Scheme is the solution to this universal problem. The Inside Zone is the most run blocking scheme at the Professional, College and High School Level. This is due to its simple rules and multiple applications. By keeping the rules very simple the offensive line is able to master the concept. This allows them to spend valuable practice time working on the specific skills they need to master their role. The rules for the offensive line are simplified which allows the skill players to be used to control and confuse the defense. This simple window dressing has the effect of making the offense look complicated while the heart of the play never changes. In Coaching the Inside Zone you will learn the details of the Inside Zone Scheme including: • A simple universal set of blocking rules that will eliminate second-guessing from your linemen • The different responsibilities of the backfield and how they can be changed to confuse the defense • How to run the Inside Zone scheme from Under Center while still forcing the defense to defend the whole width of the field • How to run the Inside Zone scheme from the Shotgun and how to change defensive reads • Likely defensive responses and counters to keep them guessing Take the step to ignite your offense using one of football’s fundamental blocking schemes!